South Pole via Kansas Glacier

South Pole via Kansas Glacier

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déc. 24

#24:
tentbound

Published at 05:03
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We were all quietly thankful for the blizzard that continued to develop overnight. Rest days are a luxury that you cannot imagine on a polar expedition where everything non-routine - sleep in, eating randomly, lunch indoors, entertainment, crapping on demand, snoozing - is like a life?s reward.

My entertainment this trip includes a WW2 era mini-series called ?The Halcyon?; three seasons of ?Perception?, a US crime series a la House/Sherlock; my vast music bank; my now-defunct Deezer collection (have been offline too long!); the evergreen podcast Skeptics Guide to the Universe and ?The Gene. An Intimate History? and ?A Walk on the Deep Side? on my Kindle.

The blizzard has now passed and tomorrow we battle the sastrugi again. We have it?s company until around 88 degrees, judging by my records from last year?s expedition. That?s another 4-5 days or so. Our slow ascent onto the loftier flank of Titan Dome gets us out of the wind zone and into blissfully flat terrain where we should pick up good daily distances again. Then it?s a long and imperceptible descent to Pole.

Christmas looms. Now where do I put that tree?

Pics

1. Our camp mid-blizz
2. Our drying line of handwear, headwear, boot liners, socks, sat modem, camera, goggles, reading glasses...

Eric

  • Name: Camp 19
  • Elevation: 2643 m
  • Latitude: 87° 18’ 48” South
  • Longitude: 136° 34’ 56” West

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