Life at the Pole
Week 37 at the Pole
The early part of last week at the Pole was a little quiet, with just some troubleshooting stemming from a [...]
Week 36 at the Pole
IceCube’s winterovers spent some time last week on troubleshooting activities at the IceCube Lab, but they didn’t get there in [...]
Week 35 at the Pole
It was a fairly calm week at the Pole. The winterovers were again sent to the ICL to cover both [...]
Meet Elaine Krebs, our 2020 PolarTREC educator
Yes, you read that right. Back in 2019, Elaine Krebs was selected as the next PolarTREC educator to work with [...]
Week 34 at the Pole
As the Antarctic winter draws to a close, our winterovers picked up some extra responsibility. Last week opened with a [...]
Week 33 at the Pole
The horizon at the South Pole continues to slowly brighten with every passing day. Unfortunately, the brownouts and blackouts that [...]
Week 32 at the Pole
Although the skies were cloudy, the moon shone bright over the IceCube Lab (ICL) last week. IceCube winterovers were paged [...]
Week 31 at the Pole
Last week was action-packed at the South Pole. The beginning of the week had IceCube’s winterovers busy with diagnosing and [...]
Week 30 at the Pole
Although it is still night at the South Pole, the sun is making a slow rise toward the horizon, and [...]
Week 29 at the Pole
Last week at the Pole was restful—finally. No Polympics or other competitive sporting events, no emergency response training, no outreach [...]
Week 28 at the Pole
With the Polympics now over, you’d think the winterovers might be resting a bit—but not this crew. Last week at [...]
Week 27 at the Pole
Last week at the Pole it was still “first work, then play.” The “work” entailed more or less routine monthly [...]