The last of IceCube’s summer crew have departed from the South Pole, leaving IceCube winterovers John and Yuya on their own. They are well trained and ready for their adventure. […]
Week 4 at the Pole
Life at the Pole
Week 3 at the Pole
Last week the IceCube team completed their planned upgrades for the radio and scintillator arrays. Here we see an antenna that got deployed on the ice. […]
Week 2 at the Pole
Although summer is coming to an end, it’s not over yet. Planes are still flying to and from the Pole—here we see two twin otters in the air. […]
Off the ice: a Q&A with our 2018-19 winterovers, Kathrin and Benjamin
Our winterovers for the 2018-2019 season, Kathrin Mallot and Benjamin Eberhardt, returned from Antarctica last November. Now that they’ve had a couple of months to relax and readjust to life “up north,” we asked them to reflect upon their recent experience at the South Pole. Read our Q&A to find out what they missed the most, what they learned while they were there, and other things they shared about their adventure. […]
Week 1 at the Pole
Ah, penguins! Who doesn’t love them? Both of IceCube’s winterovers got to view and photograph penguins recently, but not at the South Pole—no animals can survive the extreme cold temperatures of the Pole. […]
Week 52 at the Pole
Life at the South Pole is full of traditions. And as one year ends and another begins, anticipation always mounts for a special tradition: the unveiling of the new South Pole marker. […]
Week 51 at the Pole
The last full week of 2019 was a busy one at the South Pole. Yes, there were the holiday festivities (and a group photo!), but plenty of work was going on as well. […]
Week 50 at the Pole
It’s always a white Christmas at the South Pole. It was also summer solstice at the Pole, and the winterovers got outdoors for some nice shots of the station. […]
Week 49 at the Pole
Why are the winterovers playing chess out on the ice? The answer might just be a question itself—why not? Yes, it’s cold outside…but you just can’t let the weather get in your way. […]
Week 48 at the Pole
Last week, long-awaited cargo arrived, and just as exciting, the South Pole traverse also showed up. The traverse travels overland to bring fuel to the Pole that would otherwise need to be flown in. […]