![Group photo gathered around the geographic South Pole sign with pride flags.](https://res.cloudinary.com/icecube/images/w_1089,h_726,c_scale/q_auto/v1638206576/2021week46_PolarPrideDaySouthPole-NSF/2021week46_PolarPrideDaySouthPole-NSF.jpg?_i=AA)
Last week was busy at the South Pole—and cold, too, even though it’s summer there. There were some “boomerang” flights (where a plane on course must turn around and go back, usually due to weather), leaving last year’s IceCube winterovers stuck at the Pole … just a bit longer. Meanwhile, IceCube’s summer activities went into full swing, including lots of server upgrades. Last week’s activities also included Polar Pride Day, a visitor to the IceCube Lab (shown with IceCube winterover Moreno inside and IceCube winterover Celas outside), and a world record attempt for the southernmost musical chairs game (no photos of that one!).
![Two people close up in foreground, inside sever room of the IceCube Lab with lots of cables in background.](https://res.cloudinary.com/icecube/images/w_1110,h_833,c_scale/q_auto/v1638206575/2021week46_George_and_Moreno_at_ICL-george/2021week46_George_and_Moreno_at_ICL-george.jpg?_i=AA)
![Two people close up in foreground, with IceCube Lab behind them.](https://res.cloudinary.com/icecube/images/w_1110,h_833,c_scale/q_auto/v1638206567/2021week46_George_and_Celas_outside_ICL-george/2021week46_George_and_Celas_outside_ICL-george.jpg?_i=AA)