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McMurdo
Travel Blogs from McMurdo, Antarctica
Ice Caves
... to say about the Ice Caves in the Antarctic Sun publication: "It's been seven years since the residents of McMurdo Station had the opportunity to explore the beautiful formations within the ice caves located at the edge of the Erebus Glacier ...
Icebergs Like Clouds
... nbsp; In the distance, a great ominous tablet looms. I suddenly remember why I joined this expedition to the southernmost continent. Antarctica is the stuff of dreams. A place so distant and so inaccessible that for most travelers it is nearly ...
End of the Season Madness
... break down the camp and prepare the area for the winter. It will be an exciting 10 days out in a remote area of Antarctica, where a lot of amazing science takes place, surrounded by desolation and the bitter cold! With the season starting to wrap ...
Settling In
... the excitement of a continuously changing work environment, he will have the opportunity of going out to some of the privileged areas near McMurdo! There is already talk of sending him out to some of the field camps, such as Marble Point, Black Island, ...
Pressure Ridges
... trip out to see the Pressure Ridges located on the Sea Ice right in front of Scott Base, Kiwi station, a few miles from McMurdo Station. We received a quick briefing and then boarded into a van and headed over to Scott Base to start our tour. The ...
Cape Royds
... of Ross Island. Even though the flight lasted about twenty minutes it was definitely one of the coolest things I've done here in Antarctica! We landed at a pre-arranged destination that was nothing more then a section of dirt in a sea of snow. We ...
The Halloween Party
... gathering - mostly getting everyone in costume, taking photos and having a few pre-party cocktails. We walked down to the 'Welcome to McMurdo Station' sign to have a few photos taken and then headed down to the big gym for the party. We arrived early so ...
Our volcano.
I took some photos from my crane when I was on top of this mountain and what a view. Here is some ...
Graveyard Shift
We continued breaking ice for five days before arriving in the Ross Sea. There is warmer water here and the biologists on board are here to understand the plankton in the nutrient rich waters. I am running four or five CTDs ...
Penguins, ahoy!
I awake to my roommie flicking on the lights. "There's going to be a fire drill in five minutes!" she warns. "And we're in the ice, it's beautiful out there!" I threw on my warm clothes and then ran outside. The ship ...
Helicopter Delivery
After days of nothing, the excitement of a helicopter delivery was almost too much to bear. I woke up early, but had already missed the landing on the ice. A flock(?) of penguins had caught sight of the mysterious red bird ...
Antarctic Wildlife
... and go in circles. They are perpetually confused creatures. I saw several seals later on which explained the absence of penguins. The seals lounged lazily on the ice as though it were a sunny beach. It is summer in Antarctica after ...
Some penguins we saw last nite
We saw these little fellas just a short walk from the research base of McMurdo. They're Adelie ...
Drygalski Ice Tongue and Cape Washington
Early morning start at 5:30 to see the Drygalski Ice Tongue. Another great day at -2 the Ice Tongue was another ice shelf smaller then the Ross one. I don't know who thougt it would be a good idea to wast the decks at 5:30am. ...
Bull Pass
... sun with the hut shielding us from the wind and take a little nap while we waited. The flight back to McMurdo was absolutely breathtaking! The clouds that had hidden the mountains on the flight out were gone and we had unlimited visibility. ...
Deploy to McMurdo Station
... Distribution Center) and put on our gear. They make you wear your Extreme Cold Weather Gear (ECW... as you might be guessing, Antarctica is all about their acronyms) which gets a bit hot, but the second you step outside at the end of it you ...
McMurdo layover
... . Unfortunately (some might say) the Antarctic Treaty rules on conduct towards wildlife render them untouchable. Antarctica's free exchange system for stuff people no longer want is called Skua, after these hellish scavengers, but more ...
In the Ice
Today's plan was to land on Coulman Island then Cape Hallet. But it was slow moving through the ice last night. This morning's wake up call at 7:00 announced that it was -6, which in Conrad world means, "roll over and go to sleep". ...
Hangin' out with Friends
... telling, belly dancing, poi spinning, and much more! Some of the acts are so amazing it is hard to believe that you are still in Antarctica and not at some theater in LA or New York! There are a lot of sports activities to get involved in down here ...
Cape Armitage Loop
... of hikers and skiers out enjoying the scenery as well. We were able to get some great photos of Mount Erebus, Observation Hill and McMurdo town as we headed around the loop. While we were out we got to see a plane fly overhead to land at Williams Field! ...
Back to the Chalet!
Michelle says: Well, it looks like my time at the VMF was short lived! After 2 weeks I was just getting adjusted to being a Work Order Scheduler and working on the mid-night shift when everything changed! I am definitely not complaining because I ...
Nasa Project
I'm operating crane at the MG 1 site we are giving the reflector dish anttenna a upgrade and it must be dissassembled down to the base. Its a multi million dollar job. More photo's to ...
Cape Royds
... ship had left in the ice. They surfaced for about 30 secs then going back down. They stayed around for about an hour. On a bad note it doesn't look like we will be going to McMurdo Base or the Dry Fields (quite sad) ...
Merry Christmas!
The holidays are here and everyone is spreading good cheer! We recently hosted a holiday party for all of our close friends. It's hard to get everyone together at times because of our different work schedules, but since most of us are off on ...