Sarah Pickman
@sarahmpicks
Historian of exploration, extreme environments, material culture + outdoor gear, fashion. Hist. sci & med PhD, editor ar Endeavour, freelance writer. I unpack packing. She/her. www.sarahmpickman.com
It arrived! So happy to see this collection in print-huge thanks to @farsouthhistory.bsky.social and Maria Ximena Senatore for corralling all of the authors. Glad to be in the company of @medievalpenguin.bsky.social @fwinckel.bsky.social @clairewarrior.bsky.social @aliceoates.bsky.social and more!
Finally got my hands on a copy of @edarmstonsheret.bsky.social ‘s new book about the Discovery Antarctic expedition! So excited to read it-congrats, Ed!
Reading about Edwin Chadwick (1800-1890) and thinking, yeah, this wasn't always a thing
Have to say that one of the highlights of my day was running across this establishment on my lunch break.
Heading home after a quick visit to the USU Outdoor Research Archive on a Research Fellowship! So happy to have finally seen some of this amazing collection in person.
First morning at Shackleschool, listening to @spacesword.bsky.social talk about Robert Falcon Scott’s scientific management
Time for @terrorcamp.bsky.social at Shackleton Autumn School, kicking off with the brilliant @tchotchke.bsky.social ❄️🐧
Full house tonight at South Street Seaport Museum for talks on queer polar and maritime history with @tchotchke.bsky.social @evamolinaflores.bsky.social and Seth Stein LeJacq! ❄️⚓️🌈
Do you work on cultural heritage and security? Friend and colleague Simon Maghakyan is co-editing what promises to be a great Oxford handbook on this topic, please share widely!
Was going through old photos on my phone and found that in February of 2023, I saved this photo of Knud Rasmussen for reasons that are now lost to time.
Referenced "The Terror" in a paper I'm writing and the editor gave me the absolute worst feedback
Very personal on brand question today for the last day of this Learned League season
Taking a break from doomscrolling to tell you that this conference, which I've been helping to organize with wonderful colleagues from @histanthro.bsky.social and Yale, is taking place a week from today. I'm looking forward to some great conversations and being back in New Haven.
Was emailing with a friend about Vilhjalmur Stefansson (like you do), and yeah, this pretty much sums him up
So excited to see @tchotchke.bsky.social present on George Marston, Shackleton’s comic relief, at the Shackleton 150 conference at the Explorers Club