Thread: Antarctica and Tractors

Originally Posted by stallie

Dropped some of the guys running the South Pole traverse at McMurdo today. Two traverses, leaving the end of October a week apart. One has 9 vehicles, one 10.

The route is known as 'The South Pole Traverse', also called the McMurdo – South Pole Highway which is 1,600 km long, built from compacted snow the road links the coastal, United States' McMurdo Station, to the Amundsen–Scott Station at the South Pole.

Ref; File:Map of the McMurdo-South Pole highway.jpg - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia


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Ok,, I'll ask-

Why the two trips?

I think the answer to that will answer why 19 vehicles

I'll ask the rest of the guys tomorrow (if the weather clears) how much the traverse is towing.

Ref; AntarcticArctic | words from the ends of the earth | Page 3


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Ref; AntarcticArctic | words from the ends of the earth | Page 3

I wonder what the story is behind this picy?

Drag Queen ready to return to McMurdo


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Originally Posted by wrinklearthur

The route is known as 'The South Pole Traverse', also called the McMurdo – South Pole Highway which is 1,600 km long, built from compacted snow the road links the coastal, United States' McMurdo Station, to the Amundsen–Scott Station at the South Pole.

Ref; File:Map of the McMurdo-South Pole highway.jpg - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia


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Halley station seems a bit on its own.

And what's on signy?

Originally Posted by Pedro_The_Swift

Ok,, I'll ask- Why the two trips?
I think the answer to that will answer why 19 vehicles

A reason !

Ref; The South Pole’s Fuel Supply | Jeffrey Donenfeld
The South Pole Traverse Arrives | Jeffrey Donenfeld




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