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Expedition Dispatches
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Skill and GutsThursday, January 27, 2000
"...takes an incredible amount of skill and guts, in my opinion, to bring that aircraft in here. We're very happy. The pilots will be off in a second..."
Land Hercules, Land!Thursday, January 27, 2000
"And the C-130 has, normally, a tolerance for about an 18-knot crosswind, in order to land out here. Obviously, they left Chile with enough fuel to return but they don't have enough fuel to circle for long...."
Pass the SweetsTuesday, January 25, 2000
"We're happy to savor the fantastic climbing and exploratory trip to the Embree Glacier, share stories with other adventurers and eat a lot of good sweets and meals..."
Back in Bustling Patriot HillsSaturday, January 22, 2000
"...Bob and I are a bit overwhelmed to be back in the bustling social environment of this Antarctic Base...But the camaraderie we'll share tonight and the stories we'll hear about other adventures is really enticing, so I'm going to go find those guys in the dining tent right now and begin to catch up on some stories..."
"Nail-Biter" Wait for TransportSaturday, January 22, 2000
"...we've got everything we need out here on the glacier, anyway. So, even though we're in full-on "get us out of here" mode now, in terms of communication, Bob and I are quite happy in our tents, our little Base Camp we set up here. We've got everything we need here, and it's part of the game in polar travel...."
NASA's Little BabiesThursday, January 20, 2000
"...those guys at NASA have been doing a lot of work with life forms in extreme temperatures. Hoover, in particular, was showing me these little pictures he has..."
Patience: the Defining CharacteristicThursday, January 20, 2000
"...patience is something that the game of polar travel, living in Antarctica, climbing, doing research, skiing down here — whatever you're doing — patience is the defining characteristic you need...."
Where They Want to BeWednesday, January 19, 2000
"Life's been good, I'll have to say. In particular, yesterday, the first really clear day and really good weather we've had since back when we did that long climb on Bentley..."
Feeling LittleMonday, January 17, 2000
"...of course, once you're in this big serious place down here you revel in the opportunity to explore and climb here, but you're also thinking about how am I going to get out of here...."
Berg the Peak BaggerFriday, January 14, 2000
"I am way too much of a peak bagger to claim that, even though Bob and I successfully climbed on the ridge that was our objective, we made a second ascent of Bentley..."
Hanging TightFriday, January 14, 2000
"We wanted to at least take a look at a route up it while we're out here but today, with these low clouds, we're going to hang tight...."
Witnessing a Moment in TimeThursday, January 13, 2000
"But I thought to myself, unlike other icefalls areas that I've seen in the world, this probably rarely ever moves. It might be years between events...."
A Long Day on Mt. BentleyThursday, January 13, 2000
"...we each took two tools in case we needed the security of that, but we did not take a rope. We just moved continuously and moved together and we had a fantastic day of it...."
Sights Never Seen by HumansTuesday, January 11, 2000
"As I moved further up the basin, I began to see some of these rock ribs come down and inspect them a little closer, very aware that I'm literally looking at sights that have never been seen before by humans...."
Thrilled on Embree GlacierMonday, January 10, 2000
"We're finally alone in Antarctica — in a neat area to me — and we're thrilled about the opportunity to get some climbing and some exploring underway...."
In Antarctica, FinallySunday, January 9, 2000
"We're on the ice. The Omega Embree Glacier Expedition has finally gotten to Antarctica, and we're under way..."
Another Shot at Patriot HillsSunday, January 9, 2000
"As we were descending to land on the blue-ice runway on January 5th, the clouds closed in quite suddenly, we had to pull back up and fly all the way back to Punta Arenas..."
Embree to Resume in January
Monday, December 6, 1999
"...I am glad to have a month now to continue working on how we will process the data. When we return to Antarctica in January the climbing in the Embree still awaits us..."
Embree Postponed; Elias to Climb with HahnWednesday, November 24, 1999
"Bob and I decided that he would go and do his Vinson climb, with Dave Hahn and with our friends from South Africa..."
The Punta HangFriday, November 12, 1999
"Down at Patriot Hills there's been a lot of blowing snow, poor visibility, high winds. We're of course watching this hour to hour and day to day so that we can get things underway...."
Back in Punta ArenasTuesday, November 9, 1999
"And I'm here with these duffel bags full of boxes and wires, scientific equipment; most notably, specifically, these weather probes that were developed by Rich Fletcher and Matt Reynolds at the Media Lab at MIT. We're eager to get these things deployed on the ice and see how well they work...."