Two days and counting January 23, 2010

This will probably be my last post from the pole with tomorrow being my last full day here! IceCube concluded its most successful season to date having upped their record from 19 to 20 strings deployed. Pretty unbelievable considering we’re about 10 days ahead of schedule! All the credit goes to the drillers though, their [...]

Behold the mother of all sundogs! January 20, 2010

Howdy all, sorry for the delay in postings! The season is all but finished as the drillers are about 3 hours from getting their drill out of the last hole! Sadly the final string will be deployed during the day so I wont be around for it… The weather’s been swinging between near whiteout to [...]

Thank goodness for faster satellites January 12, 2010

I can finally share some more pics! This was taken at the midway point of my aforementioned ski; probably my favorite deed since landing at pole. Here’s an inside shot of my dark and dreary Jamesway hut. This is probably one of only a few places on earth where windows in living space are really [...]

Picture time! …kind of. January 11, 2010

here’s the ski shack that’s about 2km from the main station.  more pics to follow…i hope!

off into the great beyond January 10, 2010

Today was one of the most incredible days I’ve had yet.  As I’m now on the night shift, I get up about the same time evning festivities begin.  This morning was the wine and cheese get together.  Nothing like pounding wine and cheese a half hour after getting out of bed!  After watching a swedish [...]

Sundogs and friends January 8, 2010

Howdy all!  I’m pleased to say I’ve made it through my first week of work down here at pole.  With three strings deployed there are five more to go before this season is over for us IceCubers.  Yesterday my friend and mentor for the past 5 days took his return flight back to civilization.  Here’s [...]

yesterdays leftovers… January 6, 2010

Here’s what I failed to post before the station lost satellite coverage! howdy all. here i am at the ceremonial pole…flying!That big black building in the background is the space-age Amundsen Scott station. Yesterday, a flight came in carrying some new Icecubers and they picked ‘em up in a home-made chariot.Aren’t the snowmobile-treads-for-tires-van pretty sweet?  [...]

YA mule! January 4, 2010

Howdy folks.  Today marks my first official day on the job down here at Pole.  I was glad to be put to work after three days of sittin around.   I suppose showing up a day before the start of a station wide two-day vacation was pretty good timing but I was beginning to feel like [...]

This snow has a funny crunch January 1, 2010

I’m writing to you all from the B2 science room within the Amundsen Scott South Pole base!  I arrived yesterday afternoon and was greeted by my friendly boss Mark Krasberg.  I have to say that going from a pressurized plane to ~10,000ft altitude in a matter of seconds was a less than pleasurable experience but [...]