A very quick note- the boys made it to McMurdo on yesterday's flight. Duck has promised an update soon.  In the meantime,  enjoy this image that answers the eternal question "Do you see penguins when you go down there?"
-posted by rph from Cleveland
2016 / 2017 Field Season
Monday the 14th of November started early for Brian, John and me. Just around midnight I was awakened by my bed shaking - more swaying back-and-forth - in a slow, but insistent motion. Even though I was befuddled by sleep, I knew what was going on: Earthquake! I dutifully got up...
Heard the following from Duck:  "By now you know we had a pretty good shaking here at midnight. Exciting! We are on 24 hr. delay; no reason given but I assume weather".
I won't pretend to be authoritative- Â you have the internet, Â you can find information. But to summarize, Â a big...
Freezing-my-butt-off is getting closer to reality. I arrived in Christchurch the morning of 12 Nov. (still 11 Nov. in the US), and made my way to the hotel. Once ensconced in a room, I wandered down into the city center to grab lunch. The last time I was in...
As I write this Duck Mittlefehldt should be in NZ,  and Brian Rougeux and John Schutt should be too.  But the latter spent an extra night in LA when the plane they were supposed to take to Auckland got boxed in by another airliner hitting a baggage cart.  Ooopsy!  But...
Hi Everybody!  I've chosen today to do a first posting for the coming ANSMET field season because three of our field party members depart the civilized world for regions south within the hour (our mountaineers John Schutt and Brian Rougeux,  and Duck Mittlefehldt, who will join John on a...