I'm skipping posting order for this one : SOUTH POLE!
After a 3 hour flight on a LC-130, we landed at the South Pole US Station. It's a very nice facility that houses around 150 people, fewer over the winter. We arrived around 11am and were given a wonderful tour around the main building, then took snowmachines out to the outlying science buildings to look around and ask lots of questions. Snowmachines plus windchill made the day even colder! Yesterday's temperature was -35*F with 15 knots of wind, making the windchill -65*F!!!!! The South Pole is also 10,500 ft. above sea level, and I definitely felt the exhaustion instantly.
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| The Herc LC-130 we flew to Pole. |
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| Inside the LC-130. |
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| 90* South! |
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| The Ceremonial South Pole. |
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| Our empty LC-130 on the way back to McMurdo. |
that is awesome!!!!!
ReplyDeleteSo cool Murphy!!!
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely amazing and what a life changing experience. I envy you this incredible opportunity. Make the most out of it, have fun and take good care of yourself!
ReplyDeletethis is rad.
ReplyDeleteSeriously. Beyond insane. Loved following your travels Murphy! Welcome home!
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