Touring the Telescope
Bob set me up with a tour of the South Pole Telescope (SPT), which lies a short distance from the South Pole Station. Luckily, there was an available shuttle van so we didn't…
Getting lower...
Yesterday Andy and I took a tour down into the ice tunnels, which is where the fresh and waste water travel from a rod well back to the station. The pipes are about 30 feet under…
100 Years Ago Today
Today marks the 100th anniversary of Norwegian, Roald Amundson's, arrival to the South Pole. Amundson and his team marked their arrival to the pole with a tent and Norwegian…
Welcome to the South Pole
Before arriving at the South Pole, I imagined I would find a much starker environment than that of McMurdo. Although the South Pole houses far less people (typically they…
Arriving at the Bottom of the World!
At 5:40 this morning, ten South Pole-bound travelers met at the post office building in McMurdo and took a van down to the ice runway. At the ice runway, we…
Leaving on Monday!
On Thursday, Bob Melville called me from the South Pole to see if I could fly to the pole earlier. Instead of leaving on the 15th, I will be leaving this Monday. Plans change…
Welcome to the Firehouse
During my sea ice training I met several friendly firefighters who invited me to take a tour of the firehouse. The firehouse was built in 1972. It is a "3 row" station,…
Meet the Engineers
I was greeted at McMurdo Station by Bob Melville and Andy Stillinger, the two engineers from New Jersey Institute of Technology who I will be spending two weeks with at a remote…
