On July 26, 1959, British scientist Dennis Bell was conducting a geological survey with surveyor Jeff Stokes, meteorologist Ken Gibson, and geologist Colin Barton with the aid of two dog sleds. When the sled dogs began to struggle, Bell went ahead to encourage them forward, but fell through a hole in a crevasse bridge. Efforts were made to rescue Bell, who had survived the initial fall, but he later died and his body was never able to be retrieved. Now, 66 years on, the British Antarctic Survey has announced that they have discovered Dennis Bell’s remains among rocks exposed by the receding Ecology Glacier. The rest of this article is behind a paywall. Please sign in or subscribe to access the full content.

“The confirmation of the remains found on Ecology Glacier as those of Dennis ‘Tin

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