Surrounded by history

John, Steve, Jani and I are still snugly ensconced at CTAM, surrounded by gorgeous mountains, sparkling glacial plains, and sunny skies. We've spent a couple of days grooming - not the personal kind, but using our skidoos to drag a heavy metal contraption behind us, lopping off the sastrugi...

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At Lovely CTAM Camp

Yesterday, our first wave (Johnny, Steve, Barbara and I) finally made it out into the field on the big LC-130 aircraft, the same kind that brought us to McMurdo from Christchurch. These are amazing aircraft, run by the New York Air National Guard unit because they also support operations...

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Half and half

quick note here from Ralph,  no photo attached.   Just got an email from Jim saying that he and his half of the team (morgan, alex and manavi) are still in McMurdo.  John, Steve, Barb and Jani made it out to CTAM but the plane suffered some insult during...

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A Pegasus Day

We woke up so excited this morning to a beautiful McMurdo day. Skies were warm and clear. Johnny, Steve, Barbara and I got all of our things together, put our ECW gear on, and marched up the hill to catch our shuttle to the runway. We knew we were...

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