7 Days in Antarctica (Journey to the South Pole)
Watch this video to see what it’s like to spend 7 Days in Antarctica on my Journey to the South Pole and to travel in Antarctica!
In this Antarctica Travel Vlog, you’ll see what it’s like to fly from Cape Town to Antarctica’s only private jet runway and then spend a week flying around Antarctica’s Queen Maud Land. You’ll see the luxury accommodations provided by White Desert, the incredible airplanes operating in this unforgiving environment.
We’ll fight hurricane force winds and negative 35 degree temperatures in order to visit a spot on the map that’s nearly impossible to reach. Along the way, we’ll see what it’s like to spend a week on the coldest, driest, and windiest continent.
The South Pole is the southernmost point on planet earth and that, in and of itself, is enough for me to want to visit, but there’s more. Fewer than 500 tourists visit each year. Even if everything goes perfectly – which of course it won’t – getting there just isn’t easy.
We'll fly on an Airbus A340 to Antarctica and then onboard a specially modified DC-3 called a Basler as we answer the question can you travel to Antarctica (and beyond)?
0:00 Introduction
0:43 Departing Cape Town
2:53 Arriving in Antarctica
4:02 South Pole Attempt
9:36 Emperor Penguins at Atka Bay
12:10 South Pole Attempt 2
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Music:
Armaments Yare - Bonnie Grace
Oceanic Adventure - Bonnie Grace
What Happens Them - Kikoru
A Heavy Load (Instrumental Version) - Sven Karlsson
Finding Out About Her - Philip Ayers
Arrival of the Hour - Max Anson
A Love That Once Belonged - Claude Signet
Trembling Anticipation - Dream Cave
Small Sacrifice - Alfie-Jay Winters
Twenty Eleven - Rocket Jr
Demystify - Christian Andersen
Kind of Beautiful - Gold In June
Night of Light - Colors of Illusion
Tiny Trips Away - Dag Anderson
Daydream - Luwaks
Electric Dream - Earle Belo
This Is It - Jon Bjork
Legendary Walk - Bonnie Grace
A tour of the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station - Part 1
Here is the most thorough and complete tour of the Elevated Station that I could possibly give you (without boring you to death). In Part 1 here I cover the 2nd floor, part 2 will be the first floor.
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Part 3 (sub-ice levels):
If you're looking for something less thorough but snappier, check out my TikTok channel @ JoeSpinsTheGlobe!
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00:13 - CGI intro
01:11 - Large Conference Room
02:11 - Weight Room
02:59 - Admin & Communication Center
04:56 - Kinkgos & Facilities Management
05:49 - Cargo / Smoking decks
06:38 - Science lab
09:06 - B1 lounges
11:56 - Connector
13:02 - Computer lab, IT, and offices
14:44 - Medical Clinic
19:16 - A1 Berthing
21:20 - Vertical Tower / Beer Can
22:15 - Galley
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ANTARCTICA | Trip to the South Pole & Emperor Penguins
Join me on a magnificent trip in Antarctica to the South Pole and the Emperor Penguins (4K travel vlog).
During my recent trip to Antarctica with White Desert, I met Andrew Macdonald, an award-winning Scottish photographer who spends most of his time in Africa. Andrew was so kind to create a special video for my YouTube channel featuring his incredible footage about our trip to the South Pole & Emperor Penguins (my first collaboration ever!).
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Video chapters:
0:00 Intro
01:06 Trip to the South Pole
11:06 Trip to the Emperor Penguins
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South Pole Station Tour - Part 3 - The buried sections
In this part 3 of the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station tour, I take you under the ice to the power plant, logistics arch, a peek into the fuel arch, and the vehicle maintenance facility (garage).
All of these facilities are essential for life on the Elevated Station, and are connected to it via the Vertical Tower (aka beer can). Let me show you around!
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Part 2:
00:49 - Power Plant
01:44 - Logistics Arch and Do Not Freeze (DNF)
05:00 - Hoarfrost and water crystals
06:49 - A peek back into the Fuel Arch
07:56 - Vehicle Maintenance Facility (VMF)
Full moon at the Geographic South Pole
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Luxury in Antarctica | ECHO, the world's most remote camp (PHENOMENAL!)
Join me on a full tour (in 4K) of Echo, the world's most remote luxury camp in Antarctica. Inspired by astronauts, Echo sits on a massive glacier in quiet solitude encircled by ice-covered rock formations. The futuristic camp is managed by White Desert and can only be reached by private flight.
The video includes the flight to Echo, a full tour of Echo, fine dining in Antarctica, as well as the activities around Echo (e.g. hiking, abseiling, biking, ice climbing and exploring a crevasse). Keep watching tell the end for a fun party in a stunning ice bar!
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Video chapters:
0:00 Intro
3:02 Flight to Antarctica
10:54 Transfer to Echo
13:01 Camp setting
17:38: Main pod
19:28 Observatory
22:24 Decompression Chamber
25:52 Decontamination Chamber
27:34 Refueling Station
28:35 Kitchen & chefs
31:35 Room
37:00 Breakfast
38:45 Glacier hiking
51:21 Lunch
52:46 Crevasse
54:52 Ice climbing
56:34 Mountain hiking
1:00:43 Dinner
1:03:51 Biking
1:05:09 Wolf's Fang Camp
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My Solo Trip to Antarctica
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Huge thank you to Seabourn for hosting me on the adventure of a lifetime. Check out their Antarctica voyages here:
Thank you to the onboard media team, Coulson & Tennant, for capturing my Antarctic experience from the sky! All aerial footage was filmed by them.
