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The time has come to leave the comfortable and familiar life at McMurdo Base, and head for our remote field camp at WAIS Divide. The process of flying in Antarctica is so different from anywhere else I've been that it feels worth a post of its own. So here we go... ###Step 1: Fixed Wing Meeting###

by Tiffany Green ### Greetings! Tiffany here, guest blogging for Yamini. While Yamini was at her awesome sea ice training and expedition (check out blogs on 16 & 17 Dec) was offered the opportunity to attend a Deep Field Shakedown (DFS). This course takes a small group of people onto the frozen

Special Event - Global Meditation from WAIS Divide, Antarctica### http://www.polartrec.com/polar-connect/register Yamini Bala and members of the Velvet Ice team will host a Global Meditation event from WAIS Divide, Antarctica. DATE/TIME: Saturday, 27 December 2014 at 1900 GMT Find your local

Yamini and team wanted to us to announce that they will be hosting a PolarConnect event on 27 December 2014. This is a special event with the team and Global Meditation. This PolarConnect (real-time) event will be from WAIS Divide, Antarctica on Saturday, 27 December 2014 at 1900 GMT. Note: This

by Rachel Obbard ## One of my many hats is that of a glaciologist – I study the material properties of ice and snow and how microstructure (of individual ice crystals) affects macrostructural properties (i.e. glacier movement). This winter, I’m working in Antarctica – eventually out at a deep

There have been many times during this field season when I catch myself thinking "This is the most exciting/bizarre/adventurous thing I've ever done". I think I'm having one of those surreal moments right now. As I write this, I'm riding an LC-130 back to Christchurch. It's a smaller, propeller

Lest you should read the title of this journal and start picturing me on some fancy dinner cruise, or hunting whales on the open ocean, let me clarify a couple of things... A) This is what night looks like in Antarctica. B) This is what sea looks like in Antarctica. Regardless, I did get to spend a

Today, I was able to attend a full day sea ice training with Field Safety Instructor, Ned Corkran. Each winter, the top of the ocean around Antarctica freezes into a 2m (6ft) thick layer of sea ice that latches onto the continental ice shelf and sits on top of the ocean. As the temperatures warm in

Field work update We last left you with 12 seals worked this field season. I’m happy to announce that we have completed all 24 seals. Here’s how the breakdown looks. We worked: * 8 early moms * 8 skip females * 8 late moms If you missed a summary of the first ½ of the season, you can catch up