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Pack It Up, Pack It In!

By Zoe Courville · January 23, 2009 · comments No comments yet
SOUTH POLE STATION, ANTARCTICA– Let it begin! Another concerted effort today to get the train packed up. We will have an open house this evening for our fellow residents of the South Pole, and so we are also trying to clean up a little bit... {Read More »}


Panoramic View of the South Pole

By Exploratorium Crew · January 6, 2009 · comments 3 comments
SOUTH POLE STATION, ANTARCTICA-- (By Ron Hipschman) Both the new South Pole Station (the large grey building), and the old South Pole Station (the half-buried geodesic dome) can be seen in this panorama. You can see the ceremonial pole surrounded by flags... {Read More »}


The South Pole and Beyond

By Adrienne Block · December 30, 2008 · comments 3 comments
SUMMER CAMP, SOUTH POLE, ANTARCTICA-- So, perhaps I was a bit ahead of schedule when I referred to Friday as the Eve of Discovery. Since then, AGAP has been playing the waiting game... {Read More »}


If All Goes According to Plan…

By Zoe Courville · November 26, 2008 · comments 4 comments
SOUTH POLE STATION, ANTARCTICA-- The Basler plane we've been waiting for finally came, from McMurdo, and we were able to load it up and send it off to Camp Winter with cargo... {Read More »}


Stuck at the South Pole

By Zoe Courville · November 25, 2008 · comments 3 comments
SOUTH POLE STATION, ANTARCTICA-- South Pole is a constant construction site. The new station is still being finished up, but is very nice inside, sort of a cross between a high school building and space station... {Read More »}


The Recon Flight and Sastrugi Problem

By Zoe Courville · November 21, 2008 · comments No comments yet
SOUTH POLE STATION, ANTARCTICA-- Last week, a reconnaissance flight over the vehicles determined that the surface out there is too rough to land for the Basler aircraft we were scheduled to take on Saturday... {Read More »}