By Sara Wall, Carleton College After spending the past two months exploring westwards into the depths of the Patagonian Fjords, the Magellanic rainforests, and Sphagnum bogs, it was time to head eastwards to a land of sunshine. We tucked…
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By Sara Wall, Carleton College After spending the past two months exploring westwards into the depths of the Patagonian Fjords, the Magellanic rainforests, and Sphagnum bogs, it was time to head eastwards to a land of sunshine. We tucked…
By Tiffany Thio, Reed College One of my most vivid memories of this trip is Caroline standing in the hostel on our first day in Coyhaique, saying that she knows we’ll all be standing there again in the blink of…
By Caroline Carter, Bowdoin College “Make yourselves at home.” Throughout these past two weeks, home has been our tents, all meticulously set up to maximize flat ground and minimize the chance of rainwater permeating the seams of the floor,…
By Shannon Quinn, University of Vermont November 14, 2017. 6:40 a.m. I woke up in a cold dark place. I am reminded of life’s inherent harshness; the kind that can threaten to wash one’s spirit downstream. My foremost thought this…
For three years, Round River student teams have attempted to complete a biodiversity survey of the upper Pascua River watershed from Lago Quetru to Lago O’Higgins, a wild area recently threatened with heavy development. After ten days in the field…
By Zeke Zeff, Hampshire College We’ve reached the end of the road. Actually, we just made it back from beyond the end of the road and are enjoying the comforts of civilization, relatively speaking. On November 4 we left Cochrane…
By Kait Libbey, Carleton College “A él que tiene ojos, no le advisa.” This was the phrase that was tumbling around in my head during the four days I spent staying at the Hernandez ranch. The saying translates to, “one who…
By Emma Houston, University of Maine The Aviles Valley in the future Patagonia National Park is drastically steep and narrow, allowing cold weather to persist late into Patagonian Spring. Join Round River Conservation Studies and Team Zorro on a hike…
A view from the saddle. Saying our goodbyes as Norma (on horseback) and Gavino as we make our way down to the road. By Emma Sevier, University of Puget Sound After collecting ourselves from our last expedition in Cochrane,…
By Emma Dempsey, Carleton College Hello friends, family, and fans! Team Puma is enjoying our first couple days at basecamp after our big expedition. We ended our trip to Puerto Eden with a few days camping at the property of…
Ivan exploring an island near Pio XI glacier during a rainstorm. Photo by Shalynn Pack. By Ivan Langesfeld, Pomona College I’m sitting in the quiet, empty quarters of the Transbordadora Austral en route to Tortel. The rest of the…
By Tessa Samuels, University of Puget Sound The morning of September 27th, the alarms went off at the early time of 6:30am. We spent the last morning in Cabañas (cabins) in Cochrane cooking eggs to the backdrop of a spectacular…
By Maisie Anrod, Middlebury College Despite having arrived in Chile a mere two weeks ago, it seems as if it has been a month. From our arrival in Santiago, we flew as a group to Balmaceda— our newly formed Team…
View from our hostel in Coyhaique of Mount McKay. By Zachary Fitz, Saint John’s University It has been over a week since Team Zorro has arrived in Patagonia, and our short time together has been filled with laughter, dance…
Written by Paul Karpinski, Northland College Photos by Adam Spencer After tracking huemules, seeing glaciers and learning a plethora of new plants and birds in the alpine glacier valleys surrounding Lago O’Higgins, we had the privilege of visiting Tortel, home…
Hannah Phelps, Middlebury College January 31st – February 18 Along with learning all about the Patagón culture and ecotourism, Team Condor also went on two backpacking trips during our three-week stay in Río Turbio. On the first trip, we spent…
Written by Julie Hamilton (University of New Hampshire) Team Aguila On February 12, we left our field house in Cochrane to head east for the iconic Chacabuco Valley of Patagonia to conduct surveys on the threatened and native, Ñandú (Rhea pennata…
by Allison Mullen, University of Vermont January 30-February 7 Team Condor For three weeks, Team Condor lived on a campo rented by a Patagón named Marcelo. To get there we drove eight hours south from Cochrane, left the cars at a…