Category Archives: Life at the Pole

Week 8 at the Pole

Martin Wolf, IceCube/NSF Last week was relatively quiet at the Pole, offering a good opportunity [...]

Week 7 at the Pole

Martin Wolf, IceCube/NSF Well, now it’s official—the South Pole station has closed for the winter.  [...]

Departing summer personnel walking out to awaiting plane on the skiway at South Pole.
Week 6 at the Pole

It’s still light outside, but winter at the South Pole is fast approaching.  There were [...]

Large fuel bladders parked on the ice at the South Pole.]
Week 5 at the Pole

Last week at the Pole, the fuel arrived.  A lot of it!  It takes a [...]

Person in red parka shoveling snow outside the doors of a shipping container.
Week 4 at the Pole

If you want to take inventory of a shipping container’s contents, you have to get [...]

Two people in fire gear playing dodgeball in gym.]
Week 3 at the Pole

So much activity at the Pole last week. A game of dodgeball is just the [...]

Week 2 at the Pole

Martin Wolf, IceCube/NSF It doesn’t snow much at the South Pole but there is lots [...]

Week 1 at the Pole

The first full week of the year was a busy one!  So much going on… [...]

Week 52 at the Pole

Like other places around the world, the South Pole has its traditions for ringing in [...]

Week 51 at the Pole

There are many well-established traditions at the South Pole, and the “Race Around the World” [...]