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Shakedown Camp: Day 1

Greetings from the McMurdo Ice Shelf, We set out early from town to get ready for our shakedown - a practice camping night on the ice near McMurdo. Our eight skidoos outfitted with four sleds carrying all our gear departed around 09:00 and headed out onto the ice. The convoy...

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McMurdo Arrival

What a day! Shuttle pickup from the hotel was scheduled for 05:45. We crammed into the shuttle with all our gear and were whisked to the airport for check-in starting at 06:30. A few last minute checks and our checked bags were weighed and palletized for the RNZAF C130...

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T-minus 3 weeks

One week has now passed since our ANSMET Boot Camp. In three weeks from today we will embark on our fantastic trip to the cold continent to recover meteorites. Here is who we are: Our fearless leaders: Ralph Harvey (Professor at Case Western Reserve University) and Jim Karner (Professor at the...

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bootcamp

        As we are sitting by a cosy fire, we have almost completed our first 1.5 days of the first dedicated ANSMET boot camp today. Another half day will come tomorrow. So far we went over how to not kill yourself in the field, how to use the skidoo, how...

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