https://www.michaelnayak.com/blog daily 0.75 2020-10-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57e3ffcfe58c62325710c18a/1540854801094-7YH7E0T4IPYXW3GKDY9K/OverallFigure.jpg Michael Nayak's Antarctic Blog (2018) https://www.michaelnayak.com/blog/2018/12/21/antarctica-2018-chapter-18-the-farewell-and-finale monthly 0.5 2020-10-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57e3ffcfe58c62325710c18a/1545450295852-VRYVRT84LADJBQUOPA2L/IMG_5765.jpg Michael Nayak's Antarctic Blog (2018) - Antarctica 2018: Chapter 18: A Hui Hui Kākou and Aloha https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57e3ffcfe58c62325710c18a/1545450458652-SY16URGPAS98FY39ZHPB/IMG_5862.jpg Michael Nayak's Antarctic Blog (2018) - Antarctica 2018: Chapter 18: A Hui Hui Kākou and Aloha https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57e3ffcfe58c62325710c18a/1545450582744-SQKR8I9FRIRO2A2RZM49/IMG_5807.jpg Michael Nayak's Antarctic Blog (2018) - Antarctica 2018: Chapter 18: A Hui Hui Kākou and Aloha https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57e3ffcfe58c62325710c18a/1545450616459-DAV1CY0HOT6FWIVE5QS5/IMG_5816.jpg Michael Nayak's Antarctic Blog (2018) - Antarctica 2018: Chapter 18: A Hui Hui Kākou and Aloha https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57e3ffcfe58c62325710c18a/1545450937908-K4F0YKSZT2J5YGYBDW7A/image-asset.jpeg Michael Nayak's Antarctic Blog (2018) - Antarctica 2018: Chapter 18: A Hui Hui Kākou and Aloha https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57e3ffcfe58c62325710c18a/1545450952922-GLGIKKEI72RT5BO5N3DK/image-asset.jpeg Michael Nayak's Antarctic Blog (2018) - Antarctica 2018: Chapter 18: A Hui Hui Kākou and Aloha https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57e3ffcfe58c62325710c18a/1545451174294-J8U2HIMWX38AIQO7K8D7/image-asset.jpeg Michael Nayak's Antarctic Blog (2018) - Antarctica 2018: Chapter 18: A Hui Hui Kākou and Aloha https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57e3ffcfe58c62325710c18a/1545451189848-OZGH99FH78VVPCYP5VGA/image-asset.jpeg Michael Nayak's Antarctic Blog (2018) - Antarctica 2018: Chapter 18: A Hui Hui Kākou and Aloha https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57e3ffcfe58c62325710c18a/1545451452767-LDF5IKXCTHYTMX2A7DUK/image-asset.jpeg Michael Nayak's Antarctic Blog (2018) - Antarctica 2018: Chapter 18: A Hui Hui Kākou and Aloha https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57e3ffcfe58c62325710c18a/1545451529037-5RQ49OCNF5Q38T1636ED/IMG_5834.jpg Michael Nayak's Antarctic Blog (2018) - Antarctica 2018: Chapter 18: A Hui Hui Kākou and Aloha https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57e3ffcfe58c62325710c18a/1545451581858-M6LD7D48ODPA27U4SFZN/image-asset.jpeg Michael Nayak's Antarctic Blog (2018) - Antarctica 2018: Chapter 18: A Hui Hui Kākou and Aloha https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57e3ffcfe58c62325710c18a/1545451740942-JHQ7OV3V2K11V6A5ZIMN/image-asset.jpeg Michael Nayak's Antarctic Blog (2018) - Antarctica 2018: Chapter 18: A Hui Hui Kākou and Aloha The last view of Antarctica. Until we meet again. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57e3ffcfe58c62325710c18a/1545451818551-Q8GGYIZAT4UDXHKR4EVZ/IMG_5851.jpg Michael Nayak's Antarctic Blog (2018) - Antarctica 2018: Chapter 18: A Hui Hui Kākou and Aloha The RNZAF C-130 (left) and USAF LC-130 (right) at the US Antarctic Program Cargo Yard, Christchurch Airport https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57e3ffcfe58c62325710c18a/1545451863508-OL9MXJMMCJ4TLUHZYL8U/IMG_5854.jpg Michael Nayak's Antarctic Blog (2018) - Antarctica 2018: Chapter 18: A Hui Hui Kākou and Aloha New Zealand Customs and Immigration: we were a strange-looking group to all the regular tourists, I bet. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57e3ffcfe58c62325710c18a/1545452862122-R9WOHT2GYR3K8HZZNSRY/IMG_4599.JPG Michael Nayak's Antarctic Blog (2018) - Antarctica 2018: Chapter 18: A Hui Hui Kākou and Aloha https://www.michaelnayak.com/blog/2018/12/21/antarctica-2018-chapter-17-mcmurdo-the-big-town-of-antarctica monthly 0.5 2018-12-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57e3ffcfe58c62325710c18a/1545430504699-M333VR4EID0CJUMU2E50/IMG_5746.jpg Michael Nayak's Antarctic Blog (2018) - Antarctica 2018: Chapter 17: McMurdo, the Big Town of Antarctica https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57e3ffcfe58c62325710c18a/1545430530486-ZPIJ702JTVWPD0YH46K7/image-asset.jpeg Michael Nayak's Antarctic Blog (2018) - Antarctica 2018: Chapter 17: McMurdo, the Big Town of Antarctica https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57e3ffcfe58c62325710c18a/1545430780866-RO5NHFRYJZ8UDJHND141/IMG_5027.jpg Michael Nayak's Antarctic Blog (2018) - Antarctica 2018: Chapter 17: McMurdo, the Big Town of Antarctica Can you see the plane? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57e3ffcfe58c62325710c18a/1545431752850-NEG3I5IF24EGMC8P5PSN/image-asset.jpeg Michael Nayak's Antarctic Blog (2018) - Antarctica 2018: Chapter 17: McMurdo, the Big Town of Antarctica Ob Hill to the left, a common Mac hike https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57e3ffcfe58c62325710c18a/1545431203599-UJNEW1W4YAFUA0WMNH8H/IMG_5768.jpg Michael Nayak's Antarctic Blog (2018) - Antarctica 2018: Chapter 17: McMurdo, the Big Town of Antarctica I don’t know who wrote this… but I suspect they are not a lot of fun to be around, in general. It’s tough to imagine someone with this level of angst getting along well at Pole. Judging by some of the conversations I’ve overheard, and feedback from veteran Mactowners, this is more common than you’d think. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57e3ffcfe58c62325710c18a/1545432002631-TE4ZLZBCINYAYQI5RMAY/IMG_5764.jpg Michael Nayak's Antarctic Blog (2018) - Antarctica 2018: Chapter 17: McMurdo, the Big Town of Antarctica https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57e3ffcfe58c62325710c18a/1545432016880-P2VRUHTDYV4KA0Z7PGCX/IMG_5773.jpg Michael Nayak's Antarctic Blog (2018) - Antarctica 2018: Chapter 17: McMurdo, the Big Town of Antarctica https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57e3ffcfe58c62325710c18a/1545432500327-HM5NF0UNG0C9P8I5TSGT/image-asset.jpeg Michael Nayak's Antarctic Blog (2018) - Antarctica 2018: Chapter 17: McMurdo, the Big Town of Antarctica If you know me, you know I never thought I’d say this… but ten degrees, that’s no gloves and light jacket weather! https://www.michaelnayak.com/blog/2018/12/20/antarctica-2018-chapter-16-to-all-points-north monthly 0.5 2018-12-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57e3ffcfe58c62325710c18a/1545299791608-25ATCABA8Z10NQFLCFMO/IMG_5344.jpg Michael Nayak's Antarctic Blog (2018) - Antarctica 2018: Chapter 16: To All Points North The sun finally sets… not on Pole yet, but on my time at Pole. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57e3ffcfe58c62325710c18a/1545299627185-JCLL5YI3BDWNC05YAJBO/IMG_5442.jpg Michael Nayak's Antarctic Blog (2018) - Antarctica 2018: Chapter 16: To All Points North https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57e3ffcfe58c62325710c18a/1545299920950-IE9WK8FSAGK1NBSIX3FU/IMG_5624.jpg Michael Nayak's Antarctic Blog (2018) - Antarctica 2018: Chapter 16: To All Points North Top: My SuperDARN workspace all packed up. The box front-and-center was left behind for the 2019 LANDIT team. Right: I dragged the remaining equipment on two sleds, back to Station, to be packed, bubble-wrapped and brought back with me to the US mainland. The picture shows the first of those two sleds, with the telescope case and a backpack full of computer equipment. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57e3ffcfe58c62325710c18a/1545300978766-IUXYFHKMJI2HA5OSZ1U8/IMG_5619.jpg Michael Nayak's Antarctic Blog (2018) - Antarctica 2018: Chapter 16: To All Points North https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57e3ffcfe58c62325710c18a/1545299849239-STMVSD5I7OIMIVBUJPRZ/IMG_5622.jpg Michael Nayak's Antarctic Blog (2018) - Antarctica 2018: Chapter 16: To All Points North The package of sweet goodies, and leftover coffee, for the 2018/19 winter-overs. There’s a smorgasbord of stuff diverse enough that hopefully most of the crew will find something they like. