wow I've had such interest in the south pole and what goes on there. i usually watch tourists travel there but never seen an actual station. thanks for sharing that with us mortals who most likely will never be there. oh and i saw the 40 min clip of the station tour totally awesome.
I started watching South Pole videos hoping to get some references to how an isolated outer space settlement could realistically work. I was not disappointed!! Thank you so much for uploading this valuable content. It made my life in L.A. during the coronavirus quarantine so much more exciting haha Also, this would be a dope multiplayer map for a first person shooter. Just saying. Don't know where you are now, but I wish you all the best! Hopefully you see my comment and I get to talk to someone who lived in Antarctica! Lol
Thank you so much!! I’m so glad you enjoyed it! It really is a special place. And yeah, not a bad map for an FPS 😜 But I’m in NZ now just exploring! ☺️
Love this video- it’s like getting a tour of the international space station. It gives you a real idea of what the logistics for a moon base would be like. It’s incredible to see all that heavy and totally normal hardware (doors, shelves, desks, etc.) and know all of it was flown down or tractored across a continent. Also, I don’t know if you’d know a buddy of mine who overwintered a few years ago, his name is Dave Riebel. When he came back we went through a thousand slides of pictures. What an incredible place and experience.
Thanks for the tour. I haven't seen the logistics building since it was just beginning construction, but the interior (not surprisingly) looks a lot like the old logistics office.
Thank you for this. I'm blown away by how much bigger the whole facility is. All you ever see is the above ground portion, and not enough of that to get a feel for the size of the whole operation.
This is only the second video of yours I've watched but you do a great job and bring a genuine fascination and excitement for these tours of yours that makes these enjoyable to watch. It's a shame you don't have more viewers, but I appreciate what you do and being able to watch these is amazing ✊
What are some examples of things that can't (or shouldn't) be frozen, besides the batteries and canned things you showed in the office; i.e. What ends up in the DNF? I might have missed it. Also, was that a cardboard cutout of Scarlett Johansson at 20:19?
Both parts are incredibly cool, thank you! I'm astonished and how big and nice it is. I compare it to spending 68 days on a submarine and well, you guys have it pretty good. :) I'm glad they take care of you down there. Thanks for posting.
This was fantastic! Thank you for putting this together and sharing -- one of my all-time favorite Antarctica videos. I learned so much. You did a phenomenal job producing this. Thank you!
I've always been driven by Antarctica, the remoteness and beauty of that place, all the pioneers missions with a special place for Commander Jack Bursey, and his book Antarctic Night. Thank you for your guided tour. It really fulfill my immense curiosity about many details.
Very cool! Thanks so much for the tour. I almost wintered down there in 1978, but chickened out just before my interview. I was a student of radio science and familiar with the Long Wire experiment. The base that I would have stayed at was much smaller. Yours looks like a country club in caparison. There were no women at South Pole back then and not much to do but work and drink during the winter. The Seabees did the logistics. Construction was mostly Wonder Arch and plywood. Everything smelled like JP4. I heard that they ate well, tho.
@Gone Venturing I remember you telling us in a previous video about how you all put up a new South Pole marker every year, and it’s the winter group that designs the new marker. My question is, dose your team put the new marker in it’s new location? If so would it be possible for you to make a video on putting it up? and maybe explain how you all find where the new pole is located. Thank you so much for sharing your experiences at the South Pole with all of us, and have your self a grate time. 😁
Hey! The winter crew does indeed design the new marker each year! It's a really cool tradition and huge honor. Sadly, the team doesn't get to put the new marker up because they do it on January 1st every year and by then the winter crew is gone. However, we had a small exception this last year, because the guy that actually made the design was staying for the summer as well, so he got to be the one to do the unveiling. As far as finding the new Pole goes, I don't know the specifics of that. That's what the surveyors do. However, it does move about 10m each year!
