PRS Trip to Antarctica, Jan 2006 - Page 3 of 6
Visit to Patriot Hills, the South Pole and QUaD, and Patuxent Ranges.
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Zooming-in on snow patterns 3
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Zooming-in on snow patterns 4
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Zooming-in on snow patterns 5
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One of many shots of the magnificent antarctic landscape 3
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One of many shots of the magnificent antarctic landscape 4
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A quick shot at the Snowcat's rear-view mirror
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Returning from Windy Pass
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Blue ice peeking from under the snow
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Blue ice peeking from under the snow (detail)
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Unfurling the banner - still not sure we can go to the Pole due to cranky weather there
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Finally! Preparing the Twin Otters for the flight to the South Pole
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Used fuel drums are later filled with our urine as we can't leave anything behind
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Twin Otter ski (detail)
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Happy to, at last, be on our way to the Pole!
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Take off for Thiel Mountain (for refueling) and then to the South Pole [MOVIE]
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Over the Patriot Hills blue-ice runway - solely used by the IL-76
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Climbing over the Patriot Hills
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One of the rare features in an otherwise bland but breathtaking antarctic landscape 1
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One of the rare features in an otherwise bland but breathtaking antarctic landscape 2
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One of the rare features in an otherwise bland but breathtaking antarctic landscape 3
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One of the rare features in an otherwise bland but breathtaking antarctic landscape 4
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Cargo in our Twin Otter
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One of the rare features in an otherwise bland but breathtaking antarctic landscape 5
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One of the rare features in an otherwise bland but breathtaking antarctic landscape 6
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Refueling at the otherwise unmarked Thiel Mountain fuel depot - truly in the middle of nowhere!
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Thiel Mountain 1
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Thiel Mountain 2
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Leaving Thiel Mountain for the final leg to the Pole
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Climbing over Thiel Mountain
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One of the rare features in an otherwise bland but breathtaking antarctic landscape 7
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Typical view of the antarctic terrain while flying to the Pole
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Final approach to the Pole!
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First look at the Pole Station [MOVIE]
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First look at the Pole Station
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First look at the actual Pole!
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Our pilot, Steve and I after our landing
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