Our pull-out got canceled today around 2:30pm. Weather conditions at Shackleton Glacier Camp were too treacherous to fly in and didn't improve even though weather conditions here at Mt. Cecily are still splendid with crystal clear blue skies and no clouds. Barb and I have rolled out our sleeping...
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We awoke today prepared to make our way back to McMurdo. However, early this morning, camp was heavily fogged and by the time the two-hour hold passed it was snowing and visibility was a few 100m at most. We'll be in Shackleton for at least another night and, if...
Today is the most beautiful day we had all season long. Barely any wind, brilliant blue skies, no clouds to be seen in any direction of the sky. We can even see the tips of mountains to the north (Davis Ward?) so clear is it today. The temperature is...
Yesterday afternoon the winds died down a bit and we were able to head out to our "achondrite orchard" ice field to pull the flags. We had A LOT of flag on that ice field. And achondrite orchard gave us one last good-bye present: 6 more meteorites including another...
Sunday in Shackleton. Beautiful mountains, phenomenal weather, fed three square meals a day, our own tents, no more 'Poo bucket'; what more could we ask for?
In reality, there isn't an enormous amount to do around here, but while away the time. Starting with a boring note, and ending this...
We are still waiting for that flight to McMurdo and rumour has it Tuesday could be our first chance. In lieu of a blog post comprising what we filled our time with today, we offer instead a list of "25 things about ANSMET life that you may not have...
Friday we woke up to howling 25 knots winds and -5F (-20C) with a windchill of -40F, so a normal day here in the field. We have finished searching our beloved moraine and besides pulling flags we are pretty much done with our work here. We have recovered all...
In an ideal world, today John would have gotten some gear put in for next year and we'd be GO for a flight back to McMurdo tomorrow. However, delays are inevitable, and when it comes to aircraft repairs, that can mean lengthy delays when you're so removed from facilities...
Our main objective being here in the deep field is to search and recover ALL...THE...METEORITES. And it is the best thing ever!! However, sometimes we also find a few minutes to do fun little experiments. There are 3 science experiments in particular that I want to tell you about....
Being in Antarctica with no smells around you what so ever does funny things to your tastebuds. Or maybe it is the cold and your body simply needs different nutritions. Or it is a combination of both or neither. But in any case, things that seemed utterly disgusting at...