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Observations on Antarctic infrastructure. Anecdotes from daily life for support staff. Focused on McMurdo Station and Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station.
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Brr Wants A Job
22 Jul 2024 | original ↗

8 months post-ice, it's time for something new!

South Pole Water Infrastructure
8 Jun 2024 | original ↗

Fresh water from snow, at 70 below!

Engineering for Slow Internet
31 May 2024 | original ↗

How to minimize user frustration in Antarctica.

Redeployment Part Three
18 Jan 2024 | original ↗

Off-continent after 446 days!

Redeployment Part Two
13 Jan 2024 | original ↗

Station opening, and my flight out of Pole!

Redeployment Part One
10 Jan 2024 | original ↗

Emerging from winter and preparing for our first flight!

South Pole Electrical Infrastructure
21 Aug 2023 | original ↗

Power generation and distribution at the South Pole.

Snowdrifts
13 Aug 2023 | original ↗

4 days of blown snow into a doorway.

Pressure Altitude
6 Aug 2023 | original ↗

Day-to-day variability at the South Pole.

South Pole Signage
23 Jul 2023 | original ↗

Please close doors quietly!

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