Life at the Pole 2

  • Week 4 at the Pole
    What if you were trapped inside a D-Egg, with a group of people smiling at you from the outside? Although […]

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  • Week 3 at the Pole
    The IceCube Upgrade drill camp was still in operation last week. Above is a view with all heaters working to […]

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  • Week 2 at the Pole
    There’s been activity of all kinds at the South Pole lately, but let’s not forget about the greenhouse. Volunteer training […]

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  • Week 1 at the Pole
    The South Pole moves every year. Well, it does in a sense, as the geographic South Pole continuously shifts due […]

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  • Week 51 at the Pole
    Some weeks are more exciting than others. Last week at the Pole, it seemed there was cause for excitement at […]

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  • Week 50 at the Pole
    If you don’t know what your head weighs, there are ways to find out. One way is to join the […]

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  • Week 49 at the Pole
    The IceCube population at the South Pole is high right now for the final IceCube Upgrade field season, but there […]

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  • Week 48 at the Pole
    Last week was very busy with computer upgrades, including operating system and firmware updates along with lots of machine rebooting. […]

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  • Week 47 at the Pole
    The South Pole is not immune to trash. Trash accumulates there just as it does anywhere else. At the Pole, […]

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  • Week 46 at the Pole
    IceCube’s new winterovers Alicia and Camille had an active week at the Pole. They wrapped up some computer maintenance and […]

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  • Week 45 at the Pole
    In with the old, out with the new. [Wait a minute, strike that, reverse it.] …It’s in with the new! […]

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  • Week 44 at the Pole
    When it rains, it pours—five planes arrived last week at the Pole. The South Pole station population tripled, and many […]

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