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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 team was planning on departing for AGO 4 on Wednesday, December 14th. We were delayed because the

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 accommodations they had. With the advent of the 100th year anniversary of Amundsen's arrival to the

Yesterday, we were able to conduct a final net tow before heading into Summer Bay, just off Dutch Harbor. As the Main lab was being “put away” around him, Dr. Campbell worked diligently to pick some last copepods for genetics analysis back in the lab. The sunrise was beautiful in the Bering. It was

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 weather) is a big deal at the station. It is one of the few places in Antarctica that provides

Last night Healy took some major waves over the fantail, such large waves that the Aft Staging area door was damaged. The Aft Staging area is the location where much of the science equipment (VPR, multi-nets, ring net, Bongo nets) is stored. It is a compartment between the fantail and main science

Touring the Telescope Bob set me up with a tour of the South Pole Telescope (SPT), which lies a short distance from the South Pole Station. Luckily, there was an available shuttle van so we didn't have to walk! As we drove towards the South Pole Telescope, the large base of the telescope was

Getting lower... Yesterday Andy and I took a tour down into the ice tunnels, which is where the fresh and waste water travel from a rod well back to the station. The pipes are about 30 feet under the compacted snow and ice, and there is a tunnel space next to them to allow maintenance workers to