McMurdo Station

Journey

By Andrea Balbas · October 24, 2008 ·

MCMURDO STATION, ANTARCTICA-- If you think all scientists are confined to the sterile environment of a lab, you’d be ill-informed. Science can take you around the world, to see places and things unimaginable. {Read More »}

A Gorgeous Day at McMurdo

By Howie Koss · October 24, 2008 ·

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MCMURDO STATION, ANTARCTICA-- The last couple of days have been really busy down here at McMurdo. I’ve been going through a lot of training sessions and have had many meetings with our team. We’ve been trying to get all of our equipment together for the long journey across the sea ice... {Read More »}

Our Chariot Awaits

By Howie Koss · October 23, 2008 ·

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MCMURDO STATION, ANTARCTICA-- After an early start for breakfast in Christchurch, New Zealand, I went to the Clothing Distribution Center (CDC) before most of the Team to turn in my excess baggage: the camera equipment provided by the Exploratorium for Ice Stories... {Read More »}

Ice Town: Monument to the Human Spirit

By Andrea Balbas · October 22, 2008 ·

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MCMURDO STATION, ANTARCTICA-- The tiny stairs of the military transport airplane were difficult to descend in my giant plastic boots. The jet engines groaned and my goggles fogged with the first blast of Antarctic air... {Read More »}

Refusing to Call It Fear

By Andrea Balbas · October 17, 2008 ·

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SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA-- It’s not surprising that a trip to the bottom of the world might provoke thoughts of death. It’s true the risks we… {Read More »}

McMurdo Station as seen from Observation Hill. Everyone is a visitor in Antarctica—no one lives there permanently—but there’s always a shifting crew of scientists… {Read More »}

Finally, On the Ice!

By Nadine Quintana Krupinski · November 11, 2007 ·

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After a six-day delay, we arrived yesterday at McMurdo Station, Antarctica. The storm that had been preventing our departure finally cleared, and we had a… {Read More »}