Okay, just got an update from both Alex and Manavi that they're still in McMurdo but hopeful for today.
Manavi said......." We didn't make it out yesterday. We are backup to a Union Glacier and Pole flight today (28th) and the Union Glacier flight just got cancelled about an hour ago...
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No posts from either team in the last two days strongly suggests the mcmurdo group are finally on the move. As noted previously, the folks already at Miller Range don't have a lot of electrical capacity so they're not posting, and if they're on the move, the McMurdo...
Christmas dinner is ready.
The McMurdo branch of the ANSMET team: Jim, Morgan, Manavi and Alex.
Manavi has a B-day on Dec-24, Jim on Dec-26. What a coincidence!
Manavi spent a part of her birthday at the beach.
Sunbathing at the McMurdo beach. It is different from Hawaii beaches.
We are pretty far from...
Greetings from McMurdo, where half of the ANSMET will be spending Christmas! Two LC-130s arrived here yesterday from Christchurch so we were optimistic about getting out to CTAM today. Getting the Herc that's currently stuck at the South Pole back to McMurdo is the priority for flights on continent...
I just got off the phone after talking to the half of our people that are in the Miller Range. They are in a fantastic mood, very upbeat and feeling fine. They haven't posted a blog in a while because they have very limited ability to charge up electronics;...
We woke up today at Miller Range to low clouds and a light dusting of snow. It's been like this off and on for a few days here. The reason we are getting snow all the way up here is the same reason our comrades didn't get to fly...
Ralph here- got a short update from the gang still in McMurdo- yes, you read that correctly, they are still in McMurdo. I received emails from Jim and Manavi. Jim says that there's a broken LC-130 at South Pole Station and saturday's only LC-130 mission (Friday our time) is...
Hello World Beyond Miller Range,
The ANSMET 2013-14 forward party is reporting in from the South Miller Range, If you have been following along you know that we spent 5 days from 13 December to the 18th before we moved to our present location, making today our 8th field day....
It's December 19, and Jim, Morgan, Alex, and I are still stuck in McMurdo. Maybe it's time to take those yoga & meditation classes that they offer out here.. because it's getting increasingly difficult to keep our Zen faces on. We thought today was going to be the day....
We are at the Miller Range! Well, at least four of us, plus our Twin Otter crew, are here. Yesterday was a flurry of activity, as we got two airplanes at CTAM, the Herc with fuel (but not the rest of our party...) from McMurdo, and the Twin Otter...