Pole Out January 23, 2006 Returning to the vibrant land of color was a re-awaking process like I’ve never experienced before. It all started when I deplaned in Christchurch,…
Pole Position December 31, 2005 Life at the pole has become routine. From the outside, it might seem that being at the South Pole could be anything but routine….
Buried Aircraft Found December 24, 2005 The wreckage of Skier 917 has been found. To be fair, we knew all along where it was. After all, it was being used…
Happy Camper School December 17, 2005 It was our weekend of Antarctic car camping. An instructor came up from McMurdo to take a group of us “Polies” out into the…
Snow Stakes Run December 11, 2005 Every year since 1990 the meteorological (MET) department goes out to measure how much snow drift has accumulated over the previous year. About half…
Polar Thanksgiving November 27, 2005 Here at the Pole, we celebrated Thanksgiving on Saturday. And by celebrate, I mean we got the day off from work and consequently, our…
Pole Happenings November 20, 2005 Things are really swinging here at the Pole now. I’ve joined the South Pole Station Fire Brigade and we’ve had a few fire alarms,…
Working at the South Pole November 7, 2005 I was told when I applied for the job that there would be a lot of snow shoveling, especially for the first month. There…
Getting to the South Pole October 27, 2005 Mine may well have been one of the fastest trips to the South Pole. Amundsen, who led the first party to reach the South…
Melgus 24 ODCA Regatta October 15, 2005 Back in Seattle and I’m back on the water. This time however it’s time to sail with the Melgus 24 fleet. Paul who owns…
