(L-R) Zooullis Mina, General Manager of Lasko Brewery, Bogdan Gabrovec, President of the Slovenian Olympic Committee, Ciril Komotar, automotive journalist and vlogger, and Franci Petek, project ambassador and former ski jumper, pose in front of a cooler containing a piece of a Slovenian Alpine glacier nicknamed Toli at a press conference before the ice sample departs on a long journey to the Beijing winter Olympics in Ljubljana.After the pandemic prevented Slovenia's plans to set up a Slovenian house at the Beijing winter Olympics as part of the country's promotion, the Slovenian Olympic Commi
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(L-R) Zooullis Mina, General Manager of Lasko Brewery, Bogdan Gabrovec, President of the Slovenian Olympic Committee, Ciril Komotar, automotive journalist and vlogger, and Franci Petek, project ambassador and former ski jumper, pose in front of a cooler containing a piece of a Slovenian Alpine glacier nicknamed Toli at a press conference before the ice sample departs on a long journey to the Beijing winter Olympics in Ljubljana.After the pandemic prevented Slovenia's plans to set up a Slovenian house at the Beijing winter Olympics as part of the country's promotion, the Slovenian Olympic Committee decided to carry out an environmental campaign by sending a piece of an alpine glacier from Mount Triglav, Slovenia's highest mountain, to the Olympics. During the campaign named Mission: Triglav Glacier to Beijing. Toli will travel to China over the entire continent in a hybrid vehicle, stopping along the way for discussions on environmental strategies. In Beijing during the Olympics, Toli will slowly melt thus raising awareness about melting alpine glaciers and global warming. (Photo by Luka Dakskobler / SOPA Images/Sipa USA)