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Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow

November 18, 2016

This morning reminded me of winters as a boy in Jamestown, New York. A gentle snow was falling and there was no wind at all. The falling snow muffles sound and McMurdo was quieter than normal. The twoish inches of snow we got hid rocks, icy patches, and ruts...

Hard work, but beautiful reward

November 17, 2016

One of the reasons I enjoy coming to Antarctic is the enormous beauty of the place. Even while in McMurdo Station, the view across the frozen Ross Sea to the Royal Society Range or Mount Discovery and Mount Morning is breathtaking. You would not imagine that a landscape dominated...

Behind every successful season…

December 15, 2016

Sorry ANSMET fans, but this will be a relatively short and image-free post. The latter is due to the very slow internet connection currently available. My cameras take fairly large image files and I fear that uploading them might take longer than I am willing to...

John Schutt, Brian Rougeux and Duck Mittlefehldt are in McMurdo

November 15, 2016

A very quick note- the boys made it to McMurdo on yesterday's flight. Duck has promised an update soon. In the meantime, enjoy this image that answers the eternal question "Do you see penguins when you go down there?" -posted by rph from Cleveland

Rock-and-Roll, Geology Style

November 14, 2016

Monday the 14th of November started early for Brian, John and me. Just around midnight I was awakened by my bed shaking - more swaying back-and-forth - in a slow, but insistent motion. Even though I was befuddled by sleep, I knew what was going on: Earthquake! I dutifully got up...

Update from NZ- Earthquake and delays

November 13, 2016

Heard the following from Duck: "By now you know we had a pretty good shaking here at midnight. Exciting! We are on 24 hr. delay; no reason given but I assume weather". I won't pretend to be authoritative- you have the internet, you can find information. But to summarize, a big...

Ducks fly South for the winter?

November 13, 2016

Freezing-my-butt-off is getting closer to reality. I arrived in Christchurch the morning of 12 Nov. (still 11 Nov. in the US), and made my way to the hotel. Once ensconced in a room, I wandered down into the city center to grab lunch. The last time I was in...

Update for Saturday 12 November

November 14, 2016

As I write this Duck Mittlefehldt should be in NZ, and Brian Rougeux and John Schutt should be too. But the latter spent an extra night in LA when the plane they were supposed to take to Auckland got boxed in by another airliner hitting a baggage cart. Ooopsy! But...

2016-2017 Season Preview

November 14, 2016

Hi Everybody! I've chosen today to do a first posting for the coming ANSMET field season because three of our field party members depart the civilized world for regions south within the hour (our mountaineers John Schutt and Brian Rougeux, and Duck Mittlefehldt, who will join John on a...

But wait, there’s more! Nerds of ANSMET 2015-2016: Brian Rougeaux

March 19, 2016

We all made it back to our respective homes safe and sound from Antarctica. However, because we left sooner than expected (the pilots never waste good weather when they get it), I neglected to post our next installment of the Nerds of ANSMET series from the field. I had...

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