Y uk on ▁border . ▁Two ▁years ▁later , ▁he ▁helped ▁to ▁fin ance ▁George ▁W . ▁Mel ville ' s ▁study ▁of ▁ocean ic ▁curr ents ▁in ▁the ▁polar ▁regions . ▁Bry ant ▁vent ured ▁south ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 4 , ▁visit ing ▁Pop oc at ép et l , ▁a ▁Mexican ▁vol cano , ▁but ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁north ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 7 , ▁when ▁he ▁crossed ▁the ▁Mal asp ina ▁Gla cier , ▁but ▁was ▁un success ful ▁in ▁sum mit ing ▁Mount ▁Saint ▁E lias . ▁His ▁mount aine ering ▁later ▁took ▁him ▁to ▁other ▁pe aks ▁across ▁the ▁glo be , ▁including ▁Mount ▁N ant ai ▁in ▁Japan , ▁P id ur ut al ag ala ▁in ▁C ey lon ▁( now ▁Sri ▁L anka ), ▁and ▁Ma una ▁Lo a ▁in ▁Hawai i . ▁He ▁returned ▁to ▁Lab r ador ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 2 ▁to ▁explore ▁the ▁area ▁around ▁the ▁Saint - August in ▁River . ▁The ▁following ▁year , ▁he ▁was ▁elected ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁Association ▁of ▁American ▁Ge ograph ers . ▁ ▁Death ▁Bry ant ▁died ▁in ▁his ▁home ▁on ▁December ▁ 7 , ▁ 1 9 3 2 , ▁after ▁a ▁brief ▁ill ness . ▁He ▁was ▁buried ▁in ▁Wood lands ▁C emetery ▁in ▁Philadelphia . ▁The ▁Philadelphia ▁Ge ographical ▁Society ▁later ▁established ▁a ▁gold ▁medal ▁in ▁his ▁honor , ▁which ▁has ▁been ▁awarded ▁to ▁John ▁Oliver ▁La ▁Gor ce ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 8 ▁and ▁Rach