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57e3ffcfe58c62325710c18a/1545302980693-QA5KLO7C3LWZUM5NLQL7/AFRL.jpg Michael Nayak's Antarctic Blog (2018) - Antarctica 2018: Chapter 16: To All Points North An excerpt from a top-level report of research within our laboratory, with pictures pulled from this very blog. Keeping superiors well-informed is critical to overcoming objections from professional trouble-makers lower in the bureaucratic hierarchy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57e3ffcfe58c62325710c18a/1545300004299-DJ1I4J1LI5ZEYVSYXBA1/IMG_5740.jpg Michael Nayak's Antarctic Blog (2018) - Antarctica 2018: Chapter 16: To All Points North The LC-130 that overnighted at Pole waiting for the DVs. The few of us scheduled to leave were placed on the same flight as the DVs, pretty much ensuring that we would leave that day, as early as possible. https://www.michaelnayak.com/blog/2018/12/20/antarctica-2018-chapter-15-the-south-pole-traverse-arrives monthly 0.5 2018-12-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57e3ffcfe58c62325710c18a/1545296715894-TO0SN3JQ7ARCJC3TRWA5/IMG_5636.jpg Michael Nayak's Antarctic Blog (2018) - Antarctica 2018: Chapter 15: The South Pole Traverse arrives Picture from the vantage point of the NOAA Atmospheric Research Observatory (ARO): The clump of buildings to the left is South Pole Station. The clump to the right is the motorized component of the South Pole Traverse. In the foreground, three of the five sleds that the Traverse pulled across Antarctica can be seen. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57e3ffcfe58c62325710c18a/1545296758582-XFUJXZZ7G3S8BYPCYQ0Q/IMG_5643.jpg Michael Nayak's Antarctic Blog (2018) - Antarctica 2018: Chapter 15: The South Pole Traverse arrives One of the sleds dragged by SPT. There were five such sleds as part of the first Traverse (there will be three this season). Each sled carries an unbelievable 20,000 gallons, or 140,000 pounds, of jet fuel. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57e3ffcfe58c62325710c18a/1545301566163-W0AHQWV0E345GGCS7DAI/IMG_5197+%281%29.jpg Michael Nayak's Antarctic Blog (2018) - Antarctica 2018: Chapter 15: The South Pole Traverse arrives https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57e3ffcfe58c62325710c18a/1545296786602-NL550KSXRJIFAMKL2ZJD/IMG_5654.jpg Michael Nayak's Antarctic Blog (2018) - Antarctica 2018: Chapter 15: The South Pole Traverse arrives Yep, you can’t miss ‘em: Left: the Ceremonial South Pole prior to the Traverse arrival, as seen from the galley, and Top: the Traverse posted up right behind the Ceremonial South Pole flags shortly thereafter. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57e3ffcfe58c62325710c18a/1545297409649-KFNWW9X3JDISPP7ZHXD8/IMG_4582.jpg Michael Nayak's Antarctic Blog (2018) - Antarctica 2018: Chapter 15: The South Pole Traverse arrives A closer view of the Traverse, in the background of the flags at the Ceremonial South Pole, with yours truly. The SnoCATs, as well as living quarters for the Traverse operators (the corrugated shack-looking buildings) can be seen. https://www.michaelnayak.com/blog/2018/12/14/antarctica-2018-chapter-14-two-pictures-to-sum-it-all-up monthly 0.5 2018-12-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57e3ffcfe58c62325710c18a/1544844546111-R88EPKA04MMIFORN0URN/IMG_5598.jpg Michael Nayak's Antarctic Blog (2018) - Antarctica 2018: Chapter 14: Two pictures to sum it all up https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57e3ffcfe58c62325710c18a/1544844590682-K2XQQZ1XNCQD04INHQ66/20181204T125429.JPG Michael Nayak's Antarctic Blog (2018) - Antarctica 2018: Chapter 14: Two pictures to sum it all up https://www.michaelnayak.com/blog/2018/12/11/antarctica-2018-chapter-13-a-visual-tour-of-south-pole-station monthly 0.5 2018-12-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57e3ffcfe58c62325710c18a/1544562650922-CIFQA53EHCGAVJV3B408/IMG_5632.jpg Michael Nayak's Antarctic Blog (2018) - Antarctica 2018: Chapter 13: A visual tour of South Pole Station Amundsen-Scott Research Station, as seen from SuperDARN, on a beautiful summer “night”. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57e3ffcfe58c62325710c18a/1544562365214-RKQZG9B3M3QRS1AIF5M2/IMG_5404.PNG Michael Nayak's Antarctic Blog (2018) - Antarctica 2018: Chapter 13: A visual tour of South Pole Station https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57e3ffcfe58c62325710c18a/1544645901545-ZMO08L8WE7QII2MML3CI/IMG_5706.jpg Michael Nayak's Antarctic Blog (2018) - Antarctica 2018: Chapter 13: A visual tour of South Pole Station https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57e3ffcfe58c62325710c18a/1544562466352-Y59DHE6OAJFCU98H04S9/IMG_5663.jpg Michael Nayak's Antarctic Blog (2018) - Antarctica 2018: Chapter 13: A visual tour of South Pole Station https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57e3ffcfe58c62325710c18a/1544562496048-Z40BQEZ1HNV278UOJHAF/IMG_5667.jpg Michael Nayak's Antarctic Blog (2018) - Antarctica 2018: Chapter 13: A visual tour of South Pole Station Top: The stilts on the elevated Station. However, the top of the snow is out of view, accumulated over the last decade. The design permits snow to (partially) blow underneath the Station and up a drift on the other side, but (Left) the taller the drift gets, the harder it is for snow to overcome it and keep the belly of the Station clear. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57e3ffcfe58c62325710c18a/1544562725781-9V96IV2X0O74DMP32M12/IMG_5487.jpg Michael Nayak's Antarctic Blog (2018) - Antarctica 2018: Chapter 13: A visual tour of South Pole Station The ladder to “Destination Zulu”, or DZ. You can think of this as the “back door” to the Station. The position of the Sun on this door can tell a Polie what time this picture was taken at (hint: late) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57e3ffcfe58c62325710c18a/1544562845774-K6HY71G14Y8R39P9P24L/IMG_5491.jpg Michael Nayak's Antarctic Blog (2018) - Antarctica 2018: Chapter 13: A visual tour of South Pole Station The “front door”, or Destination Alpha, looks out on the skiway… the way people and cargo arrive here at South Pole! Pictured: USAF LC-130 landing at on the skiway under a beautiful halo. The US Air Force is the only organization that runs the special ski-equipped aircraft that can land at Pole. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57e3ffcfe58c62325710c18a/1544562963893-ENPD5WKAK8H1YT98H1ZN/IMG_5676.jpg Michael Nayak's Antarctic Blog (2018) - Antarctica 2018: Chapter 13: A visual tour of South Pole Station Inside Amundsen-Scott Research Station. Destination Zulu is behind me. Even though we climbed some stairs to get here, this is still the “first floor”, since the Station itself is elevated. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57e3ffcfe58c62325710c18a/1544646025528-OG661G6S9FYTSVTDYTLJ/IMG_5718.jpg Michael Nayak's Antarctic Blog (2018) - Antarctica 2018: Chapter 13: A visual tour of South Pole Station Just inside the Station, with Destination Alpha behind me. This is the “front door” to the Station. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57e3ffcfe58c62325710c18a/1544564329524-D5EHADOJR63OG9XORLHR/image-asset.jpeg Michael Nayak's Antarctic Blog (2018) - Antarctica 2018: Chapter 13: A visual tour of South Pole Station Up on the second level; the galley! Where we eat all our meals, and convene for science talks every Sunday (I gave the Science talk shortly after Thanksgiving). The cooks here do an amazing job with frozen food. The windows to the right overlook the Ceremonial South Pole. