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I wasn't in McMurdo long. We arrived, had a quick briefing, ate some chow (where I met up with two friends of friends!), I got my flu shot, and then some of us went to explore Scott's hut and the Ob Tube (The Observation Tube under the ice.) Finally, I caught about five hours of sleep and departed

Hi Students, Rick Ward here in Antarctica at McMurdo station. I am preparing for the summer Antarctic field season. My job here is to drive and maintain the tractors pulling sleds out to build a new field camp. This camp is a base so scientists can do their studies on a glacier called Pine Island

Thanks everyone who participated in our webinar! We had a great time answering your questions and sharing some of our expedition with you. We have one last webinar coming up in just a few weeks - on Dec. 3 at 10 am (PST) - which is 7 am on Dec. 4 for us here in Antarctica (9:00 AM ADT (10:00 AM PDT

The trip South was just as exciting as I imagined it would be. We came back to the CDC and got all out gear. We have to wear the ECW (extreme cold weather gear) on the plane. It's not that cold, but towards the end they regulate the temperature in the plane closer to surface temp--maybe to help the

So we've been out of contact for a couple of days, and unfortunately the only reason is that there hasn't been much interesting news to share. We loaded up a truck to transport our gear down to the heli pad yesterday where it still sits. Gordon, Mike and I were all geared up, wired up, and sitting

So why are actually here? Why did we fly with a big C-17 all the way to Antarctica? Why did we enlist the helicopters and all the support personnel to set up a field camp for us at New Harbor? Why did we spend 36 hours drilling holes with hotsies through 18 feet of ice and then send divers and

This is happening! I"m boarding the plane in ten minutes. Hopefully I'll be on my way to the pole and won't have to "boomerang" (or turn back) half way to the ice. Yesterday I walked around the town having a lovely time. Saw some sights, ate some dumplings, and got my Extreme Cold Weather Gear (ECW)