Andy Bach, PhD is an associate professor of environmental geography in Huxley College of the Environment, at Western Washington University, where he teaches physical geography, soils, climatology and water resources. His major research areas include geomorphology and soils,... more
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WWU's Mountain Institute on Mt. Everest
4/19/2019 Everest Base Camp ~ 5400m (~17,500 ft)
By James and John
We arrived in Everest Base Camp late on 4/16 after successfully crossing Cho La pass and hiking the Dzongla and Khumbu valleys. Setting up our camp for the next two months was an incredible feat of engineering involving two weeks of hauling rock, leveling the rock and ice, and building by our Nepali camp team.
We are sleeping on the actual Khumbu Glacier - walking and sleeping with a mere couple of inches of sand and small rock covering the ice. On our first day in camp, we helped build the puja structure... Read the blog post
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John All, JD, PhD is a global explorer and geoscientist, specializing in climate change research in remote locations and is the Founding Director of the Mountain Environments Research Institute. A lifetime fellow of the Explorers Club in New York City and Fulbright Senior... more
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James has worked with mountain peoples of Mesoamerica and Himalaya communities, in areas of ecocultural wellbeing, migration, and intercultural models of transformative education. Affirming the commons, partnerships, and providing direct experiences for students in... more
