Hamptons Observatory and co-host Suffolk County Community College are honored to present a free, virtual lecture by renowned polar explorer and inventor of the Inuit Windsled, Ramon Larramendi, who’ll speak about his adventures and the platform he invented that revolutionized polar exploration.
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A Free, Virtual Astronomy Lecture:
“Polar Science on the Inuit Windsled”
SPEAKER: Ramon Larramendi, Founder and Director of the Tasermiut South Greenland Expedition Agency
CO-HOST: Suffolk County Community College
Registration is required: https://windsledtalk.eventbrite.com/
Hamptons Observatory, and co-host Suffolk County Community College, are honored to present a free, virtual lecture by by polar explorer and inventor, Ramon Larramendi.
The Inuit Windsled was invented by polar explorer, Ramon Larramendi. It is the first wind-powered mobile platform capable of traveling extensively through the remote interiors of Greenland and Antarctica. Ramon undertook this project when he realized that the strong polar winds could be used to facilitate the transport of people and equipment through the ice and that the Inuit dog sleds could adapt to take advantage of that wind energy. The Windsled is a very efficient alternative for zero emissions, lightweight, interdisciplinary scientific polar research in otherwise inaccessible regions. It has already traveled more than 18,000 kilometers on nine expeditions. In this lecture, Ramon will describe the challenges of polar exploration, the history of the Windsled and its potential for science.
During his 30 year career, Ramon Hernando de Larramendi, a native of Spain, has led more than 20 of the most important polar expeditions and has made over 100 trips to polar regions. One of his most renown trips was the Circumpolar Expedition (1990-1993) during which he traveled nearly 14,000 kilometers by dogsled from Greenland to Alaska across the Northwest Passage (see National Geographic’s “Global Edition,” January 1995). Ramon specializes in traditional Inuit travel and survival techniques. He is a decades-long member of the Explorer’s Club in New York. Ramon has lived more than 8 years in the Arctic and currently resides between Spain and Greenland. He is the Founder and Director of the Tasermiut South Greenland Expedition Agency.
Hamptons Observatory extends its deepest thanks to Ramon for generously taking the time to share his expertise, to co-host Suffolk County Community College and to Carin Eve Cole for their kind collaboration.
While this is a free lecture, donations are appreciated to help support our programs.
REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED FOR THIS FREE, VIRTUAL EVENT:
https://WindsledTalk.eventbrite.com
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