Lonnie at Kori Kalis 1

Lonnie Thompson at Kori Kalis glacier. His research team has been measuring the melting of this glacier over the last 30 years. Elevation of the Quelccaya ice cap is 18,700 feet. Peruvian Andes, August 2000. 13° 54.332'S 70° 51.212'W 5000m 16,400 ft. This picture has been published numerous times as it has become an iconic image of the melting of tropical ice and the scientist who has established this.