At AGO 4
We finally made it to the AGO! I am no longer at 90 degrees South Latitude! Our team is now about 550 miles from the South Pole. We are also higher. The South Pole had an elevation of…
Flight Update
Things are looking up! The weather has cleared and a new plan will hopefully allow Susan, Bob and me to fly out to AGO 4 tomorrow, and then Andy will join us with the cargo a day…
Ahh the weekend
Although it was a wonderful holiday weekend, it is time to get back into the swing of things. Here is a video showing some of the holiday festivities I enjoyed:
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Christmas Dinner
Last night we had an amazing Christmas Eve dinner. There were three different meal times and ours was the last one, starting at 7 p.m. Before entering the galley for our dinner, we…
Celebrating at the Station
Since our flights have been delayed, we get to celebrate Christmas at the South Pole! The galley is decorated, the staff is wearing Santa hats, and holiday music pours…
AGO Update
The weather is getting better, so hopefully our team will be heading to AGO 4 soon. This morning I woke up to blue skies and the twin otter looked ready to go. Unfortunately, it was going…
The longest and shortest day of the year
Today is the summer solstice here at the South Pole. The solstice is when the sun reaches its highest or lowest (northernmost or southernmost) points in the…
Stormy Weather
I woke up this morning to the sound of wind pushing against the cloth walls of the Jamesway. The likelihood of flying today was low. Although it was still relatively warm (around -9…
Departure Update
Getting to AGO 4 has proven to be difficult. Today our plane was delayed yet again due to bad weather at the fuel cache halfway between the South Pole Station and AGO 4. Although…
Will I ever get to the AGO?
Whether someone is trying to go out into the field or return, delays due to bad weather, lack of planes available, or delayed cargo is a part of daily life here. Our AGO…
I often compare my journeys to McMurdo and the South Pole with the historic explorers who arrived on skis or by foot. They suffered so much more than I have, both in how they arrived here and the…
Meteorology at the South Pole
Last night I had the opportunity to learn about weather and weather balloons here at the South Pole thanks to meteorologist Rolf Hertenstein. Meteorology (the study of…
