Working out on the McMurdo Ice Shelf is just that—WORK!! All of our equipment had to be man hauled on sledges—a banana sled and a Siglin—to locations of over 2 miles from our camp…one way. And, while…
I didn't think we'd ever get her out of there!
Because I've had SOOOOOO many questions about Thanksgiving, I'm going to jump ahead to this rather than finish journaling about our time in the…
I've had many questions posed about seeing seals and penguins, and disappointingly, I've not yet seen penguins up close. But, I did get to see a couple of seals yesterday out at the dive hole near…
If you don't mind, I'm going to split these next few journal entries up into categories, so be patient with me-so much to share and a time crunch to boot as I also get ready for our next webinar to…
Our helo flight has been delayed, so I took the time to make a short movie for you. I watched Observation Hill split a cloud this morning against a beautiful blue backdrop. What follows is video…
Monday was a VERY long day and found us out at Bratina Island area for almost 12 hours. I had my doubts upon leaving as it was very windy here at McMurdo and was concerned that we'd freeze to death…
I woke up at 4 am this morning to find out that we'd gone to Condition 2 sometime last evening. The winds created incredibly deep snow drifts all over the place, and I ended up in one outside of…
Today gave me a bit of a taste of the wicked winds that can blow down here. Fortunately, it was above zero and snowy so the wind chill was above zero. I must say that when we get sustained winds down…
As always, Mt. Erebus watches over us. I truly am mesmerized by this volcano, and I don't think it's because it's the first one I've ever seen...could be, but I don't think so. Aspley Cherry-Garrard…
Monday found a small group of us out for Sea Ice Training. The purpose of the course was to teach us how to assess the thickness of the sea ice around Ross Island. If you remember, McMurdo is on an…
