142: Trail Mix - Frozen In Ice

142: Trail Mix - Frozen In Ice

From Off the Trails by Maegan Moaratty and Danielle Falagan

March 4, 2026 · 40 min

About this episode

This episode explores the significance of glaciers as time capsules and archives revealing long-buried secrets.

Glaciers are more than frozen ice. They are both time capsules and archives. Increasingly, they are revealing secrets long buried in their depths. Sources: National Geographic , CBS News , The Guardian , Wikipedia , Stripes , War.gov Support us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month, with benefits starting at the $3 tier! Follow us on Instagram at offthetrailspodcast Follow us on Facebook at Off the Trails Podcast If you have your own outdoor misadventure (or adventure) story that you'd like us to include in a listener episode, send it to us at offthetrailspodcast@gmail.com Please take a moment to rate and review our show, and a big thanks if you already have! **We do our own research and try our best to cross-reference reliable sources to present the most accurate information we can. Please reach out to us if you believe we have mispresented any information during this episode, and we will be happy to correct ourselves in a future episode.

People in this episode

Hosts: Maegan Moaratty, Danielle Falagan

Topics covered

  • glaciers
  • time capsules
  • archives
  • environmental science
  • climate change

Keywords

  • glaciers
  • frozen ice
  • time capsules
  • environment
  • climate change
  • science
  • nature

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: National Geographic, CBS News, The Guardian, Wikipedia, Stripes, War.gov

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