Questions for Pablo at the Pole – Round One
Hi all, It’s my day off, so it’s time for round one of “Questions for Pablo at the Pole“! I’ll tackle a couple of the easy ones first: ========================================== “Where can I […]
Storm coming in
No one knows how big it’s going to be, but it’s supposed to be a long one, and they’re taking it pretty seriously. They’ve laid a rope line of flags […]
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 […]
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 […]
David Pablo Cohn 