We flew from Kanger to Summit South-Pole-style, in an LC-130 (Herc) piloted by the Air National Guard.
It was fun to be in one of these super-uncomfortable cargo planes again for the first time since I last left Pole, 2.5 years ago. Part of the cargo on our ride were two new snowmobiles for Summit--very exciting.
It wasn't too long into the flight when we said goodbye to the thawing coast and headed out over the ice sheet, no dirt to be seen again until we descend back to Kanger in June.
And after a quick, two-hour trip, we arrived. Summit is at 72-degrees latitude--definitely the furthest north I've been on the planet. Pictured here is the main building of the station, dubbed "The Big House."
The landscape looks pretty much exactly like it does at South Pole. Flat. White. Endless. :)
So that's where we are, now! You can read a lot more about the camp at this website. And I'll start telling more about various aspects of life here in coming posts. Till then!
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