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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...

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 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...

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  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...

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  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...

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  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...

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