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57e3ffcfe58c62325710c18a/1544564390465-K16MXWSKRVYO52ZYPNQ0/IMG_5677.jpg Michael Nayak's Antarctic Blog (2018) - Antarctica 2018: Chapter 13: A visual tour of South Pole Station The Station runs on jet fuel (JP8), and with all the heavy machinery and constant work, fire is always a concern. In the summer, we have real Antarctic firefighters. The winter-overs are also trained as firefighters and rotate in on-duty teams. Their gear is here, ready at a moment’s notice. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57e3ffcfe58c62325710c18a/1544564512880-J9YWL3VRPOAH6E9EBLGP/image-asset.jpeg Michael Nayak's Antarctic Blog (2018) - Antarctica 2018: Chapter 13: A visual tour of South Pole Station The winter-over wall of fame! Every person that has wintered over at Pole either has their name, or photo, inscribed along this wall. It’s quite an achievement, to make it through eight months of isolation, and this wall honors those that have made it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57e3ffcfe58c62325710c18a/1544564581827-KHFECVDA1M00F7Y7B6Y3/IMG_5698.jpg Michael Nayak's Antarctic Blog (2018) - Antarctica 2018: Chapter 13: A visual tour of South Pole Station https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57e3ffcfe58c62325710c18a/1544645816884-RVOJ14N23G41DGK6RE7T/image-asset.jpeg Michael Nayak's Antarctic Blog (2018) - Antarctica 2018: Chapter 13: A visual tour of South Pole Station Also on the second level… the B2 science lab! This is shared space for all the science grantees to set up camp, when they’re not at their labs or telescopes. When I was not at SuperDARN, this was my base of operations. The ASC Research Associates also sit here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57e3ffcfe58c62325710c18a/1544645843344-IEXAREL0IR49BEG2YZBZ/IMG_5704.jpg Michael Nayak's Antarctic Blog (2018) - Antarctica 2018: Chapter 13: A visual tour of South Pole Station Entertainment! The game room on the second floor. South Pole doesn’t have a bar like McMurdo (which has two), but this is the unofficial “hang out” spot for folks with a frosty beverage in hand. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57e3ffcfe58c62325710c18a/1544645970067-N6LXSRVKNDNV3AD8IINT/IMG_5725.jpg Michael Nayak's Antarctic Blog (2018) - Antarctica 2018: Chapter 13: A visual tour of South Pole Station There’s also an arts and crafts room! Very well stocked, if I might say so. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57e3ffcfe58c62325710c18a/1544646083864-Q7P7SLIDLSFRC1BN475D/IMG_5729.jpg Michael Nayak's Antarctic Blog (2018) - Antarctica 2018: Chapter 13: A visual tour of South Pole Station The greenhouse! It gets dry in Antarctica, and after a while you forget what the world smells like. Here’s where you can come to drown in some humidity and earthy smells for a little while. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57e3ffcfe58c62325710c18a/1544646146641-DHRLVCASZCUFWDUKT8CY/IMG_5737.jpg Michael Nayak's Antarctic Blog (2018) - Antarctica 2018: Chapter 13: A visual tour of South Pole Station The sauna. Home of the 300 Club. In the winter, when it drops below -100 F, folks come in here to warm up to 200 F, and then run to the South Pole naked (except for boots) and claim membership into the famed 300 Club. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57e3ffcfe58c62325710c18a/1544646270332-189WK8I67F3AC6LEKTKQ/IMG_5738.jpg Michael Nayak's Antarctic Blog (2018) - Antarctica 2018: Chapter 13: A visual tour of South Pole Station Finally, the feng shui painted “berthing areas”. These are where people’s personal rooms are. Thankfully at pole, we get our own rooms (if you aren’t in summer camp, and this year, no one was). These are quiet areas. https://www.michaelnayak.com/blog/2018/12/7/antarctica-2018-chapter-12-what-is-landit-and-why-does-it-need-the-south-pole monthly 0.5 2018-12-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57e3ffcfe58c62325710c18a/1544219482757-TWJOJABMD8CTHFZFDY22/Slide08.jpg Michael Nayak's Antarctic Blog (2018) - Antarctica 2018: Chapter 12: What is LANDIT, and why does it need the South Pole? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57e3ffcfe58c62325710c18a/1544219543339-6A04OVH51J5WUYT2QMQK/Slide09.jpg Michael Nayak's Antarctic Blog (2018) - Antarctica 2018: Chapter 12: What is LANDIT, and why does it need the South Pole? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57e3ffcfe58c62325710c18a/1544219576836-Z44XUOVB9QD5IUEXOXOT/Slide10.jpg Michael Nayak's Antarctic Blog (2018) - Antarctica 2018: Chapter 12: What is LANDIT, and why does it need the South Pole? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57e3ffcfe58c62325710c18a/1544219619573-O2Z3NPEI9T7JALHWATEH/image-asset.jpeg Michael Nayak's Antarctic Blog (2018) - Antarctica 2018: Chapter 12: What is LANDIT, and why does it need the South Pole? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57e3ffcfe58c62325710c18a/1544219820251-OFGP4S6EFREQIPWFVW7H/Slide15.jpg Michael Nayak's Antarctic Blog (2018) - Antarctica 2018: Chapter 12: What is LANDIT, and why does it need the South Pole? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57e3ffcfe58c62325710c18a/1544219861121-0U7G0K66GF7SX8INAKD4/Slide17.jpg Michael Nayak's Antarctic Blog (2018) - Antarctica 2018: Chapter 12: What is LANDIT, and why does it need the South Pole? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57e3ffcfe58c62325710c18a/1544219910151-KUKUXLI8N63S1ZSD3DS9/Slide18.jpg Michael Nayak's Antarctic Blog (2018) - Antarctica 2018: Chapter 12: What is LANDIT, and why does it need the South Pole? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57e3ffcfe58c62325710c18a/1544220007147-F8GIFIOJHFVLBAI8KISM/Slide21.jpg Michael Nayak's Antarctic Blog (2018) - Antarctica 2018: Chapter 12: What is LANDIT, and why does it need the South Pole? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57e3ffcfe58c62325710c18a/1544220134774-3R4Z256770LB42ITQUPJ/image-asset.jpeg Michael Nayak's Antarctic Blog (2018) - Antarctica 2018: Chapter 12: What is LANDIT, and why does it need the South Pole? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57e3ffcfe58c62325710c18a/1544220293569-MUH8QLP13VBX8GF0G6A5/image-asset.jpeg Michael Nayak's Antarctic Blog (2018) - Antarctica 2018: Chapter 12: What is LANDIT, and why does it need the South Pole? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57e3ffcfe58c62325710c18a/1544220442928-0ZKFQ7XA2LW6IUVI8PG5/Slide33.jpg Michael Nayak's Antarctic Blog (2018) - Antarctica 2018: Chapter 12: What is LANDIT, and why does it need the South Pole? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57e3ffcfe58c62325710c18a/1544220493126-5F6ZATX3IUA696BNJ1B0/image-asset.jpeg Michael Nayak's Antarctic Blog (2018) - Antarctica 2018: Chapter 12: What is LANDIT, and why does it need the South Pole? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57e3ffcfe58c62325710c18a/1544223352517-ZIEKMO4EBM6RDFXDHPJF/IMG_4552.jpg Michael Nayak's Antarctic Blog (2018) - Antarctica 2018: Chapter 12: What is LANDIT, and why does it need the South Pole? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57e3ffcfe58c62325710c18a/1544220977614-7AI9IOOSCCPIOJYLIX5Q/Slide38.jpg Michael Nayak's Antarctic Blog (2018) - Antarctica 2018: Chapter 12: What is LANDIT, and why does it need the South Pole? https://www.michaelnayak.com/blog/2018/11/29/antarctica-2018-chapter-11-work-at-the-south-pole monthly 0.5 2018-11-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57e3ffcfe58c62325710c18a/1543563452882-LTWX6RTTTMWK1MFB1H87/b1.JPG Michael Nayak's Antarctic Blog (2018) - Antarctica 2018: Chapter 11: Work at the South Pole A little Pole humor. Picture taken in the B2 science lab at Amundsen-Scott Research Station. One of the Research Associates was trapped at McMurdo Station for a while, awaiting good weather to fly to Pole, and made this sign. I had a very similar sentiment about this time last year, when we were looking for funding to make LANDIT a reality… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57e3ffcfe58c62325710c18a/1543563527866-54XEOLQB0ST079DP1ZDC/b2.JPG Michael Nayak's Antarctic Blog (2018) - Antarctica 2018: Chapter 11: Work at the South Pole And today… here I am! Walking to work at the SuperDARN building (my staging location at Pole) on a stormy summer “night”! