• Frozen Friend

    Published 281 days ago

    A friend and former co-worker of mine (Kristina Shiroma) is now in lock down at the south pole, the coldest spot in the world. She will not get out until November as no flights in or out are possible until that time. Krissie has been kind enough to offer weekly blogs of what life is like as a “polie” in the Antarctic. The stories are captivating and all of us here at Terryswails.com hope you find them as fascinating as we do. You go Krissie!

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  • Krissie's Blog - 13

    Published 137 days ago

    808At the South Pole, community support is a part of life. Aside from one’s job, there are other responsibilities that require participation, especially in the winter.

    Each person is required to join an Emergency Response Team in the winter. In the summer it’s voluntary. There are four teams. Each team has a Team Lead. The team leads report to the On Scene Commander, who leads the Team Lead huddle on-site of the emergency. The OSC reports to the Incident Commander, who is the Winter Site Manager. He goes to Comms in an emergency, monitors the radio traffic, and directs the overall action of the emergency response.

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  • Krissie's Blog - 12

    Published 144 days ago

    789Let’s talk water. Antarctica holds 70% of the world’s fresh water. We at the South Pole walk on our water every day. How do we turn our ground into a usable resource? The Rodriguez well or Rodwell. ...Read More

  • Krissie's Blog - 11

    Published 215 days ago

    690 I know, I know. It’s been a while. I assure you, I’ve been busy. July was full of miles and a milestone. On my 30th birthday, I WON the 840-mile Race to McMurdo, after exactly 5 months. We’ll continue the Station tour where this took place (click to read more...)

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  • Krissie's Blog - 10

    Published 245 days ago

    598Hello. I’m back. I let the blog fall to the wayside last week when disaster struck me. About a week ago I said to Jeremy, “When we get home, I need to buy a hard drive to back up all my files.” He said, “I have about 5 here.” I didn’t take that as a cue to immediately back up my stuff. Three days later, I was transferring a file from one of the network drives to my laptop...  (click to read more) ...Read More

  • Krissie's Blog - 9

    Published 265 days ago

    This is a photo of the entire Station from about 4 miles out. There’s nothing else out here for about 800 miles. It’s flat, cold, and high ~ 9306 ft. (Photo by Andrew V. Williams, NSF) This view is from above the skiway (that line in the snow), looking “north.” Let’s take a look a little closer in looking “south.” (Photo by Scot Jackson, NSF. Labels by me.) ...Read More
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