Antarctica 2010 - 2011 Season

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Another season on the ice. This season I was able to come down during Winfly, arriving the 10th of August and departing about the 3rd week in February.

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The big event for me this year was my one week of building cargo at CTAM-Central Trans Antarctica Mountains. Please copy and paste the below link into your address bar for more information.

http://antarcticsun.usap.gov/features/contenthandler.cfm?id=2398

A large storm delayed my departure in late February 2011 by a few days. We had parts of the Ross Ice Shelf break away along with many of the pressure ridges near Scott Base.

http://antarcticsun.usap.gov/features/contenthandler.cfm?id=2371

Please copy and paste the below link into your address bar for to see a satellite photo of the open water as of Feb 26th. The light line from right to left is the ice road going from Ross Island to the Pegasus Ice Runway.

http://browse.digitalglobe.com/imagefinder/showBrowseMetadata?buffer=1.0&catalogId=1030010009BCBD00&imageHeight=natres&imageWidth=natres

Now its time to head north to Thailand for a bit of warmth and a nice beach.

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Photos

Antarctica 2010 - 2011
Unloading a C-17 at Pegasus airfield during Winfly.

Antarctica 2010 - 2011
Loading cargo on a LC-130 as seen from inside the LC-130.

Antarctica 2010 - 2011
Cargo waiting to be loaded on a C-17 to be air dropped at the South Pole.

Antarctica 2010 - 2011
A sled filled with cargo being pulled away from a C-17.

Antarctica 2010 - 2011
Cargo vehicles waiting for cargo to be loaded at the ice air field.

Antarctica 2010 - 2011
LC-130's at ice airfield.

Antarctica 2010 - 2011
Air view of the ice airfield.

Antarctica 2010 - 2011
In line to load a C-17, taken from the cab of a Cat 966 wheel loader.

Antarctica 2010 - 2011
Air view of McMurdo.

Antarctica 2010 - 2011
Winfly storm in McMurdo.

Antarctica 2010 - 2011
Winfly sunset.

Antarctica 2010 - 2011
A little smoke from Mount Erebus.

Antarctica 2010 - 2011
McMurdo as seen from Hut Point during February 2011.

Antarctica 2010 - 2011
McMurdo as seen from Observation Hill.

Antarctica 2010 - 2011
Sunset during Winfly.

Antarctica 2010 - 2011
View looking north from the entrance of the ice caves.

Antarctica 2010 - 2011
McMurdo sunset during Winfly.

Antarctica 2010 - 2011
McMurdo sunset during Winfly.

Antarctica 2010 - 2011
McMurdo sunset during Winfly.

Antarctica 2010 - 2011
Moon over Observation Hill.

Antarctica 2010 - 2011
McMurdo sunset during Winfly.