Lost Glacier

Alpine climate-resilience centre advancing carbon removal and regenerative agriculture. Echappees Belles: bit.ly/4ecE9i6 ()

Un centre alpin de résilience climatique qui fait avancer l’élimination du carbone et l’agriculture régénérative.

16/05/2026

There’s a lot of hype about biochar being an overnight magic fix. It isn’t. But given time, the results are real.

This beautiful, healthy W**e Cap mushroom just popped up at the base of a young fruit tree I planted with manure, wood chips, and biochar. Abd this on an infertile alpine slope prone to bizarre summer snowstorms.

Coincidence that the biochar is firmly fused to the mycelium? Not according to Carbon Removal Carbon Farming (CRCF) science.

Biochar isn't so much a natural fertilizer; it’s a long-term micro-refuge. Those porous, microscopic spaces act as a sponge for water and a protective safe house for mycelium during extreme weather. In return, the fungus feeds the tree roots.

Seeing life thrive in these harsh alpine conditions restored hope that the soil is turning a corner.

(And yes, the cap really is a perfect color match for a glass of Tuscan red 🍷).

**eCap

16/05/2026

There's so much chatter about biochar, the magic fix that transforms soil overnight. It doesn’t quite. But given time, the changes can be substantive.

I’m working an infertile alpine slope, prone to bizarre hail and snowstorms while the rest of the country enjoys summer-like conditions. That's when this appeared: a beautiful, healthy W**e Cap mushroom growing from the roots of a recently planted fruit tree.

I'd given the tree a good start with manure, wood chips, and biochar.

Is it a coincidence that biochar is firmly attached to the mycelium at the mushroom's base? Maybe. But a little reading into Carbon Removal Carbon Farming (CRCF) makes the connection pretty clear.

We learn that biochar isn't a quick-fix fertilizer. It’s a long-term micro-refuge. Those tiny, porous spaces in the charcoal act like a sponge for water and a safe house for the mycelium, keeping it protected through extreme conditions (like a surprise alpine snowstorm). In return, the fungus breaks down the surrounding organic matter to feed the tree roots.

Seeing life thrive like this in harsh conditions tells me the soil is finally turning a corner. It takes patience, but the partnership between the char and the fungus actually works.

(And yes, the cap really is a perfect match for a glass of Tuscan red (Sant'Ilario)).

**eCap

16/05/2026

There's too much chatter about biochar, the magic fix that transforms soil overnight. It doesn’t quite. But given time, the changes can be substantive.

I’m working an infertile alpine slope, prone to bizarre hail and snowstorms while the rest of the country enjoys summer-like conditions. That's when this appeared: a beautiful, healthy W**ecap mushroom growing from the roots of a recently planted fruit tree.

I'd given the tree a good start with manure, wood chips, and biochar.

Is it a coincidence that biochar is firmly attached to the mycelium at the mushroom's base? Maybe. But a little reading into Carbon Removal Carbon Farming (CRCF) makes the connection pretty clear.

We learn that biochar isn't a quick-fix fertilizer. It’s a long-term micro-refuge. Those tiny, porous spaces in the charcoal act like a sponge for water and a safe house for the mycelium, keeping it protected through extreme conditions (like a surprise alpine snowstorm). In return, the fungus breaks down the surrounding organic matter to feed the tree roots.

Seeing life thrive like this in harsh conditions tells me the soil is finally turning a corner. It takes patience, but the partnership between the char and the fungus actually works.

(And yes, the cap really is a perfect match for a glass of Tuscan red (Sant'Ilario)).

30/03/2026

Never a dull moment under the majestic Criou and the late lamented Folly Glacier.
See our LinkedIn post on Arte's:
Glaciers - Enquête sur une disparition

https://tinyurl.com/d4entx62

26/03/2026

help was on hand as winter came back with a vengeance this week

22/02/2026

Une puissante avalanche de neige, de glace, d’arbres brisés et de rochers a dévalé la trajectoire du glacier la semaine dernière, avant de venir s’immobiliser en bas du champ — juste à côté du sentier qui monte au Refuge du Folly
Le Glacier du Folly n’est malheureusement plus, mais cet événement nous rappelle la puissance impressionnante de la nature — cette fois, en bas du champ.

03/02/2026

Spruce forests in an Alpine winter have an awesome beauty. But these magnificent landscapes are under threat.

These trees have flourished for centuries in freeze–thaw cycles, enduring heavy snow loads and the darkness of winter.

But recently they face acute pressure which is decimating their ranks and scarring precious landscapes, including Sixt-Fer-à-Cheval, recently designated a Grande Site de France.

Entire stands of Norway spruce (Picea abies) that still define these Alpine peaks and valleys are disappearing from the landscape.

They are being ravaged by bark beetle infestations (scolytes), accelerating with the milder winters and drier summers of climate change.

These shifts on the landscape seem subtle enough at first, a slight scarring of the mountainsides. No big deal. But they foretell a slow-moving crisis, worsening with each passing season.

How long will these trees remain proud and healthy or are they already a trompe-l’œil for an inevitable future?

📍 Sixt-Fer-à-Cheval

16/01/2026

A hard frost waiting for the winter sun in the French Alps

"A cold coming we had of it," wrote T.S. Eliot. "Just the worst time of the year for a journey, and such a long journey: The ways deep and the weather sharp, the very dead of winter."

But beneath this stillness, something essential is happening.

The soil is resting. Storing carbon. Holding water. Preparing for what comes next.

This is the work that doesn't rush - the invisible, patient work of regeneration.

As the new year gets underway, we're taking cues from the land: observe, wait for the sun, get ready to grow.

At Lost Glacier, we're building a cooperative for biochar-based carbon removal and carbon farming - to restore lost biodiversity and keep those who work the land and the forests at the center of the solution.

Sometimes the most important work happens beneath the surface.

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