Apr 20, 2021
One of the biggest events here at the South Pole is the sunset and we celebrated the whole weekend with a bunch of activities. We kicked things off with a sunset cocktail themed community hour (co-hosted by yours truly). Afterwards we all gathered together to watch...
Mar 19, 2021
At the South Pole, there is effectively one day per year; the sun sets in mid-March and rises in mid-September. Some quick maths will tell you that this means that each day here is somewhat the equivalent of 4 minutes of a ‘normal’ day back home (at least in terms of...
Mar 14, 2021
One of my favorite things about the South Pole is the opportunity to volunteer for all kinds of things that I would otherwise never get to do. Probably one of the more unique of those things is getting to fuel airplanes! Photo courtesy of Josh Veitch-MichaelisEarly on...
Feb 27, 2021
Aka Masochism At Its BestEvery year (though I’m not sure how far back the tradition goes) a few insane Polies challenge themselves to complete the South Pole Triple Crown. This involves three physical challenges that must be completed between when the station closes...
Feb 22, 2021
Photo Courtesy of Jeffrey KellerAnd so it has come to pass that the final members of the summer crew climbed aboard the last Basler heading north and left behind a crew of 39 to run the station for the winter. While the previous flights coming and going had garnered...
