The Antarctic
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Thought you guys might enjoy this.
I work in Antarctica for a few months each year. These are some of the images I’ve captured there over the years.
Inside Shackelton’s hut…
A crate re-utilized as a headboard. Ernest Shackelton’s signature accepting delivery is still visible…
Tabular berg
Dry Valleys
Ventifacts
Some friends on a hike
Trying to get a unset pic on a very cold and windy evening
Aforementioned sunset pic…
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Ice caves
Catching a quick nap
Icebreaker Oden
the cheap seats
Weddel seal
Antarctic road
Watchout…
under the ice
Survival training
Mt. Erebus
Home for the holidays…
Ready to go to the South Pole…
Scott’s Discovery Hut
New Year’s Eve, 2006
Fresh baked cookies after a long day
It’s been a long flight…
South Pole
Cheers!
Wow, very cool set of photos !
Thanks for posting them up..www.dsaphoto.com
A picture is thousand words that takes less than a second while a thousand words is a picture that takes a month.
Maybe the coolest post in the history of the site. I love the fly casting shot. But actually I love all the shots. So awesome. Thanks Jeremy!
So what’s the story? What kind of work do you do and how long have you done it? I feel like I just read a great National Geographic article.
Zach
I have to second Zach’s sentiments. That was like reading a nat geo article without words. Brilliant stuff, thanks for sharing.
I had no idea the pole was at 9000ft! That makes it all seem so much more intense.
Back in the 90’s I was talking ( Ham radio) with a scientist who was at the S Pole doing some research with radar that would see through ice. From his comments, as I remember them, most, if not all, of the S poles elevation is ice.
Thanks guys!
I’ve been going down there for a number of years now, I believe this year makes 8 seasons in a row. It truly is the most incredible place I’ve ever been and I’ve been blessed to find my way into a gig like this.
Zach, I provide air traffic control support to the United States Antarctic Program. We support all the science that takes place on the continent, with the operating season being late September through early March. I don’t deploy that entire time as I have a counterpart with whom I split the season.
Roy – From what I understand, there is more than 10,000′ of ice at the pole. With MSL being 9000+ that means that terra firma is actually below sea level there. I’ve heard it said, though can’t confirm, that the reason it is below sea level the immense weight of the ice lying on top of it.
Incredible.
My favorite images are those showing the relics from those early exlporers. Thin leather boots, and equipment that contrast starkly to todays high tech stuff.
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