Everest First, Now Aconcagua: Weather Stations that Take Science to New Heights

Overview

In 2019, Dr. Baker Berry and Dr. Tom Matthews led a groundbreaking expedition to Mount Everest, where they successfully installed the highest weather station on Earth. In 2025, the team joined forces with Dr. Pierre Pitte from the Instituto Argentino de Nivología, Glaciología y Ciencias Ambientales (IANIGLA) to install a weather station on South America’s tallest peak, Aconcagua. These Everest and Aconcagua weather stations, built with durable Campbell Scientific equipment, are designed to monitor water resources, extreme weather, and climate conditions in real time. Together, they represent a major step forward in high-mountain climatology and global scientific understanding. Note: This video was created with permission from footage supplied by Dr. Baker Perry and Pablo Betancourt.