Category Archives: Life at the Pole

Week 48 at the Pole

The number of IceCube personnel at the South Pole station during the past few summers [...]

Week 47 at the Pole

We weren’t kidding that there are a lot of training sessions for activities at the [...]

Week 46 at the Pole

There are training sessions for just about everything that goes on at the South Pole. [...]

Week 45 at the Pole

A steady wind shows the flags at the ceremonial South Pole aligning themselves quite neatly. [...]

Week 44 at the Pole

Clear weather allowed most of the scheduled flights to make it to the Pole last [...]

Week 43 at the Pole

It’s that time of year for the “changing of the guard”—for IceCube’s winterovers, that is. [...]

Week 42 at the Pole

IceCube winterover Stephan Richter took this wide angle shot of the South Pole station's galley---in [...]

Week 41 at the Pole

The first planes of the season have arrived at the South Pole. Two planes landed [...]

Week 40 at the Pole

The winterover crew gathered at the geographic South Pole for their annual group shot. It [...]

Week 39 at the Pole

The last thing you want to forget to pack when you’re off to the South [...]