by Equipo Glaciar | Feb 13, 2018 | Announcement
The Sociedad Chilena de la Criósfera (SOCHIRI) [Chilean Society of the Cryosphere] is an association of professionals interested in the study of the cryosphere and the glacial and periglacial environment. They are currently organizing their first congress, which will...
by Jorge León | Feb 7, 2018 | Photography
Los Leones Lake is located 30 km south of Puerto Río Tranquilo and 28 km west of the Carretera Austral. It’s reached by traveling along a country road suitable for 4×4 vehicles and walking 9.5 km along the edge of the Los Leones River up to the confluence with...
by Marcos Gómez Cole | Feb 5, 2018 | Announcement
Our collaborator Marcos Cole is a passionate glaciologist and cyclist. Currently, he is traveling the Carretera Austral for a project called “Glaciares en Bicicleta” (GEB) [Glaciers on Bicycle], which has led him to go across long distances, first in the...
by Equipo Glaciar | Feb 3, 2018 | Movies and Documentaries
Today, we bring you a brief review of the documentary Chasing Ice (2013). Although it was released several years ago, the documentary is worth mentioning and remembering because it shows us a dramatic reality in some parts of the world, mainly in Greenland, Iceland,...
by Richard Bezzaza Vergara | Jan 31, 2018 | Photography
It’s also known as Skua Glacier. It’s located in the Bernardo O’Higgins National Park and originates in the Campos de Hielo Sur [Southern Ice Fields]. The image shows a close-up view of the glacier at the moment of an ice calving. Author: Richard...