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With my deployment dates set for January 2017, the United States Antarctic Program (USAP) is working hard to figure out the logistics of how to get me to the South Pole. Hang onto your passports folks, it’s going to be a long journey! ##Getting to New Zealand There are two main ways to get to

Having just clawed my way up the ladder into the dive hut after another otherworldly visit beneath the ice, diving supervisor Rob Robbins asks, "Hey Tim, does your face hurt?" "Actually, I can't really feel it right now," I tell him. "Really?" Rob says, "Because it's killing me!" I take off my

McMurdo Sound is the section of the Ross Sea between Ross Island - where McMurdo Station is located - and mainland Antarctica. It's where we do the bulk of our diving because the ocean here houses a number of different ecosystems from rocky bottom habitats to soft mud environments to underwater

NASA's DC-8 is a Very Special Plane This plane is very different from one you would normally travel on. There are no flight attendants, so we need to take care of our own food and liquid needs and we use a small galley supplied with hot water, coffee, and a microwave. Scientific instruments

Early Monday morning we saw the last sunset of 2016, at 1:26 am, followed shortly by the last sunrise of 2016, at 1:46 am. While in principle I am in favor of endless sunshine, it's also a little baffling to think that the next sunset won't happen until February 16, 2017, almost four months from now

Time to Take Off! I awoke for my first day flying with Operation IceBridge excited to get onboard. Breakfast at 700 hours was a beautiful spread filled with breads, eggs, toast, and fruit. It was easy to stock up and prepare for the day. Sitting with team members at a meal is a great way to figure

My thoughts are with everyone down in McMurdo Station including PolarTREC teachers David Thesenga and Timothy Dwyer. Last night we learned of the tragic loss of Professor Gordon Hamilton, who was killed while working on the ice shelf near McMurdo Station (details below.) Antarctica remains one of

On Sunday morning we learned of the tragic death of Professor Gordon Hamilton at a remote field camp on the ice shelf 50km south of McMurdo Station. Some details of his life, and the accident that took it, are copied below in prepared statements from the National Science Foundation and the

The Journey Begins Friday 10/21 marked the last day of school before Fall break, and my last day in the states before my big adventure to Punta Arenas Chile. I had assembled my needed items for months, checked my lists, bought chargers, batteries, layers, and gifts, and now it was finally time to