Recycling checklist near bins in McMurdo.
Many of you probably recycle. In some locations, far away from large recycling centers, options may be limited. Many places can only recycle the basics: aluminum, glass, paper (office, newspapers…
Lake at the bottom of Mt. Hope next to the Ross Ice Shelf
Today instead of sampling rocks for dating with cosmogenic isotopes, we ventured to the bottom of the mountain to where the Beardmore Glacier meets the Ross Ice Shelf. Our destination was a small…
Evening fog creeping into our camp on Mt. Hope.
"Antarctica: It's a Harsh Continent", so the popular saying says. This phrase can be heard and seen everywhere down here. About half of the time, people say it in jest; but, when the weather turns…
Items drying at the top of a Scott Tent.
Camp life in the field has been more comfortable than I expected. The Scott tents are quite warm - they have been as warm as 45F (you might not think that's very warm, but when the ambient outdoor…
Looking down toward our camp on the side of Mt. Hope.
What a way to spend New Year's Day! Today, Maurice and I hiked to the summit of Mt. Hope. (We are currently camped on the northeast ridge of the mountain.) John and Perry had set off around 9 a.m…
John Stone discussing field camp logistics.
John Stone is the principle investigator (PI) for our project, I-414. The National Science Foundation (NSF) grant was awarded under his name and proposal. John Stone is leading a logistics…
Perry resting in the endurance tent.
Perry Spector is a newcomer to Antarctica. He has this incredible opportunity because he has just begun a Ph.D. program with John Stone as his advisor. Perry is resting after dinner in the…
John Stone uncovering ancient glacial ice.
While collecting samples to define the limits of the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM) on Mt. Kyffin, John Stone uncovered an ancient ice core hidden under the moraine deposits. Underneath our feet all…
Foggy morning camp on Mt. Kyffin.
Hurry up and wait. This is a common mantra in Antarctica. There are so many unpredictable variables that influence movement and activities down here. The primary one is the weather. If conditions…
Gordon Bromley
Gordon Bromley just recently (1st of December this year) received his Ph.D. in Earth Sciences from the University of Maine. Following our Antarctic adventure, he is off to his next adventure as a…
Brenda Hall and Gordon Bromley looking at very old glacial deposits.
Brenda Hall is a glacial geologist with our team. She is here along with Gordon to map glacial deposits, both the Last Glacial Maximum limit and older deposits. By mapping these glacial deposits,…
Twit with the radar in the twin otter.
Howard "Twit" Conway is a glacial geologist with our team. He is here studying how glaciers change over time. This season, he has been using radar as a tool to determine the thickness of various…