Author Archives: Jean DeMerit
Week 1 at the Pole
A flurry of activities marked the end of 2012 and the beginning of 2013, a [...]
Week 52 at the Pole
Not sure what the costume is all about, but these people are clearly running a [...]
Week 49 at the Pole
Antarctica’s a cold continent, and all of the activities at the South Pole would not [...]
Week 45 at the Pole
The time has come for the changing of the guard. IceCube’s next two winterovers, Felipe [...]
Week 42 at the Pole
The winterovers report a rather uneventful week at the Pole. Nonetheless, beautiful pictures abound. The [...]
Week 36 at the Pole
These are sastrugi. Who doesn’t love to learn a new word? Sastrugi are wavelike ridges [...]
Week 29 at the Pole
Cold goes to colder, as they reached their lowest temperature yet at the South Pole [...]
Week 28 at the Pole
The US flag flaps in the wind, as it undoubtedly did in many places across [...]
Week 27 at the Pole
A quiet week at the Pole. Still, there’s always maintenance to be done, like status [...]
Week 26 at the Pole
The official midwinter date is a big event in Antarctica. The various stations throughout the [...]