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Tortel and the Jorge Montt Glacier

By: Teagan James, University of Vermont

After a few days of classes at basecamp in Cochrane, our group packed our things (minus our tents and back country bidets) and hit the road yet again! This time we went south to Caleta Tortel, a small village situated at the northernmost edge of the Southern Patagonian Icefield.

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Sloppin’ It Up: Round River Style

By: Anna Lick, University of Vermont

As a vegetarian and self-proclaimed foodie, I was always wondering what the food situation was going to be. […] We have a group of 14 down here and we split our group every day into chores, most of which are centered around making meals for each other. 

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Snorkeling for Trash in Rio Cochrane

By: Jasper Thomas, Bowdoin College

After an hour of learning how to pressurize our ears, dive vertically, and check above us before coming back up, we were feeling stoked to get out to the river the next day and pick up some trash.

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Spring Seedlings and Old-Time in Aysén

By: Katie Loomis-Adams, Middlebury College

It was a misty November morning on the day that we arrived at our farm homestay outside the town Puerto Guadal. Stepping out of the Round River truck, I knew that I had landed somewhere special.