In August 2023, Christine Bichsel and Katja Doose present in 12th Conference "Mountains and Plains" in Bern, Switzerland. During this conference, Christine delivers her presentation on "That giant glacier: The discovery of Fedchenko Glacier by Russian colonial science in Turkestan", Katja on "Melting ice and mounting harvests. Knowledge production on glacier retreat in the Soviet Union during the IGY 1958-58".