About the book: 1986 / The book was written by a glaciologist and is dedicated to the formation of modern glaciology - the science of glaciers and other types of natural ice that play an increasingly important role in life people, especially in the development of uninhabited and most inaccessible areas of our planet. The role of this science in the study of climate evolution is extremely important. A significant place in the book is devoted to documentary descriptions of glaciological expeditions, in particular Arctic ones. Author: Vladislav Sergeevich KORYAKIN was born in 1933, graduated from the Moscow Institute of Geodesy, Aerial Photography and Cartography. Candidate of Geographical Sciences, glaciologist, participant in many glaciological expeditions - to Novaya Zemlya, Spitsbergen, Antarctica, etc. In 1981, the Mysl publishing house published his first popular science book, “The Routes of a Glaciologist.” Reviewers: G.I. . Vtyurin, Doctor of Geographical Sciences, Professor; L. G. Bondarev, Candidate of Geographical Sciences; G. K. Ivanov, deputy. technical director of the production association "Arktikugol"»