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57e3ffcfe58c62325710c18a/1543563672835-5TB5RQUHOJHO0A9WPT4I/b3.JPG Michael Nayak's Antarctic Blog (2018) - Antarctica 2018: Chapter 11: Work at the South Pole Side view of the SuperDARN building. This facility hosts the data collection units for all the Phased Array Radar antennas visible in the background. There are two experiment rooms inside, of which one became mine for the 2018 Summer season. The building is on stilts to allow wind to blow under and around it [Pole collects about 8-12” of snow per year from cross-continent drift]. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57e3ffcfe58c62325710c18a/1543563884583-BGYQ4ZTZMB7F08UBBWX8/b4.JPG Michael Nayak's Antarctic Blog (2018) - Antarctica 2018: Chapter 11: Work at the South Pole The door to SuperDARN, on the inside. The LANDIT lab area is behind the camera. Welcome to the Air Force Research Laboratory, Temporary Operating Location South Pole! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57e3ffcfe58c62325710c18a/1543565813246-2IPXZFM800TB8L7L96S9/b15.JPG Michael Nayak's Antarctic Blog (2018) - Antarctica 2018: Chapter 11: Work at the South Pole https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57e3ffcfe58c62325710c18a/1543565928001-AHTLQK5D2C2JUC2AU7ZY/6.JPG Michael Nayak's Antarctic Blog (2018) - Antarctica 2018: Chapter 11: Work at the South Pole Top: Historical photo of Scott’s team on their way to the South Pole, with man-sleds. Left: Modern version in use at the Pole today! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57e3ffcfe58c62325710c18a/1543564138764-RH1E6F5OETRHCVB2TVE2/b5.JPG Michael Nayak's Antarctic Blog (2018) - Antarctica 2018: Chapter 11: Work at the South Pole Walking out from SuperDARN to inspect the generator at the LANDIT experiment site. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57e3ffcfe58c62325710c18a/1543564473920-1G1V1SS8TECSJCBNJ1KC/b6.JPG Michael Nayak's Antarctic Blog (2018) - Antarctica 2018: Chapter 11: Work at the South Pole All power to the experiment is supplied by a 2 kW generator (“Larry”). The wooden posts in the background host solar scintillometers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57e3ffcfe58c62325710c18a/1543564656188-CF7JPIOEUMM9U8JPF19Y/b7.jpg Michael Nayak's Antarctic Blog (2018) - Antarctica 2018: Chapter 11: Work at the South Pole Testing the response of the controller that powers the heat to the Pelican case. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57e3ffcfe58c62325710c18a/1543565048921-SUD2QR7NNXFEKS8V9TK1/b9.JPG Michael Nayak's Antarctic Blog (2018) - Antarctica 2018: Chapter 11: Work at the South Pole The completed, sealed Pelican case, with insulated bundles containing all the wires! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57e3ffcfe58c62325710c18a/1543564912552-P1MZ9PUYUEDNW9F14UD8/b8.JPG Michael Nayak's Antarctic Blog (2018) - Antarctica 2018: Chapter 11: Work at the South Pole The finished product! Another angle on how the embedded wires connect to scintillometers and telescope. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57e3ffcfe58c62325710c18a/1543565251271-ME9JH7K270IKRT7K6N22/b10.JPG Michael Nayak's Antarctic Blog (2018) - Antarctica 2018: Chapter 11: Work at the South Pole View of the LANDIT scope inside the SuperDARN work area. A little ice can be seen on the thermal tape, following an initial on-ice test of the focuser and initial alignment. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57e3ffcfe58c62325710c18a/1543565348245-BJGGDL0GXGD93T5VUW85/b11.JPG Michael Nayak's Antarctic Blog (2018) - Antarctica 2018: Chapter 11: Work at the South Pole Testing the ability of the telescope (and the operator) to acquire and track stars during the daytime. With bright reflections from the ice, this would be a very demanding task! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57e3ffcfe58c62325710c18a/1543565484740-IZ4U9ZADO4C69UINOKKZ/b12.JPG Michael Nayak's Antarctic Blog (2018) - Antarctica 2018: Chapter 11: Work at the South Pole https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57e3ffcfe58c62325710c18a/1543565607585-0M555773PPT9IH0IQI6Y/b13.JPG Michael Nayak's Antarctic Blog (2018) - Antarctica 2018: Chapter 11: Work at the South Pole https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57e3ffcfe58c62325710c18a/1543565657722-1Y2S9Y8GYNVZSWJBN25B/b14.JPG Michael Nayak's Antarctic Blog (2018) - Antarctica 2018: Chapter 11: Work at the South Pole https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57e3ffcfe58c62325710c18a/1543566023094-2EBZ2L7Y1O1FCV87GVL4/b16.JPG Michael Nayak's Antarctic Blog (2018) - Antarctica 2018: Chapter 11: Work at the South Pole https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57e3ffcfe58c62325710c18a/1543566051452-JDF42CGEOLNQ8JWCRLQZ/b17.JPG Michael Nayak's Antarctic Blog (2018) - Antarctica 2018: Chapter 11: Work at the South Pole A view of the telescope after one deployment to the ice. The ice formation on the focus knob tended to lock the focus configuration, making it difficult to adjust. https://www.michaelnayak.com/blog/2018/11/24/antarctica-2018-chapter-10-thank-you-friends monthly 0.5 2018-11-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57e3ffcfe58c62325710c18a/1543398115501-L73PHYEZQP5YXQU4UFCR/IMG_5413.JPG Michael Nayak's Antarctic Blog (2018) - Antarctica 2018: Chapter 10: Thank you, friends. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57e3ffcfe58c62325710c18a/1543093034599-V0SLL98FCNTZHBO4LUTB/IMG_5285.jpg Michael Nayak's Antarctic Blog (2018) - Antarctica 2018: Chapter 10: Thank you, friends. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57e3ffcfe58c62325710c18a/1543398017476-UP427PEOWRHXGVT1GMRG/IMG_5198.JPG Michael Nayak's Antarctic Blog (2018) - Antarctica 2018: Chapter 10: Thank you, friends. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57e3ffcfe58c62325710c18a/1543398075125-TJDAONP0IZYKJJCZ0P9X/IMG_5222.JPG Michael Nayak's Antarctic Blog (2018) - Antarctica 2018: Chapter 10: Thank you, friends. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57e3ffcfe58c62325710c18a/1543398482631-GDH6A04O948W3AZZCDAH/IMG_5387.JPG Michael Nayak's Antarctic Blog (2018) - Antarctica 2018: Chapter 10: Thank you, friends. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57e3ffcfe58c62325710c18a/1543398825086-ZN6OR1J5GIY0WCOOB0V9/IMG_5388.JPG Michael Nayak's Antarctic Blog (2018) - Antarctica 2018: Chapter 10: Thank you, friends. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57e3ffcfe58c62325710c18a/1543399832708-FSY2N4650IESKZBEV6W9/IMG_5382.JPG Michael Nayak's Antarctic Blog (2018) - Antarctica 2018: Chapter 10: Thank you, friends. https://www.michaelnayak.com/blog/2018/11/21/antarctica-2018-chapter-9-the-bottom-of-the-world monthly 0.5 2018-11-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57e3ffcfe58c62325710c18a/1542872941718-3A3072FSU9PHX4UA7NV3/IMG_5189.JPG Michael Nayak's Antarctic Blog (2018) - Antarctica 2018: Chapter 9: At the bottom of the world. What the last half an hour of flying to the South Pole looks like. Nothing at all. Just snow and clouds till the horizon. This truly feels like the end of the world. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57e3ffcfe58c62325710c18a/1542873248000-ML0B3ZEGWGRAG7N2DKQP/IMG_5211.JPG Michael Nayak's Antarctic Blog (2018) - Antarctica 2018: Chapter 9: At the bottom of the world. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57e3ffcfe58c62325710c18a/1542873292113-M6VNY1HARY7O53WJXW3G/IMG_5374.jpg Michael Nayak's Antarctic Blog (2018) - Antarctica 2018: Chapter 9: At the bottom of the world. The research station at the end of the world. A truly inspiring and humbling place. