St. John’s College Junior Fellow Speaker Series
Exploring Patagonia Through Mountaineering
Camilo Rada
Astronomer, MSc in Geophysics, Glaciology PhD Candidate UBC
Camilo will give a tour through the landscape of Patagonia with stories and pictures of his mountaineering experiences and explorations of the most remote regions of Patagonia.
As climber, Camilo has reached more than 150 summits (including 12 first ascents), mainly on the Chilean Andes, Patagonia and Antarctica, but also in Ecuador, Peru, Argentina, Canada, Greenland and the Himalayas, accumulating more than 1,000 effective field days.
In Antarctica, he has climbed more of its highest summits than anyone else in the world. That includes Mount Vinson and several first ascents including Mt. Rutford (4.477 m), the highest unclimbed Antarctic mountain at that time. In recognition to his contribution to the area, the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) named after him a 4.001 meters high summit: Rada Peak, first climbed by him.
Camilo was recently awarded “Best Chilean Mountaineer of 2011.”
For more information on this speaker presentation at SJC : 604-822-8781. Visit our home page for directions to the College.
May 7 | 8:00pm | Fairmont Social Lounge | St. John’s College | 2111 Lower Mall