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Joaquin breaking down his kitchen in Ishinca valley. #acsp #alpinescience #americanclimberscience #americanclimberscienceprogram #cordillerablanca #climberscience #huascarannationalpark #icefall #meriwwu #mountainscience #mountainenvironmentsresearchinstitute #mountaininstitute #peru #wwu #wwumeri #huaraz https://www.instagram.com/p/B06ICMVpI0l/?igshid=11ux4cjjn406g

Which is the best summit shot? Pisco Oeste (5752m, 18,871 ft). #acsp #alpinescience #americanclimberscience #americanclimberscienceprogram #cordillerablanca #climberscience #huascarannationalpark #icefall #meriwwu #mountainscience #mountainenvironmentsresearchinstitute #mountaininstitute #peru #wwu #wwumeri @lily_winchel @haileyjgoff @benbruggen_ @erica_b12 @dchalkeys @meriwwu https://www.instagram.com/p/B0TsIjlph88/?igshid=123qmhgioy5fa

Snow science on the summit of Pisco Oeste (5752 m, 18,871 ft). #acsp #alpinescience #americanclimberscience #americanclimberscienceprogram #cordillerablanca #climberscience #huascarannationalpark #icefall #meriwwu #mountainscience #mountainenvironmentsresearchinstitute #mountaininstitute #peru #wwu #wwumeri https://www.instagram.com/p/B0SQCCMpKzr/?igshid=n89u51gj9dir

Three of my favorite mountains viewed from a 5000 meter high perch - Huascaran Sur, Huascaran Norte, and Chopicalqui. #acsp #alpinescience #americanclimberscience #americanclimberscienceprogram #cordillerablanca #climberscience #huascarannationalpark #icefall #meriwwu #mountainscience #mountainenvironmentsresearchinstitute #mountaininstitute #peru #wwu #wwumeri https://www.instagram.com/p/BzlvFptJq4_/?igshid=18yqm07e47zn

We reached Laguna Chirrup and one of my students was crying. ‘What’s wrong? I asked. ‘It’s just so beautiful that I’m crying tears of happiness’ she said. When leading expeditions, the data is great, but showing people how wonderful our world can be is the true joy. #acsp #alpinescience #americanclimberscience #americanclimberscienceprogram #cordillerablanca #climberscience #huascarannationalpark #icefall #meriwwu #mountainscience #mountainenvironmentsresearchinstitute #mountaininstitute #peru #wwu #wwumeri https://www.instagram.com/p/BzYE93oJq0k/?igshid=1xkkefd9axd5w

Pastoruri -death of a glacier. 1986, 2001, 2012. And then 2019 - yesterday from the same location. It hurts my heart to see the mountains melting away... #acsp #alpinescience #americanclimberscience #americanclimberscienceprogram #cordillerablanca #climberscience #huascarannationalpark #icefall #meriwwu #mountainscience #mountainenvironmentsresearchinstitute #mountaininstitute #peru #wwu #wwumeri https://www.instagram.com/p/BzVaqsmpJb6/?igshid=1xcjyl1it9nsx

Morning in Huaraz, Peru with the Cordillera Blanca tempting us in the distance... #acsp #alpinescience #americanclimberscience #americanclimberscienceprogram #cordillerablanca #climberscience #huascarannationalpark #icefall #meriwwu #mountainscience #mountainenvironmentsresearchinstitute #mountaininstitute #peru #wwu #wwumeri https://www.instagram.com/p/BzUD65UpRrz/?igshid=1uz1bc69x7onq

@tallpinesjames collecting ground data in the Hinku valley near Mera Peak, Nepal. #acsp #alpinescience #americanclimberscience #americanclimberscienceprogram #climberscience #icefall #meriwwu #mountainscience #mountainenvironmentsresearchinstitute #mountaininstitute #wwu #wwumeri #everest #everestenvironmentsexpedition #sherpa #lhotse #nepal #everest #mteverest https://www.instagram.com/p/ByiXqUwpyWN/?igshid=2nimuq2m90d5