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57e3ffcfe58c62325710c18a/1542873476066-ZIVVLFMYGHTW4PARN6RY/IMG_5142.JPG Michael Nayak's Antarctic Blog (2018) - Antarctica 2018: Chapter 9: At the bottom of the world. Mandatory hero shot upon disembarking at South Pole Station. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57e3ffcfe58c62325710c18a/1542873527069-STKA77VZ9RE3RHS8FMW8/IMG_5210.JPG Michael Nayak's Antarctic Blog (2018) - Antarctica 2018: Chapter 9: At the bottom of the world. This one is a little more realistic… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57e3ffcfe58c62325710c18a/1542874370044-RYVP601DT1WF565L40WX/image-asset.jpeg Michael Nayak's Antarctic Blog (2018) - Antarctica 2018: Chapter 9: At the bottom of the world. That’s right! The one and only South Pole Passenger Terminal. It’s not much… but it keeps you from freezing while you wait for your plane to arrive and take you someplace warmer. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57e3ffcfe58c62325710c18a/1542873601388-ZCU64AL0WW0I1V0K0O0W/IMG_5206.JPG Michael Nayak's Antarctic Blog (2018) - Antarctica 2018: Chapter 9: At the bottom of the world. The New York Air National Guard LC-130 that brought me to Pole. Within an hour, the plane had turned around and taken off, headed northward to warmer climes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57e3ffcfe58c62325710c18a/1542873872136-LSNBCYPAWEN250XXJU8U/IMG_5197.jpg Michael Nayak's Antarctic Blog (2018) - Antarctica 2018: Chapter 9: At the bottom of the world. The view of the ceremonial South Pole from the Station dining room. You can eat your meal and look out at it. The paved area behind it, and large arrow, are pointing toward the “tourist camp”, where folks that pay to be flown in to South Pole can spend the night housed in tents. Tourists are strictly not allowed at South Pole Station, since it is a taxpayer-funded government facility. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57e3ffcfe58c62325710c18a/1542874248094-XRFVYUWRKVJEXH4EQ3JK/IMG_5364.JPG Michael Nayak's Antarctic Blog (2018) - Antarctica 2018: Chapter 9: At the bottom of the world. https://www.michaelnayak.com/blog/2018/11/21/antarctica-2018-chapter-8-to-the-south-pole monthly 0.5 2018-11-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57e3ffcfe58c62325710c18a/1542788896929-HEGYMII3HQKDC1GN67VI/IMG_5035+2.JPG Michael Nayak's Antarctic Blog (2018) - Antarctica 2018: Chapter 8: Onward, Southward! All the future “Polies” at the Chalet [management building at Mac] for the briefing for the Pole flight! Flights change often, with no notice, depending on weather - not just at Pole, but other destinations on the continent. Sometimes one flight gets canceled, but the airplane will still fly, just to a new destination. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57e3ffcfe58c62325710c18a/1542789355385-KSNTL68FA3EXR5D9YF39/IMG_5074.JPG Michael Nayak's Antarctic Blog (2018) - Antarctica 2018: Chapter 8: Onward, Southward! It’s not every day you get to go to the South Pole for the first time! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57e3ffcfe58c62325710c18a/1542789463380-XJHO16W11EILYCCRF09B/IMG_5089.JPG Michael Nayak's Antarctic Blog (2018) - Antarctica 2018: Chapter 8: Onward, Southward! On the way to the airfield! It’s quite a nicely maintained road, actually. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57e3ffcfe58c62325710c18a/1542789679110-4W0KWQBX844S9BR2DMRR/IMG_5096.JPG Michael Nayak's Antarctic Blog (2018) - Antarctica 2018: Chapter 8: Onward, Southward! Williams Airfield! This has got to be the loneliest Air Traffic Control tower in the world, period. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57e3ffcfe58c62325710c18a/1542789735862-APM0FA3M3BQKR23ONRPX/IMG_5107.JPG Michael Nayak's Antarctic Blog (2018) - Antarctica 2018: Chapter 8: Onward, Southward! The ride to the South Pole! A ski-equipped US Air Force LC-130. The ground crew has just gotten done with de-icing the plane. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57e3ffcfe58c62325710c18a/1542789787268-8734QHV4LO42IPOPR56C/IMG_5111.JPG Michael Nayak's Antarctic Blog (2018) - Antarctica 2018: Chapter 8: Onward, Southward! In my ECWs, on the plane, excited to go! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57e3ffcfe58c62325710c18a/1542789874488-5LQYW8T5YTE2ED5KY9UC/IMG_5113.jpg Michael Nayak's Antarctic Blog (2018) - Antarctica 2018: Chapter 8: Onward, Southward! Don’t have to worry about in-flight damage here: all my cargo, which has now come from Hawaii to California to New Zealand to Mac, is sitting right in front of me. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57e3ffcfe58c62325710c18a/1542789974945-A70JH95XTKO9LG9M2H8P/IMG_5117.JPG Michael Nayak's Antarctic Blog (2018) - Antarctica 2018: Chapter 8: Onward, Southward! The empty LC-130! All the room to gallop on the three-hour flight down to the South Pole. Five passengers, five crew members and the cargo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57e3ffcfe58c62325710c18a/1542789207791-XRB1C6EB11IWJTXQ84C0/IMG_5125.JPG Michael Nayak's Antarctic Blog (2018) - Antarctica 2018: Chapter 8: Onward, Southward! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57e3ffcfe58c62325710c18a/1542790069325-MBD6WI8VKLSY2SQDOMZN/IMG_5138.JPG Michael Nayak's Antarctic Blog (2018) - Antarctica 2018: Chapter 8: Onward, Southward! The bleak nothingness of it all is both beautiful and humbling at the same time. For all we’ve done and conquered, this continent is still wholly untamed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57e3ffcfe58c62325710c18a/1542790027165-DSGKWAW63JR0QKNY7TSZ/IMG_5132.JPG Michael Nayak's Antarctic Blog (2018) - Antarctica 2018: Chapter 8: Onward, Southward! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57e3ffcfe58c62325710c18a/1542872756922-SA96WL6FBR27142NPA8S/IMG_5135.jpg Michael Nayak's Antarctic Blog (2018) - Antarctica 2018: Chapter 8: Onward, Southward! https://www.michaelnayak.com/blog/2018/11/19/antarctica-2018-chapter-7-exploring-mcmurdo-station monthly 0.5 2018-11-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57e3ffcfe58c62325710c18a/1542618844714-5JY3YFUGKYGKRNBF3XXN/IMG_5053.JPG Michael Nayak's Antarctic Blog (2018) - Antarctica 2018: Chapter 7: Exploring McMurdo Station Setting off for an old-fashioned walkabout, one of many I took during my time in MacTown. In the background, to the right, you can see the dormitory where I was housed during my stay. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57e3ffcfe58c62325710c18a/1542618885589-JJZUKN5HIFVI5PLHP5GJ/IMG_5043.JPG Michael Nayak's Antarctic Blog (2018) - Antarctica 2018: Chapter 7: Exploring McMurdo Station Views of the Mac dormitories. This series of brown buildings is where most people live. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57e3ffcfe58c62325710c18a/1542618913889-LQUE6R3T1Q1HOHQKIDGB/IMG_5051.JPG Michael Nayak's Antarctic Blog (2018) - Antarctica 2018: Chapter 7: Exploring McMurdo Station Another view of the Mac dorms. Most rooms are shared — mine had a total of four people. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57e3ffcfe58c62325710c18a/1542619466744-EBX5D5UH5FDXT386OFDA/IMG_5056.JPG Michael Nayak's Antarctic Blog (2018) - Antarctica 2018: Chapter 7: Exploring McMurdo Station From some angles, MacTown looks like any other small town. I found this to be a particularly suburban angle, reminding me of houses in South Boston, right down to the dirty ice on the step. The only thing that distinguishes Mactown is the dramatic white in the background. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57e3ffcfe58c62325710c18a/1542619838703-N3M03YVWFQ2NFPXCAL7K/IMG_5042.JPG Michael Nayak's Antarctic Blog (2018) - Antarctica 2018: Chapter 7: Exploring McMurdo Station The only building in MacTown that looks like what it is: The McMurdo Chapel, appropriately named Chapel of the Snows. This is the only stand-alone church on the continent. I would have wanted to attend a service here, for many reasons including the novelty of mass on the seventh continent, but I left MacTown very early on a Sunday morning. