By Ben Borgmann-Winter (Middlebury College) This is our ninth day at our current campsite in NG41. By now it feels like home—hammocks and slack lines have been strung, the campfire circle has seen a few barbeques, and the call of…
Text and pictures by Aaron Richards, University of Vermont Team Aguila Last week we had homestays with Chilean farmers for 3 nights, which was our deepest immersion into Chilean culture so far. We were divided into pairs and on the…
Written by John Potenberg (University of Montana) We left Maun a little later than expected and arrived at our first campsite in NG41, a couple of kilometers outside the village of Mababe, around 6 pm. We quickly set up…
By Natalie Liquindoli (University of Vermont) February 28, 2017 As the week went on students continued going out on morning transects with Ben, Kaggie, and the trackers. The students staying behind in camp kept themselves occupied by catching up…
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…