Edward Young

After a two week flight, a year long layover on the ice, one land-train, two boat rides, and a cross country road trip, Theo is back in Princeton. And what … Continue readingDear Theodosia

Mount Carrara rises out of the 500 meter thick azure ice of Sky Blu. The base of the mountain sits several kilometers from the melon huts where we were laid … Continue readingMount Carrara

The aviation workforce is dominated by twin otters in Antarctica. Bigger planes like the C17 and C130 ship cargo into the continent, but when it comes to working on the … Continue readingFlying a Plane

Every once in a while, you go somewhere and feel like you just belong. You just connect with the people. The culture speaks to your heart. The views take take … Continue readingFuchs House

I’m currently in Punta Arenas, Chile, getting ready to head down to Antarctica to recover SPIDER. I’m taking a drastically different route to Antarctica this year, heading through South America … Continue readingGoing Back

One of my life goals is to run a marathon on every continent. So while I’m here, I figured I’d tackle the Antarctic one. Due to our work schedule, I … Continue readingIce Marathon 2015

Sometimes I like to pretend I’m an Antarctic explorer, braving a harsh, new continent. I imagine that I’m Roald Amundsen forging a path has never been tread on by another … Continue readingLongdrop

Let’s be honest, you probably don’t care about the project I’m working on. You don’t care about the hikes I go on. You don’t care about the bizarre people I … Continue readingThe thing you really wanted to see

The landscape in and around McMurdo is everchanging. Cold winds sweep dirt across the frozen desert. The sun melts away snow, only for it to refreeze in slick sheets when … Continue readingWhere Ice Meets Land