Yesterday afternoon we got to go to the Polar Field warehouse where we looked at some of the gear we'll use on our Arctic Expeditions. Robbie Score of CH2M Hill will be issuing gear to each of us for the trips. Matt Irinaga at the warehouse modeled the big, white bunny boots, layers of fleece and wool and other Extreme Cold Weather gear we'll wear. I'll be in a land-based camp in the northwest corner of Alaska doing archaeology, but I still tried on the survival suit used by those teachers going out on ships. It almost looks like something an astronaut would wear! Click HERE to learn more about Polar Field, a company which provides gear, camps, food, travel and medical supplies to many Arctic explorers.
We got to try on the survival suits they use on Arctic icebreaker ships!