polar regions

A Day in the Life upheld by the Childish Joys of Playing in a Pile of Snow (at the South Pole)

I’m just shy of a month here at the Pole, for the most part baking and sleeping.

Dec 2, 2023 •

A Brief "Hello" from the South Pole

When Robert Falcon Scott arrived at the pole to discover Amundson’s Norwegian flag—proof that the wily Norwegian had beaten the strict, moody Navy man…

Nov 15, 2023 •

The oddity that is McMurdo Station

And Hut Point at last!

Oct 31, 2023 •

Stuck in Christchurch, NZ, hoping to catch that C-17 to Antarctica soon

Plus Lyttelton, NZ's role in the history of ocean-going Antarctic expeditions

Oct 17, 2023 •

I have my ice date, I have a ticket, I really am going to Antarctica....

On packing, traveling and saying good-bye

Oct 5, 2023 •

I've landed a kitchen job in Antarctica. Why? How? When? Where, exactly?

When I tell people I landed a kitchen job in Antarctica for the austral summer, 2023-2024 they either look at me wide-eyed and ask “Why?” as in “Why the…

Sep 4, 2023 •

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