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 [...]