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Antarctica - Remote Field Camp

Support this channel:   / falloffthemap   I took a LC-130 ski plane from McMurdo to WAIS Divide, a remote field camp in Antarctica. It was a tough 15 days in the deep field, but I made it back with all my fingers and toes. I got to see the Arch, a structure that used to be used to take ice core samples up to 2 km deep in the ice, but is now under 40 feet of snow. The winds at WAIS Divide blow snow over everything. If you don't constantly dig out, anything sticking up above the flat surface will soon disappear. I was asked to include a few more details in the description, so here's a bit of detail about the logistics of living and working in Antarctica in the remote field camps. Life in Antarctica is difficult and complicated in one of the most isolated places on earth The major project at WAIS Divide was deep ice core drilling. This year they did something called logging, which I believe involved sending a camera down the hole they previously pulled ice core samples out of. WAIS Divide also serves as the jumping off point for even more remote locations. There is an overland traverse to Bird Camp. There are others I don't have details on as well. Deep core drilling is done here because of the exceptional thickness of the ice. In places like McMurdo there is no way to take ice samples as deep and as old as WAIS Divide. When I was at WAIS the population got up to 22 people. Later in the year it was higher. I'm guessing in the 30s or so, but I don't know for sure. It has been the largest of the field camps, but it's being scaled down and soon Shackleton will be larger. My Shackleton video can be viewed here: Thanks, great idea. I get on that. You might enjoy the Shackleton Field Camp video as well.    • Shackleton Field Camp - Antarctica January...