Disappearing Glaciers Project

A founder-led, global legacy archive devoted solely to nature—documenting the ultra-remote disappearing glaciers of the circumpolar Arctic before they are gone forever. These are the ones most humans will never see in their lifetime.

A human-powered, trans-Arctic journey to create a large-format, art-centric photographic record of glaciers and ice masses destined to disappear within the next 5–10 years. (as opposed to the 'scientific documentation that's historically been done).

This archive exists to create a permanent record—not to human achievement, but to the silent, irreplaceable memory of the natural world.

No human portraits. No narratives. Just nature—the Final Landscapes of Vanishing Ice. Giant Format Photography

2025 Strategic Overview

From the Arctic and Alps to the Himalaya and Andes, glaciers are vanishing at a pace that defies comprehension. 20/20 Disappearing Glaciers is a giant-format, art-driven record of the world’s disappearing ice—created without human presence, without narrative overlay, in service of memory, scale, and the Earth itself.

'This is not a story about people. This is a record of what remains—and what will soon be lost- disappearing into silence'

The Initiative: International Giant Format Glacier Photo Archive—museum-grade book, Archival Master Print series, and permanent digital record, created for international collections, National Archives of the host-countries, and places of public record.

Nature at the Center: No portraits. No expeditions as heroism. No human drama. Only the silent testimony of ice, water, and time. (and mountains, lots of mountains)

Why it Matters:

• Makes the invisible visible—forcing a reckoning with loss, not through empathy for people, but through awe and grief for the natural world itself.
• Challenges the audience to confront what it means to be absent from the story—to see the world not as a backdrop for human life, but as a living subject with its own memory and destiny.

Partnership & Legacy:

• Privately funded, founder-driven, and donated to public collections for global stewardship, public education, official records, and international archives
• Seeking capital and technical partners who recognize the urgency and value of a nature-centered record—one that will outlast all current narratives.

Join Us: Support the creation of a permanent, unflinching archive of the natural world—before it disappears.

Team:

Advisor-

Julienne Strove, PhD - NSIDC

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Advisor-

Rob McSkimming- Ex SVP Intl BizDev- Whistler Resorts

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Public Art + Fiscal Responsibility-

Tim Sack- Executive Director- Buckhorn Public Arts 501 (c)3

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Guide / Partner-

Matteo Calcamuggi- UIAGM - IFMGA

Safety-

Dave Birkenfield - USN- NSW ret.

Founder/Lead-

Andrew Wilz - MBA

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Why This Matters

• Proven Leadership:

  This is not a speculative or amateur effort—our team has delivered at the highest levels of sport, science, creative production, and international business.

• Operational Discipline:

  Decades of field experience in the world’s harshest environments ensure safety, reliability, and world-class execution.

• Creative and Scientific Excellence:

  Globally recognized for both technical and artistic achievement, our team brings unmatched credibility to the archive.