From Everest to Aconcagua: Instrument Innovation Across Continents

From Everest to Aconcagua: Instrument Innovation Across Continents

From Everest to Aconcagua: Instrument Innovation Across Continents By Ellen Estabrook On February 18, 2025, a team of climbers and scientists summited Aconcagua – the highest mountain in the western and southern hemisphere – and installed a weather station a few meters from the top (at 22,769 feet, or 6,940 meters above sea level). Climatologist, professor, and National Geographic Explorer Dr. Baker Perry co-led the expedition with a Mount Washi…

An international team led by the Ianigla-Conicet installed five stations located at the highest levels of the continent, which will allow for real-time climate monitoring, favor the planning of local producers and make expeditions to the peak of America safer.