Glaciers are more than frozen landmarks; they are vital indicators of climate change and environmental shifts.
On this episode of the Whistler Podcast, Mayor Jack Crompton sits down with glaciologist Dr. Jeff Crompton, who also happens to be Jack’s cousin, to explore the past, present, and rapidly changing future of our mountain glaciers.
Jeff shares insights from his family’s deep history in Canadian mountaineering and surveying and his own research on glacial surges and geohazards. The conversation covers everything from catastrophic landslides to the impacts of the thinning of local glaciers like Overlord and Horstman.
This episode is a sobering, informative, and occasionally hopeful look at what these changes mean for Whistler and why acting now is essential.
Listen now:
Host: Jack Crompton, Brandon Barrett
Guest: Dr. Jeff Crompton
Links/More Information
Glacier Monitoring | Whistler Naturalists
Naturespeak: Wedgemount Glacier in 2024—A story of loss and legacy
Arthur Oliver Wheeler | The Canadian Encyclopedia
Acknowledgements
The Resort Municipality of Whistler is grateful to be on the shared, unceded territory of the Lil’wat People, known in their language as L̓il̓wat7úl, and the Squamish People, known in their language as Sḵwx̱wú7mesh. We respect and commit to a deep consideration of their history, culture, stewardship and voice.
This podcast was recorded in the Sound Booth at the Whistler Public Library’s Wonder Lab.