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57e3ffcfe58c62325710c18a/1542620037244-4TYOP4PW3L1YEFNCLLDY/IMG_5068.JPG Michael Nayak's Antarctic Blog (2018) - Antarctica 2018: Chapter 7: Exploring McMurdo Station The place that keeps MacTown moving: the Vehicle Maintenance Facility. From snowmobiles to massive trucks to Ivan the Terra Bus, these vehicles are crucial to keeping a station with almost a thousand residents moving smoothly. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57e3ffcfe58c62325710c18a/1542620068644-RQ6EJMSXNW8OF49DVEVM/IMG_5069.JPG Michael Nayak's Antarctic Blog (2018) - Antarctica 2018: Chapter 7: Exploring McMurdo Station The MacTown firehouse! Fire is a very big deal on Antarctica. There are several highly flammable accelerants everywhere, since the backbone of every Station is JP8, the same chemical that jet airplanes run on. But in MacTown, the firehouse is more than just firefighting. They are the central hub for issues ranging from search and rescue, hiking permits and beacon tracking… even if you have a noisy neighbor who won’t let you sleep. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57e3ffcfe58c62325710c18a/1542620095228-WVU8ZA7B04YKB8FWWTW9/IMG_5070.JPG Michael Nayak's Antarctic Blog (2018) - Antarctica 2018: Chapter 7: Exploring McMurdo Station The blue building, or Building 155, is the beating heart of MacTown. This is the location of the galley (dining room), the computer lab, the housing office, some transient dorms, and a lot more. Tellingly, the two bars in MacTown (yes, it has two!) are to the immediate left and right of 155. To the immediate left of where I am standing to take this picture is the location for “bag drag” when departing for Pole… up that hill, which is a lot steeper than it looks. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57e3ffcfe58c62325710c18a/1542620829363-O9NEG45JZXO2ZEBDDOXR/IMG_5037.JPG Michael Nayak's Antarctic Blog (2018) - Antarctica 2018: Chapter 7: Exploring McMurdo Station Departing the galley for another walk-about. While not much colder than a bad day on a ski hill during my visit, the wind off the ice shelf could pick up speed quickly, dropping temperatures into frostbite territory rapidly. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57e3ffcfe58c62325710c18a/1542620804884-I9XOAXFTW38REN0CH3OR/IMG_5047.JPG Michael Nayak's Antarctic Blog (2018) - Antarctica 2018: Chapter 7: Exploring McMurdo Station A view from the side of McMurdo, looking out toward the ice shelf and the Sound. The industrial backbone of the Station can be seen: necessary to make Mactown a foundation for America’s Antarctic efforts. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57e3ffcfe58c62325710c18a/1542619353671-57DD1GM1AFKOSE9IB8OT/IMG_5059.JPG Michael Nayak's Antarctic Blog (2018) - Antarctica 2018: Chapter 7: Exploring McMurdo Station The cross on the hill in the distance is George Vince’s Cross, and marks the location of Discovery Hut, built by Robert Scott’s expedition. He stayed here on his way south to the Pole. Scott would made it to Pole, but die on the return. Shackleton made use of Discovery Hut on his return to McMurdo Sound as well. It’s a hike I would have loved to do, but special recreational training is needed to go off-Station, and I wasn’t at MacTown long enough to complete all of it. This is a protected site. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57e3ffcfe58c62325710c18a/1542621071372-NIAUVT5Z3NEOV8CKYJWF/IMG_5040.JPG Michael Nayak's Antarctic Blog (2018) - Antarctica 2018: Chapter 7: Exploring McMurdo Station One of a few “warm-up huts” scattered about Mactown. Though these aren’t used in the summer, they are provided as a place to get out of the cold while in transit across the Station. Frostbite can take hold in under five minutes under some conditions. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57e3ffcfe58c62325710c18a/1542621280776-CP1WI6J9A500HZ3ALHOJ/IMG_5084.JPG Michael Nayak's Antarctic Blog (2018) - Antarctica 2018: Chapter 7: Exploring McMurdo Station The stark, lonely beauty of Antarctica can be quite something to behold. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57e3ffcfe58c62325710c18a/1542621362871-FAP0SMO7ZX3CP4N10B16/IMG_5033+2.JPG Michael Nayak's Antarctic Blog (2018) - Antarctica 2018: Chapter 7: Exploring McMurdo Station The briefing room in “The Chalet”: if MacTown were a real town, this would be the Sheriff’s office. No, really: the Station Manager is also the Special Deputy United States Marshal for Antarctica. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57e3ffcfe58c62325710c18a/1542621202529-36H3OSS4N6J6VJS4CVMK/IMG_5078.JPG Michael Nayak's Antarctic Blog (2018) - Antarctica 2018: Chapter 7: Exploring McMurdo Station A top down view of Scott Base (New Zealand), as seen from the road to MacTown. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57e3ffcfe58c62325710c18a/1542621254974-4ZLWQ1840S0F22EFI2MY/IMG_5082.JPG Michael Nayak's Antarctic Blog (2018) - Antarctica 2018: Chapter 7: Exploring McMurdo Station The end of the world. https://www.michaelnayak.com/blog/2018/11/18/antarctica-2018-chapter-6-touchdown-antarctica monthly 0.5 2018-11-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57e3ffcfe58c62325710c18a/1542532878128-O4RS19ERKX3VDD0GZN3V/IMG_8768+2.JPG Michael Nayak's Antarctic Blog (2018) - Antarctica 2018: Chapter 6: Touchdown Antarctica First views of Antarctica! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57e3ffcfe58c62325710c18a/1542532957154-2UYM85LULV378PEBEOKF/IMG_0095+2.JPG Michael Nayak's Antarctic Blog (2018) - Antarctica 2018: Chapter 6: Touchdown Antarctica https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57e3ffcfe58c62325710c18a/1542533728757-L8LSJBJ7PVFAJM4Q1IBG/IMG_4965+2.PNG Michael Nayak's Antarctic Blog (2018) - Antarctica 2018: Chapter 6: Touchdown Antarctica https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57e3ffcfe58c62325710c18a/1542533591238-U7GCHX2I2XFLALN8OBOR/IMG_4970+2.JPG Michael Nayak's Antarctic Blog (2018) - Antarctica 2018: Chapter 6: Touchdown Antarctica Left: The last thing my phone’s GPS and Maps application registered. Top: Geared up in Big Red, just waiting to step off the plane and set foot on Antarctic “soil”! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57e3ffcfe58c62325710c18a/1542534003383-CXKNW0AOUN8VX92UNQD5/IMG_4973+2.JPG Michael Nayak's Antarctic Blog (2018) - Antarctica 2018: Chapter 6: Touchdown Antarctica Stepping off the plane - the first seconds on Antarctica! Most of us fyngies had big grins and trigger-happy camera fingers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57e3ffcfe58c62325710c18a/1542534048465-0FX1M2QMLX515UANMXRD/IMG_4976+2.JPG Michael Nayak's Antarctic Blog (2018) - Antarctica 2018: Chapter 6: Touchdown Antarctica The cargo offloading has already begun. This is how “freshies”, or fresh fruits and vegetables, arrive on continent. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57e3ffcfe58c62325710c18a/1542534571163-Q32A6AGZQBIUGHHUNZGS/IMG_4978+2.JPG Michael Nayak's Antarctic Blog (2018) - Antarctica 2018: Chapter 6: Touchdown Antarctica Folks in red are Americans; the orange and black penguin jackets are standard issue to New Zealand Antarctic folks headed to Scott Base, just down the road from McMurdo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57e3ffcfe58c62325710c18a/1542534644118-EHM6VUYOFTV6L9ZW4FN5/IMG_4983+2.JPG Michael Nayak's Antarctic Blog (2018) - Antarctica 2018: Chapter 6: Touchdown Antarctica Ivan the Terra Bus! Our ride around the sea ice shelf on Ross Island to McMurdo Station. There’s even a song dedicated to him. It’s oddly catchy… or maybe it’s just me. