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December 10, 2007, Monday McMurdo Station, Antarctica 11:00pm High: +32F wind chill: +21F Low: +18F wind chill +7F Winds: S8- 12 knts; Station Pressure: 28.7800” Present Conditions: Partly cloudy, mild temperatures, prevailing low pressure system A Day at the Beach!! On Monday we were finally

December 10, 2007, Monday McMurdo Station, Antarctica 2:00pm High: +32F wind chill: +21F Low: +18F wind chill +7F Winds: S8- 12 knts; Station Pressure: 28.7800” Present Conditions: Partly cloudy, mild temperatures, prevailing low pressure system Saturday we were supposed to fly out to Cape Bird to

There isn't much new information today as we have been spending time getting ready to leave for the field tomorrow. We did leave station for a while today and head out to the sea ice to practice using the drill. This is a hot water drill that uses hot water and gravity to make a hole in the ice. We

An eventful Sunday at South Pole Temperature: minus 32 Celsius, minus 25.6 F Windchill: Minus 47.1 C, minus 52.9 F Wind: 13 knots Friday night was an "all-nighter” to post journals and prepare for the "Life From IPY” broadcast. Staying up is not so hard to do since the sun is always up. However, it

Knut and Brandon decided since Sunday is considered a day off in McMurdo that they would take a leisurely stroll on cross country skis (Brandon's first time) over Arrival Heights to the Castle Rock Loop Trail. They decided to bring us a long, and luckily, we returned to write about it! The saying is

You’re walking along the edge of a glacier, four people tied together along a rope and all of a sudden your end tightens up, you can feel tension on the line, and you start to slide. You’re not sure what is happening but your first instinct is to fall down, dig your feet and ice ax in and stop from

Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station. Temperature: minus 37.7 C = minus 25.7 F Windchill: minus 43.7 C, m = minus 46.6 F Winds: 8 kns Weather: Clear and sunny Answer to yesterday’s question: at high altitude the air contains less oxygen. That puts a lot of stress on the body. This elevation has great

Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station, 90 Degree South Temperature: minus 35 Celsius Wind chill: minus 43 Celsius Weather: bright and sunny with blue sky We made it to the South Pole with no further delay!! Transportation from McMurdo was at 7:30 am via Taxi (a van) to Williams Field skiway. It operates

Latitude: 68.38 S Longitude: 96.42 W Temperature: -2.3C Wind Chill: -16.7 C There are certain routines onboard the Oden that follow set schedules or rules. Meal times and coffee are a good example; hanging up outdoor apparel and shoes at a certain place are too. So we were slightly

December 7, 2007, Friday McMurdo Station, Antarctica Special Edition to the Daily Journal: Meet the Station Doctor This morning was the IPY broadcast and we were delayed from yesterday due to weather from going to Cape Evans. We have one last set of sediment samples to take but the penguins are the