Reflecting on his expedition to Aconcagua, Perry shares insights from high-elevation fieldwork, including the challenges of installing and maintaining weather instrumentation in sustained high winds, severe cold, and remote terrain. The conversation explores why long-term, reliable measurements matter, how extreme mountain data contributes to climate and water research, and what lessons these environments offer for deploying weather stations in demanding operational settings.

This interview is part of an ongoing collaboration focused on advancing high-quality observational networks in extreme conditions—and what it takes to ensure data continuity when access, weather, and logistics are anything but predictable.

Topics covered include:

High-elevation climate research and expedition science

Weather instrumentation performance in extreme environments

The importance of long-term, continuous observations

Lessons from Aconcagua and upcoming work on Mount Everest