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  • Exclusive Interview with Rodrigo Jordan, Chilean Mountaineer, Entrepreneur

    Rodrigo Jordán, the first South American to summit Mt. Everest with his team, is Founder and President of Vertical, S.A., writer, lecturer and professor, entrepreneur, President of the Chilean National Foundation for Overcoming Poverty, and recipient of several national and international honors and awards.  Rodrigo sat down with me to discuss glaciers, climate change, how mountaineers can help […]

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    Second Data Collection Trip in Cerro Plomo’s Valley

    This past Tuesday, I returned to Cerro Plomo’s lower valley to collect more water samples and fill my data set for the Byrd Polar Research Center’s exploratory research.  I collected and filtered water at nine additional data points to complete a range along the lower part of the valley, sampling from 3,400 meters at the […]

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    Back from Cerro Plomo Expedition

    I just got back late Monday night from Cerro Plomo.  Given the Ruta Patrimonial de Río Olivares park and roads closure and our original expedition team’s changing schedules for our “Plan A Expedition” to Nevado del Plomo (6,070 meters) in the neighboring valley, I had to choose another nearby glacier to study.  I started out solo […]

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  • Exclusive Interview with Rodrigo Jordan, Chilean Mountaineer, Entrepreneur
  • Second Data Collection Trip in Cerro Plomo’s Valley
  • Back from Cerro Plomo Expedition

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