The 2014-2015 ANSMET field team has been selected and is busy preparing for the trip to the ice. Johnny and the assistant mountaineer will go down to McMurdo in Mid-November to start preparations and the rest of the team will follow about two weeks later.
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Hi Everyone! Welcome to the first post of the 2014-2015 Antarctic Search for Meteorites (ANSMET) field season.
The 2014-2015 field season takes ANSMET back to the Davis-Ward icefields, one of a number of productive meteorite stranding surfaces in the southern headwaters of the Beardmore Glacier. ANSMET has visited the...
The Antarctic Search for Meteorites Project is seeking an Assistant Field Safety Officer for initial employment during the 2014/2015 Antarctic field season (November 2014 through January 2015).
We are seeking candidates who can help support ANSMET fieldwork by playing an active role in the training of ANSMET field party members,...
-RPH here. I got this email from Jani a few days ago, and thought I'd post it. It shows the deep bond these folks developed this season; sometimes a little bit of adversity really does brings out the best in us....
Please note the snarky captions are mine, not...
Just a quick note from the field - the Basler is on its way from McMurdo, and should be here in the next hour or so. We'll load up all the gear for Barb, Morgan, Manavi and Jani and our skidoos, and we'll form the first party home to...
I had the chance to talk to the remaining ANSMET folks in McMurdo last night. Everyone is well, and as clean and shiny as can be expected. They are taking care of typical end-of-season chores for a few days; things like packing and shipping the cargo that must go...
HI all, A few minutes ago I heard from the operations office in McMurdo that our remaining four field party members (Jim, John, Alex and Steve) made it back to McMurdo late last night. Meanwhile Jani, Manavi, Morgan and Barb are in christchurch. This is Progress...
Barb (right) and Jani (left) on Hut Point with the direction home (north) over their shoulders
Manavi, Morgan, Jani and I have just finished dragging our bags up to the Movement Control Center and are all checked in for a flight north tomorrow. We're in the Coffeehouse now, with our...
The women of ANSMET arrived in Mactown in the late afternoon yesterday, and we and our precious cargo made the long journey across the ice sheet and past the Kiwi Scott Base into town. Notice how important our cargo is; there is an entire flatbed Delta with just our...
Just a quick note from the field - the Basler is on its way from McMurdo and should be here in the next hour or so. We'll load up all the gear for Barb, Morgan, Manavi and Jani and ourskidoos, and we'll form the first party home to McMurdo....