Baltazar Ushca, Who Kept Andean Ice Harvesting Alive, Dies at 80
New York Times
He trekked up Ecuador’s tallest mountain twice a week for six decades to hack ice off a glacier with a pickax. He is believed to have been the last of his breed.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/09/world/americas/baltazar-ushca-dead.html