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Isidora Llarena and Nadine Lehner

Isidora (Isi) and Nadine are both NOLS field instructors based in Patagonia's Aysén Region. Born and raised in Viña del Mar, Chile, Isi first came to NOLS as a Patagonia Year student in 2013, with the goal of entering the Instructor in Training Program (IIT). She took her Instructor Course in 2015, and has split her time between Patagonia and Alaska / the Pacific Northwest, instructing mountaineering and hiking courses. More recently, she started teaching wilderness medicine for NOLS and took a position (her first "desk job!") as a Field Staffing Coordinator, working remotely from Coyhaique, Chile. Nadine grew up in New York City and first experienced NOLS on a Yukon hike/ canoe course in 2004. Since taking her IC in 2010, she's instructed mountaineering and hiking courses while splitting her time between Alaska and Patagonia, where she runs a wilderness travel company (chulengo.org) and lives in the little village of Puerto Guadal, Chile.

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Articles By Isidora Llarena and Nadine Lehner

Two women mountaineering smile in front of a Patagonian peak

First Ascent of Cerro Nora in Patagonia

Stretching myself right to the limit, day after day, and finding camaraderie in that challenge gave me a new sense of capacity and bravery as we ...