South Polack

I'm writing this from Auckland on my way back home! I spent my last day at the Pole helping haul UPS batteries up and down the stairs ...

I've done the usual Hero Shot many times now but this is the first time I've had a smart phone at the Pole so I figured it was time ...

After a couple of VERY busy days, I'll start the journey back home tomorrow. I got a few small tasks done and helped the winter-overs w...

I'm at the South Pole station! We flew in a VERY packed plane and arrived after 11PM. We all sat through another orientation then got ...

Last Thursday was America Night at Scott Base , the New Zealand base that's located just over the hill from McMurdo Base. Americans are...

Walking over to Crary this morning, I saw something I'd never seen before. There were these little flickers of light, maybe a couple of...

It's Thanksgiving Day on the U.S. Antarctic bases, and of course that means people running a 5K Turkey Trot, even in Antarctica. Every...

Yesterday I ticked off another McMurdo tourist spot, Discovery Hut . This was the first hut used by Scott on his expeditions to Antarctica,...