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The flame line shows the Lewis Glacier's location in 2004.
This part of the glacier is quite stable, even so the front of the glacier has since receded about 22m. Summer temperatures, even at
4780m
were just high enough to
thaw
this pond each day.

Original funding for this story came from the New York Times Magazine.
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