Sunday, November 11, 2007
A Light Climb
Well, it's Sunday, and generally there is no work on Sunday. That usually doesn't apply to the science groups, but we were a head of schedule, so I went with the glacier team to get to the top of Suess Glacier. I didn't get to the actually top, but got to climb around a little. Suess isn't really a good choice for a first time, there are ice walls to climb and crevasses around the edges. So I played around on the sides, learning how to climb up ice walls and such. Also, the crampons I was using were not so good, so I couldn't do as much as I would have liked. Still, it was a fun day. Tomorrow we have to pull the buoy back out of the water and give it more line and re-attempt the sonar that way. Joy. So much for a lazy Monday. Here's hopin' it works.
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Our Sunday is damp, cool and gray and will be a lazy day for us - a chance to see a whole football game for a change.
Climbing glaciers - not something anyone else we know can comment on....sounds like hard work, but thrilling. Is this what an Antarctica tourist would do for a good time? Maybe chase a few penguins besides?
As always, stay safe and warm as you can!
LY, M&D
Is it called Seuss Glacier because it in the shape of some nonsense creature? Perhaps it is the final resing place of the Lorax?
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