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00:00 The Magic of Antarctica
00:51 Drake Passage & Albatross
02:12 Arriving to Antarctica
02:49 Penguins and BABIES
04:50 Protecting the Environment
05:46 Whale Magic
07:08 Submarine Experience
07:52 Kayaking Among Icebergs
08:20 Port Lockroy
09:04 Lemaire Channel
09:46 About the Ship
11:00 Sailing into an ACTIVE VOLCANO
11:51 Return to Ushuaia
12:21 A Reminder
The IceCube Neutrino Observatory - High-energy physics at the South Pole!
What are neutrinos? How do we detect them and study them? Why is there a giant detector at the South Pole, Antarctica?
Join me on a tour through the IceCube Neutrino Observatory, located at the Amundsen-Scott South Pole station, and along the way I'll explain the basics of neutrinos, and follow a neutrino from its creation to its detection at IceCube.
IceCube is supported by the National Science Foundation and the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
0:10 - 3D model of IceCube and the DOM array
0:45 - The Digital Optical Module (DOM)
1:37 - The DOM Array
2:01 - What are neutrinos?
3:02 - Where do neutrinos come from?
4:14 - How the observatory registers a hit from a neutrino
5:13 Tour of the IceCube Laboratory
Interview with the IceCube Scientists from winter 2021:
A tour of the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station - Part 2
Part 2 of the most thorough and complete tour of the Elevated Station that I could possibly give you (without boring you to death). Here I walk you through the entire first floor.
Part 1:
Part 3 (sub-ice levels):
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If you're looking for something less thorough but snappier, check out my TikTok channel @ JoeSpinsTheGlobe!
A Walk at the South Pole - From the Station to Dark Sector POV
This is an uncut point-of-view (POV) recording of the walk from the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station to the Dark Sector Laboratory. Watch me make this nearly 1-kilometer walk in extremely cold weather, right after sunrise!
View is from an action cam in front of my right eye, so you see what I see!
A (little) tour of McMurdo Station, Antarctica - South Pole vlog #4
Well I didn't have much time for filming during my 10-day stopover in McMurdo, but I shot what I could! Here I show the main building, #155, the medical clinic, and various other sites around town. Enjoy!
The power plant of the South Pole Station
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Getting to McMurdo Station, Antarctica - South Pole vlog #3
After the long quarantine process in San Francisco, and then Christchurch, my cohort finally made it to McMurdo Station. Touchdown in Antarctica, woohoo! Check it off the bucket list.
McMurdo is the base of operations for all other US Antarctic bases and camps. The population in the summer is usually many hundreds, but that was somewhat reduced this year due to COVID. Still, the weather and wildlife were spectacular!
Robert Scott's Discovery Hut - Preserved for 100+ years! - South Pole vlog #5
Before I left McMurdo, I HAD to take a look inside Robert Scott's Discovery hut. Built in 1902, it and its contents remarkably preserved, including seal carcasses and old dog biscuits. Come take a look inside!
Antarctica Condition 1 Weather
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Filmed at McMurdo Station, where it is relatively sheltered by the surrounding hills. The weather down here is classified as being Condition 3 (nice weather), Condition 2 (not so nice), or Condition 1...
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EXTREME FLIGHT - Landing on Antarctica Ice Runway
I boarded a Hi Fly A340 chartered for White Desert Antarctica (Tour Operator) to fly to the seventh continent; Antarctica. The flight time from Cape Town to Wolf’s Fang Runway in Antarctica is 5 hours and 15 minutes. Flying from 33 degrees South to 71 degrees South in latitude. Commander Carlos Mirpuri explained the Antarctic flight operating conditions and requirements.
During the flight, the founder of White Desert Antarctica Patrick explained what to expect in Antarctica. As we flew closer to Antarctica, passengers changed to winter clothing and got ready for the exploration. The Antarctic season is from mid-November to early February every year.
The weather condition was good with clear visibility for landing at Wolf’s Fang runway. The runway friction index was also sufficient to allow the airplane to stop during braking. Our A340 landed at Wolf’s Fang runway (71º 32’ 00” S 8º 50’ 00” E) around 1930 UTC time. I was lucky to observe the Antarctic landing from the jumpseat.
The runway length is 2500 m (8200') long and 60 m (196') wide. Wolf’s Fang Runway is operated by White Desert Antarctica and it’s the only blue ice runway. It takes 22 hours to groom and prepare the runway for every jet landing.
After landing, we climbed a nearby Nunatak (small mountain) and were just amazed at the pristine landscape; the white desert! The sun never set during the Antarctic summer. I also visited the newly opened Echo Camp for refreshments before the flight back. Certainly one of The Greatest Day in my aviation and travel memory!
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Meet Sasha, the Lead Scientist at the South Pole Station!
Here I have a chat with Dr. Sasha Rahlin, the Station Science Lead and South Pole Telescope (SPT) scientist over the winter of 2021. Listen to Sasha's thoughts on her role here on station, what winter here is like, how she arrived at this position, and how you could possibly follow in her footsteps.
0:52 Introducing Dr. Rahlin and her role as lead scientist
2:01 Contrasting the winter and summer seasons
3:21 Sasha's research background and how she became interested in Antarctica
4:21 What a successful applicant would need to work at South Pole Telescope
5:37 Favorite / least favorite thing about living at South Pole
Phone call from North Pole to South Pole
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Return of the light at the South Pole
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