by Ian Nadel, of Westminster College Even before the sun rises, the work begins for Round River staff and students. A sharp 6:00AM departure time calls for a 5:30 alarm- to prepare tools and materials for the morning surveys. The…
By Johannah Frisby, College of Saint Benedict’s On Wednesday October 10th, Round River and 30 students from Cochrane’s elementary school took a day-long field trip to visit our neighboring glacier. Neither group had been to the Cayuqueo Glacier before and…
by Hannah Thorne, University of Vermont After a tiresome, day-long cross-continental journey, nine weary travelers stepped off the last of three plane rides into week one of our Botswana adventure. We began our journey at a poolside paradise: The Island…
by Hayden Childs, University of Vermont We all met at the baggage claim. Our fully equipped backpacks made it easy to identify one another. Bits of nervous small talk filled the awkward silences as the reality of the trip we…
Text, photography, and video by Adam Spencer, Round River Instructor As Luis “Esteban” Chiguay stares into the face of South America’s largest glacier, he’s becoming increasingly aware that it’s time to go. Standing on the muddy shore of its ice-bulldozed…