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57e3ffcfe58c62325710c18a/1542535213527-C2854LEQPJ5YGODXIJ59/IMG_5002.JPG Michael Nayak's Antarctic Blog (2018) - Antarctica 2018: Chapter 6: Touchdown Antarctica Top: Flags on the ice are a common sight. Some denote paths for walking, others denote crevasse dangers or fuel lines. Scott Base is in the shelter of the mountains, but behind the flags is a lot of sea ice. Right: No big deal, just a seal taking a nap. He’s lying on pressure ridges, caused by the sea ice grinding up against the ice shelf. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57e3ffcfe58c62325710c18a/1542535250111-LZOF86K06YB95GOZGSZI/IMG_5010.JPG Michael Nayak's Antarctic Blog (2018) - Antarctica 2018: Chapter 6: Touchdown Antarctica https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57e3ffcfe58c62325710c18a/1542535432462-ME9CJUJQCCHPQWPDQ1VK/IMG_5012.JPG Michael Nayak's Antarctic Blog (2018) - Antarctica 2018: Chapter 6: Touchdown Antarctica Kiwi Crossing! The green buildings are all Scott Base, home to the New Zealand Antarctic Program (a la Brian Porter). They have an “American night” every Thursday, when you can go over and drink with them. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57e3ffcfe58c62325710c18a/1542619473155-DIKSAU23FPIZ50ML0MT9/IMG_5039.JPG Michael Nayak's Antarctic Blog (2018) - Antarctica 2018: Chapter 6: Touchdown Antarctica Partly sarcastic, partly practical, wholly collaborative: A place in MacTown where equipment from Scott Base, that uses New Zealand electric wall outlets (220V, with three prongs at angles to one another), can juice up https://www.michaelnayak.com/blog/2018/11/16/antarctica-2018-chapter-5-flight-day monthly 0.5 2018-11-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57e3ffcfe58c62325710c18a/1542358982255-KEOQMJ8L55P5I0PV8I7R/Blog5_fig1.jpg Michael Nayak's Antarctic Blog (2018) - Antarctica 2018: Chapter 5: Flight Day! Staying at a US Antarctic Program hotel helps you stay connected to flight updates. This note was slipped under my door at 9 PM the night before flight day. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57e3ffcfe58c62325710c18a/1542359016165-IR1PN24GE905UAO0J7W8/Blog5_fig2.JPG Michael Nayak's Antarctic Blog (2018) - Antarctica 2018: Chapter 5: Flight Day! Ready to go! At the United States Antarctic Passenger Terminal in Christchurch bright and early. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57e3ffcfe58c62325710c18a/1542359215243-Y3FNG0W6SCTHZP2013DX/Blog5_fig4.JPG Michael Nayak's Antarctic Blog (2018) - Antarctica 2018: Chapter 5: Flight Day! Though it looks just like a regular airport… there are some key differences. There’s no TSA here (thank God). New Zealand’s Royal Air Force maintains security and passenger screening. And any country that is part of the Antarctic Treaty, by arrangement with the NSF, may transit through this terminal. We had several Kiwis on their way to Scott Base ride the plane with us. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57e3ffcfe58c62325710c18a/1542359293154-10DK6HDJZ5NPWHYH9PLA/Blog5_fig5.JPG Michael Nayak's Antarctic Blog (2018) - Antarctica 2018: Chapter 5: Flight Day! All of us packing our “boomerang bags” at the CDC. The red jackets are called “Big Red”. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57e3ffcfe58c62325710c18a/1542359340462-YD2IX0I8UPH13LPA282N/Blog5_fig6.JPG Michael Nayak's Antarctic Blog (2018) - Antarctica 2018: Chapter 5: Flight Day! Flight Departure card to Antarctica!!! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57e3ffcfe58c62325710c18a/1542359413394-VF7AJS2V0RVM6HP7MART/Blog5_fig7.JPG Michael Nayak's Antarctic Blog (2018) - Antarctica 2018: Chapter 5: Flight Day! The Air Mobility Command C-17, based out of McChord AFB, Washington, which will take us to McMurdo. This massive airplane is the backbone of the US Antarctic program, both for passenger transport and its cargo tonnage. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57e3ffcfe58c62325710c18a/1542359463302-Q5EA8FQEITLC2VTWABWZ/Blog5_fig8.JPG Michael Nayak's Antarctic Blog (2018) - Antarctica 2018: Chapter 5: Flight Day! Inside, we take our seats on the side of the plane, which is only odd on takeoff and landing. It’s more comfortable than Economy on United, that’s for sure! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57e3ffcfe58c62325710c18a/1542359505007-VC5C7U1QYSYOW7YX5DYU/Blog5_fig9.1.JPG Michael Nayak's Antarctic Blog (2018) - Antarctica 2018: Chapter 5: Flight Day! My seat for the ride to Antarctica; the cabin is climate controlled for the first four hours of the flight, so it’s too hot to wear Big Red, but it makes a nice pillow! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57e3ffcfe58c62325710c18a/1542359578819-9OK46K6M42H8NI1NU3NY/Blog5_fig9.2.JPG Michael Nayak's Antarctic Blog (2018) - Antarctica 2018: Chapter 5: Flight Day! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57e3ffcfe58c62325710c18a/1542359873992-7NDLVEXWXJNKYXH9X10J/Blog5_fig10.JPG Michael Nayak's Antarctic Blog (2018) - Antarctica 2018: Chapter 5: Flight Day! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57e3ffcfe58c62325710c18a/1542360084396-VOCT2MAELNV3KIE0ZOY2/Blog5_fig11.JPG Michael Nayak's Antarctic Blog (2018) - Antarctica 2018: Chapter 5: Flight Day! Left: DNF, or “Do not Freeze” cargo, is crucial to the success of both Antarctic science, and nutrition! “Freshies”, or fresh fruits and vegetables that haven’t been frozen, are highly sought after. Top: Along the right, the first half of the picture is approximately twenty thousand pounds of cargo bound for McMurdo. The program would be unable to succeed without the C-17. https://www.michaelnayak.com/blog/2018/11/15/antarctica-2018-chapter-3-ecws monthly 0.5 2018-11-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57e3ffcfe58c62325710c18a/1542355900662-POOU7F6OHE0GB1RQ4Q3E/blog4_fig1.JPG Michael Nayak's Antarctic Blog (2018) - Antarctica 2018: Chapter 4: ECWs Extreme Clothing Wear (ECWs). You must wear most of this equipment onto the plane to McMurdo, regardless of the weather in Christchurch, in case the plane crashes on the ice. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57e3ffcfe58c62325710c18a/1542356015319-UQ1EMUA0Q65E9W6301UB/blog4_fig2.JPG Michael Nayak's Antarctic Blog (2018) - Antarctica 2018: Chapter 4: ECWs The briefing hall in the Antarctic departure terminal, adjacent to the CDC. On the day of ECW issue, the NSF accomplishes most of its Antarctic pre-departure orientation. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57e3ffcfe58c62325710c18a/1542356571540-LVLQSSUOVCBL0O26O5XT/blog4_fig3.2.JPG Michael Nayak's Antarctic Blog (2018) - Antarctica 2018: Chapter 4: ECWs https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57e3ffcfe58c62325710c18a/1542356125065-QCK0E0114RS1CMG1UPET/blog4_fig3.1.JPG Michael Nayak's Antarctic Blog (2018) - Antarctica 2018: Chapter 4: ECWs Left: President Eisenhower’s signed memorandum on the setup of Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station. Top: The first aircraft ever lands at Pole, 1956. The US has maintained a continuous presence since 1957. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57e3ffcfe58c62325710c18a/1542356281658-FJK4VYO00JUCKF3SNLIN/blog4_fig3.4.JPG Michael Nayak's Antarctic Blog (2018) - Antarctica 2018: Chapter 4: ECWs In 1974, the iconic “domed” South Pole Station was setup. Every year, a foot of snow piles up against it, sinking it deeper into the ice with every year, creating an issue. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57e3ffcfe58c62325710c18a/1542356351085-SIW74XKU460IREBC6DPB/blog4_fig3.3.JPG Michael Nayak's Antarctic Blog (2018) - Antarctica 2018: Chapter 4: ECWs In 2016, just two years ago, the last sections of the Dome Station were dismantled and flown back to the US. Today, we live in the futuristic elevated Station building. