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Subtitle:  Where there's some "fun" in "funding"...... Me, dreaming of meteorite riches next to a rock dune at Mt. Buckley. (from 2010, taken by Karen Hilton). With no fieldwork taking place this season,   it seems like a good time for some posts that answer questions that many (but not all...

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Hi Everyone! I'm posting today to wish everyone all the love and joy the season can bring on the occasion of Christmas-Eve.  I'm sure this post is a surprise for you in any case-  what kind of awe-inspiring event must have happened to get Ralph blogging again? There have been a...

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A big thank you goes out to all the families of the ANSMET members - we are extremely grateful that you supported us in participating in this crazy amazing expedition. Next, this journey would not be possible and safe without the help from many people on and off the...

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Alex, Brian, Johnny and I all arrived in Christchurch early this morning and parted ways around 2:30 am. It was a long afternoon transporting to and waiting at the airport, as all the passengers were anxious to see if the flight would actually take off. When we walked across...

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The C-17 was being fixed all week and is back in action. We just got word that the plane took off from Christchurch and is heading our way. USAP is prioritizing passengers and trying to get as many people off continent, as fast as possible, so they pushed up...

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Well, we’re still here. The flight yesterday got cancelled and a C-130 did take off this afternoon, but Alex, Brian, and I weren’t on the manifest. The C-17 is expected to be back Friday, so as long as it makes it down here we should be on that flight. To...

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While we’ve been delayed here in McMurdo due to the C-17 breakdown, Alex and I had the opportunity to try the Castle Rock climb again after having to abort the journey a couple days ago. This time - - success!! The rec office was closed when we started out...

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[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QIQLaUy4k_E] Video from Robin Herzig, USAP contractor While we were in Davis Ward, penguins descended upon McMurdo. This is a video of the herd leaving town!    After being told about this by multiple people when we returned to McMurdo, we were able to find evidence of this on the...

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