Monday, Jan. 7 Tom Sharp, Systematic Search Team G-058
We are nearly done with our tasks and Larkman Nunatak and it is time to clean up before we depart for our next camp at Cecily-Raymond Nunatak. We have completed the systematic search of all the blue ice in the area...
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Tomoko Arai, Recon team, 6th January 2013, Szabo Bluff
Though it has been a bit windy these last two days, we did go out for meteorite search on several blue ice fields around Szabo Bluff. We are glad that fourteen meteorites were recovered yesterday, and one beautiful large carbonaceous chondrite...
Stan Love, G-058 Larkman Nunatak Camp 2013 January 5
Every Scott tent in every field camp in Antarctica has a chandelier hanging from the apex. Here is a picture of ours.
The photo may be a bit hard to interpret. Recall that the Scott tent is shaped like a pyramid about...
Katie Joy, Recon Team, 4th January 2013, Szabo Bluff
The recon team are back in the meteorite searching game. With style I might add. We have had two tent days as it was a snowing and a blowing, with some white out conditions. This morning it was still a bit...
Rob Coker, January 3rd 2013, Larkman Nunatak
Since my mother (hi, mom!) asked the other day about clothes down here, I thought I'd write a bit about how we not only stay safe from the cold but also from overheating. This balancing of hot and cold is called thermostatting. To...
Tomoko Arai, Recon team, 2nd January 2013, Szabo Bluff
Happy new year to all (^0^)v In contrast to the beautiful weather yesterday and the day before yesterday, it was snowy and windy today. Again, we stayed all day in the tent. Since we only have less than three weeks to...
Mini Wadhwa, ANSMET Systematic Search Team, Larkman Nunatak, January 2, 2013
The beginning of the New Year is usually a time for reflection and making lists. Since we have a tent day today (see photo of the whiteout conditions in camp earlier today), this is exactly what I set out...
Katie Joy, Recon Team, 1st January 2013, Szabo Bluff
Happy New Year everyone! Hope that you are well and happy and that you saw the New Year in with good cheer. The recon team have had a glorious couple of days after the trials and bad weather of the previous two...
Marianne Mader, Systematic Team, Jan. 1, 2012 Larkman Icefield Camp, Beardmore Region, Antarctica
Happy New Year to all those at home! Yesterday, we enjoyed a New Year's Eve celebration by gathering in one tent and making pizzas in our camp stove (see photo)! What a treat! Today, we went out...
Tomoko Arai, Recon team, 30th December 2012, Szabo bluff
Today we moved to a new target site at last via the Twin Otter aircraft (see the picture). John and I left on the first flight and helped establish the new camp, whilst Joe and Katie stayed behind to clear up...