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57e3ffcfe58c62325710c18a/1542357163574-D3YDAOY7UL3PA1L1O4FS/blog4_fig4.2.JPG Michael Nayak's Antarctic Blog (2018) - Antarctica 2018: Chapter 4: ECWs https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57e3ffcfe58c62325710c18a/1542357272019-0YJO641AIS4BEN4TE5B9/blog4_fig4.3.JPG Michael Nayak's Antarctic Blog (2018) - Antarctica 2018: Chapter 4: ECWs Left: The Pelican case, and the red bag containing all the wires coming out of the Pelican case, in the carton. Top: The final luggage piece, ready for shipping. Paradoxically, “NPX” is the airport code for “South” Pole: the story behind it is here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57e3ffcfe58c62325710c18a/1542357414494-EVA2508OF0BRXE3S43S6/blog4_fig5.1.JPG Michael Nayak's Antarctic Blog (2018) - Antarctica 2018: Chapter 4: ECWs https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57e3ffcfe58c62325710c18a/1542357523776-890YR4I0UITFMY990SBH/blog4_fig5.2.JPG Michael Nayak's Antarctic Blog (2018) - Antarctica 2018: Chapter 4: ECWs https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57e3ffcfe58c62325710c18a/1542357673454-GYDIZZTAM79X96HGRSCB/Blog4_fig6.JPG Michael Nayak's Antarctic Blog (2018) - Antarctica 2018: Chapter 4: ECWs https://www.michaelnayak.com/blog/2018/11/12/antarctica-2018-chapter-3-christchurch monthly 0.5 2018-11-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57e3ffcfe58c62325710c18a/1542015531101-VG0CGKKSQNC8CYE3Q743/unknown_4.jpg Michael Nayak's Antarctic Blog (2018) - Antarctica 2018: Chapter 3: Christchurch! Welcome to Christchurch, NZ: Jump-off point for McMurdo and (most) Pole expeditions. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57e3ffcfe58c62325710c18a/1542015695861-C9BOZXMIK735LP6M9XAL/unknown_5.jpg Michael Nayak's Antarctic Blog (2018) - Antarctica 2018: Chapter 3: Christchurch! US Air Force C-130 Hercules, assigned to the US Antarctic Program from the New York Air National Guard, at the Christchurch USAP ramp. As of this writing [Nov 12], the first LC-130 (ski-equipped C-130) has yet to make it to the South Pole. The first LC-130 of the 2018 season only made it to McMurdo on Nov 10. Weather delays have plagued the start of the season. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57e3ffcfe58c62325710c18a/1542016073510-PB324DQ40YLKWDYEE4AY/unknown_6.jpg Michael Nayak's Antarctic Blog (2018) - Antarctica 2018: Chapter 3: Christchurch! Reporting to the CDC for the first time! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57e3ffcfe58c62325710c18a/1542016196229-RE1NFXZD7MGHRO98MNHM/unknown.jpg Michael Nayak's Antarctic Blog (2018) - Antarctica 2018: Chapter 3: Christchurch! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57e3ffcfe58c62325710c18a/1542016328036-4762NBMA50ZS8IBAP9WD/unknown_2.jpg Michael Nayak's Antarctic Blog (2018) - Antarctica 2018: Chapter 3: Christchurch! The International Antarctic Centre. Directly behind the sign, down the walkway, is the United States Antarctic Passenger Terminal: the gateway to the ice continent! CDC is to the far right. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57e3ffcfe58c62325710c18a/1542016650182-YS0ZWGNYIKZVV610P8C3/unknown_1.jpg Michael Nayak's Antarctic Blog (2018) - Antarctica 2018: Chapter 3: Christchurch! The tourist version of the International Antarctic Centre. The vehicles in front are Swedish-made “Hagglunds”, used on the ice for towing upto 2 tons and transporting upto 4 people. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57e3ffcfe58c62325710c18a/1542016782864-K5TRGF6HHPRW2U89V0R3/unknown_3.jpg Michael Nayak's Antarctic Blog (2018) - Antarctica 2018: Chapter 3: Christchurch! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57e3ffcfe58c62325710c18a/1542017682941-Z7JHS7TK6D1F76G63PNX/IMG_4119.jpg Michael Nayak's Antarctic Blog (2018) - Antarctica 2018: Chapter 3: Christchurch! Downtown Ch-Ch: ongoing repair in places. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57e3ffcfe58c62325710c18a/1542062714644-IY7MMQGC23UC3QV5Y9OY/IMG_4859.jpg Michael Nayak's Antarctic Blog (2018) - Antarctica 2018: Chapter 3: Christchurch! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57e3ffcfe58c62325710c18a/1542017740389-YKKY36L7YBYSGB93FDD8/IMG_4120.jpg Michael Nayak's Antarctic Blog (2018) - Antarctica 2018: Chapter 3: Christchurch! Reconstruction of a destroyed garden walkway https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57e3ffcfe58c62325710c18a/1542062751807-P9XHVQ1INF2S9UIC0HDK/IMG_4860.jpg Michael Nayak's Antarctic Blog (2018) - Antarctica 2018: Chapter 3: Christchurch! Left, and above: Street art murals that depict scenes from the Christchurch earthquake. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57e3ffcfe58c62325710c18a/1542017843448-IPHWHLNUT780STP8YYBV/IMG_4104.jpg Michael Nayak's Antarctic Blog (2018) - Antarctica 2018: Chapter 3: Christchurch! Support for the Antarctic program is all over Christchurch: poster above the bar reads: “…welcomes the Guardians of Antarctica and wishes you well for the Antarctic season” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57e3ffcfe58c62325710c18a/1542080903183-BTIUTYK6OMDK1WB2OK6G/IMG_4861.jpg Michael Nayak's Antarctic Blog (2018) - Antarctica 2018: Chapter 3: Christchurch! Bag tags: a surprising bullshit magnet. https://www.michaelnayak.com/blog/2018/11/8/antarctica-2018-chapter-2-auckland monthly 0.5 2018-11-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57e3ffcfe58c62325710c18a/1542013867817-2CNCKEQNVJ7BU2U3LPXP/fig1.jpg Michael Nayak's Antarctic Blog (2018) - Antarctica 2018: Chapter 2: The Auckland Bag Drag Oh, you thought hand-carrying onto an airline would minimize handling damage? LOL NAW https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57e3ffcfe58c62325710c18a/1542014623853-7AYCK7ELU3PL96K6P6X5/IMG_4055.jpg Michael Nayak's Antarctic Blog (2018) - Antarctica 2018: Chapter 2: The Auckland Bag Drag All the equipment. The red target bag is attached to the top of the Pelican case: wires pour out of two drilled holes, through pipe insulation, into the bag. Notice that the black bag has all four wheels when this journey began. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57e3ffcfe58c62325710c18a/1542014929505-LL4TNUCY0DB0SNQV5SIM/IMG_3993.jpg Michael Nayak's Antarctic Blog (2018) - Antarctica 2018: Chapter 2: The Auckland Bag Drag The inside of the telescope control case (grey Pelican case) in its undamaged and immaculately packed form. Holes for wires are drilled in the sides farthest from the viewer. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57e3ffcfe58c62325710c18a/1542085785914-KFFPQFTVXC4YW2ABTRV7/blog2_fig3.jpg Michael Nayak's Antarctic Blog (2018) - Antarctica 2018: Chapter 2: The Auckland Bag Drag Kiwis share a lot of connections, and affection, for the Antarctic Program. An example: the head Customs officer at Auckland International was daughter to Mr. Brian Porter, former head of Scott Base, just down the road (literally, less than 10 km) from McMurdo Station. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57e3ffcfe58c62325710c18a/1542018119807-R7DRJNJIVE4MY53C3K3G/IMG_4060.jpg Michael Nayak's Antarctic Blog (2018) - Antarctica 2018: Chapter 2: The Auckland Bag Drag It’s a long 630 meters when you’re lugging 250 pounds. https://www.michaelnayak.com/blog/2018/10/29/chapter-1 monthly 0.5 2018-10-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57e3ffcfe58c62325710c18a/1540854908092-CHWQU73BY7Z5ULMOJDPV/OverallFigure.jpg Michael Nayak's Antarctic Blog (2018) - Antarctica 2018: Chapter 1: From Hawai’i to Antarctica! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57e3ffcfe58c62325710c18a/1540851198090-6UH0IA6C10A1J7PZGSBW/Blog1_fig1.png Michael Nayak's Antarctic Blog (2018) - Antarctica 2018: Chapter 1: From Hawai’i to Antarctica! I’ve got that “elusive ticket to freeze”! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57e3ffcfe58c62325710c18a/1540851928894-JKQ8PS2XXWGQFNN5G8WQ/Blog1_fig2.jpg Michael Nayak's Antarctic Blog (2018) - Antarctica 2018: Chapter 1: From Hawai’i to Antarctica! All the equipment I’ll be dragging by hand to the bottom of the world. Almost two hundred pounds of equipment in six bags. 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