2017 / 2018 Field Season – Page 7 – ANSMET, The Antarctic Search for Meteorites

Nødtvedt (Population: 4)

December 23, 2017

Hello from Nødtvedt! We were welcomed with blistering winds so loud you can hardly hear the person speaking on the other side of the tent. The pilots remarked they were likely 50 mph or so (and gusting on top of that). Today was a long day. John and Ioannis...

Inside a pingpong ball – whiteout conditions

December 23, 2017

Antarctica had a different idea of what we should do today then we did. The wind picked up again during the night and although we were ready to go by 9am we had to postpone our plans until noon in the hopes things would get better. 20knots windspeed is...

Beauty and the Beast: Part 1 – Beauty

December 23, 2017

Every fairytale has heroes and villains, has beauty and beasts. Antarctica is no different. In fact Antarctica is both Beauty and the Beast. Today I will tell you about the Beauty. Antarctica is the most beautiful and magical place I have ever visited, of all 7 continents I have been...

Wisting for at least one more day…

December 22, 2017

Hello all, Yesterday we posted how we were hoping to get moved today. Well, that didn't happen due to some serious wind. Consider... James and Scott try to sleep as the wind bellows around them. The 30 KT wind with gusts up to 40 KTs flexes their tent and...

Snow-snakes and katabatic winds: update

December 22, 2017

The wind has not let off at noon today and so this cold day outside turned into a snuggly day inside the tent with the stove burning all day to keep it at a reasonable temperature. We read, worked, slept, ate, made lots and lots of water, in between...

Team A: Snow-snakes and katabatic winds

December 21, 2017

Yesterday we woke up to 12 knot katabatic winds rattling our tent that brought the temperatures down to -39 F (-39 C). Katabatic winds are gravity-driven not weather-driven. Cold air is more dense than warm air, so the cold Antarctic air sinks to the ground and flows down from...

Team B on the move tomorrow?

December 21, 2017

Today is shaping up to be a windy and cold day. The wind rolled in last night and is unrelenting to the point of bending the bamboo flag poles currently marking various things on camp. The tent walls are rippling as the wind whistles by. The good news is,...

Team A: Wind scoops, achondrites, and supercooled liquid

December 20, 2017

Despite our fear for bad weather yesterday we woke up to a beautiful sunny and totally windless day. Temperatures were still below zero F but with no wind the sun felt warm. I even dared to go out without my 5th fleece layer (granted it came back on after...

Mt. Prestrud Search Offers 7

December 20, 2017

Today was a long, cold, day, but a good day. John made the call at 06:45 we'd be going to Prestrud. I have it in my head that his beard acts like a weather vane - he's so in tune with this place. We put in a solid 10...

Cooking with James: Episode 1 (La Spaghetti Antarcticá)

December 19, 2017

Chef James overseeing his creation with his chef hat on. Ingredients: Small Pouch - Dehydrated Onions Half Bag - Frozen Carrots 2 Packs - Vacuum-Packed Frozen Minced Beef 1 Pack - Spaghetti 1 Can - Hunt's Tomato Sauce (Expired March 2013) 1 Can - Red Gold Stewed Tomatoes (Expired...

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