I finally climbed Ob(servation) Hill three days ago. It was a beautiful day. The summit of Ob Hill is notoriously windy, but when we made it up there, the wind was calm and the air peaceful.

The hike itself is a strenuous 30-40 minute climb. There's loose rock ...

HICAL 2b launched on December 12 and 2a launched on December 13. I saw the first launch. They're small (<12 lbs) payloads, and so can be released by hand.In the picture, Stephen's holding the payload on the far left. For the one I saw, the rigger who ...

Both of our flight opprotunities to Siple Dome were cancelled. The first one was scheduled for Friday. The second one for Saturday. There are no flights on Sunday and ANITA would be at Siple Dome by Monday. So we cancelled any and all trips to Siple Dome this season.

It ...

Incredibly, there's a possibility that we'll make it to Siple Dome as soon as tomorrow. David and I arrived yesterday, but we talked to the flight coordinator last night and managed to check in all of our cargo in for the flight this morning. In the picture, we ...

As usual for these trips, I'm feeling antsy. But this time around, the feeling is warranted. ANITA launched on Dec. 2 UTC, the same day I started my journey to McMurdo.

To get to McMurdo, I first travelled to Christchurch via three flights: a puddle jumper from San Luis ...

It's still beautiful here.

Mountains near the Pegasus landing site on the Ross Sea.

The Hercules LC-130, flown this time by the New Zealand Air Force.

Me delighted to get off the Herc.

I heart WAIS Divide

Crash Landing

Hang test complete, next stop space!

A few drawings

Lots of tests outside

Sometimes there are casualties.

The lay of the land

Weddell Seals are in season

Getting excited for my trip down south