As my Antarctica adventure draws to an end, I'm left not only with sadness that the experience has concluded, but also an ememces amount of gratitude. Through the efforts of the PolarTREC…
In many ways the Italian base, Terra Nova, is similar to McMurdo. There are a lot of politics and waiting for weather. When we first arrived, we started installing stations immediately; it looked as…
After my first helicopter ride where we landed in the middle of a glacier, I was truly able to witness the majesty of Antarctica. Taking in the spectacular scenery I didn’t see how my day could get…
Being involved in the Italian Helo Ops project has been an opportunity of a lifetime. Using the helicopters during the installs was just icing on the cake. The nature of the helicopter offers better…
We finally received a call that we will fly again. Fortunately, because of the rotation it was my turn to venture out into the field. It just so happened that site 12 is a blue glacial ice site. I…
In McMurdo they celebrate Thanksgiving on Saturday and most have Sunday off. This free weekend turns into one big party. Lots of bands playing, a 5K-turkey trot, and it caps off with Freezing Man.…
Today we spent the day in the office because our flight was postponed. Now tomorrow we are top priority again and if the weather holds out we will put in another station. With our free time we walked…
I have spent the last couple days working very hard to get our seismic stations ready for the field. The entire team is pulling 12 to 16 hour days to be ready to fly at any moment. The weather here…
We are all done with the trainings required for our field work. Happy Camper school which is survival training in case we get stranded out in the field was the last piece of the puzzle. Now the team…
I have had a couple of requests to show what my typical morning looks like so far. I made a quick video that should help. Today I start survival training in the outdoors called Happy Camper School.…
Today was a beautiful day with temperatures around 3°f and a wind chill of -8°f. We spent most of the day charging the lithium batteries for the seismometers and placing them outside for transport to…
From the time I landed in Antarctica my days have been occupied with training. It is critical that prior to field research, I learn the proper methods to protect myself and the environment.…
