Summer Camp
At 3:24 a.m., with bright light streaming through my window, I finally managed to put my finger on it, and peg that gnawing discomfort as homesickness. It’s not a familiar […]
Category Archives: pole
South Pole Flyover
The loudspeaker rang out from Comms around 0900 this morning: a NASA DC-8 had just done a flyover, and had called them to ask if anyone on the ground had […]
The sound and feel…
The sound and feel of the Herc’s skis hitting the snow prepares you for the Pole in a subtle but important way: you’ve been through thousands of landings in hundreds […]
Pole 002 has landed
We’re at 90 degrees south, and I really have no words for how awe-inspiring and otherworldly this place is. Pictures to follow, once I catch my breath. [BTW: A few […]
Ob Tube
So there I was, stumbling through Highway One (main hallway) of 155 and Q (we’ll call her ‘Q’ to protect her identity) waved me over and asked, with hushed voice […]
Closer…
Didn’t make it again today. It was even looking likely at times. Despite the lousy weather, and despite the transport time marching steadily later through the day. When they finally […]
The Wind, the Sun
At 5:06 this morning, I realized that the jet that had been idling outside Hotel California all night wasn’t going to be leaving. Because, of course, there was no jet. […]
That Moment
The wind hit you for real around 1630. You came out of Ho-Cal, rounded the corner, and it just blindsided you with a body slam. You spun around a couple […]
Not quite yet…
First and last Hercs of the day have been canceled, and ours (the second) has been pushed to a 1700 departure time. We’re betting it’s not going to go – […]
Surprise!
Today was an awesome day. Got up early and tromped around the base. Rumor from the would-be Polies who’d been stuck here for two weeks was that they were going […]
David Pablo Cohn 