Way cool, Now I know what I missed, I had the opportunity to go in the '90s as a Mechanic, but sadly had to turn it down, I went the other direction with children, marriage, and backcountry mountain living but hay 30 years later I have great kids and wife No regrets. Thanks for sharing
I love your tour videos. And great editing as always. This reminds me of Interstellar movie, I think I would be a little scared of some parts, specially that one with that blinking light. Thank you so much for sharing with us. Makes my day so much fun 😊👍🥰
Thank you so much!! And yeah, the fuel arches can definitely be a little freaky if you’re alone and then the pumps kick on randomly 😂 I’ve definitely jumped! But also it’s kind of cool to be down there! Like you said, feels like space.
Your tour of the station was fantastic! I've all but low-key gawped at everything you've shown throughout the video. There's something fascinating and eternally adventurous about imagining the vast Antarctic expanse - never to be truly conquered or mastered, always literally on the edge. So it was pleasantly surprising to see how neat the whole station looks, how well-stocked it is, how brand-spanking clean it appears to be, how orderly you keep both an underground arch full of cargo AND a studio brimming with musical instruments. It's probably been said before, but it looked more like a college from the films rather than a research station - and I mean that in all the good ways. I'm planning to show this video to some and my students and comment on it, if that's ok with you. Anyway, good luck to you and may luck find you always!
First time I saw your channel. Always been fascinated with the Antarctic though I hate the cold. I keep the Antarctic and Death Valley on my phone’s temperature app out of curiosity. I presume the AS station is what the temperature is pulled from. Nothing really to say. Here’s a like, comment, subscribe!
The flickering light I suspect its LED and the driver is going out. Had one do that to me. I am an IT guy working on moving to Norway in the next 2 years. I think it would be pretty awesome to work there for a winter. I love snow I love cold. And I loved these videos. I wish it was even longer 😅
Thanks for a great and interesting video! Nice that someone actually spends time on it and show people around the world how it actually is at the South Pole! Wishing you a great weekend! Greetings from Norway!
Watched Part 1 and 2 straight and really enjoyed it!! got motion sick near the end of the vid though, camera shot was a bit unstable. Really loved the content. keep it up!
This was a great tour, really brings back a lot of memories, although I worked in McMurdo, and only visited the South poke station on a turn around flight, when it was just a Dome, but in reality, nothing really changes, just upgrades, thanks for such a comprehensive tour, enjoyed watching this very much..best of luck, Peace!
The South Pole Station campus is far more complex than I realized, and this video doesn't even take in the ice tunnels. It's a really big place, after all, not the claustrophobic cluster of huts I imagined.
Absolutely love the in depth overview of this place, as Antarctic exploration has recently piqued my interest, but I can’t shake the feeling that this facility would be a great setting for some post apocalyptic or sci-fi horror game😅
Dude I just found your channel and this is awesome. You may already have it but I'm looking forward to meeting your coworkers and seeing the place alive
Thank you for both tours! 1) Roughly how many people are at location during the summer? To the point that additional storage is needed. 2) How often do supplies arrive during the summer?
Another informative video. Questions: (a) Where did you get your log training? Navy/ military? (b) How many tours have you done there? (c) Which is better duty - South Pole or McMurdo?
Great vid , ended up here after seeing the story on Reddit about the horror Films at the begining of the winter , looks like a really good setup down there .
Very cool, no pun intended, I like docu stuff. I live in central Fl, (orig from NJ) so winter is low 70s to 50s, spring weather. I posted vid 1 to my FB page, my friends will enjoy the education.
Thank you so much for the video. Your plant seems very similar to what we have onboard ships! Kinda sad I never did get that role with BAS, love the style and camera work, it's great.
Awesome videos my friend! I have watched several of them already and love them all so far. I have one question I have not seen you answer or address (if you have, my apologies for missing it.) My question is what is done with human waste/sewage? Is it stored, frozen, processed and shipped out? I know it's gross, but important nonetheless. It seems every possible precaution to protect the environment is taken so surely human waste is handled properly as well? Again, great videos!
Great set for a horror movie? It would take forever to film since you said it is so cold that your camera doesn't take well to it. The flashing lights definitely are creepy.
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It's amazing how this whole place could have been engineered and built in such harsh climate.
modern engineering
while there should be no ice anymore ;-)
There is a NatGeo doc on what a disaster construction was.
I really appreciate having a map for reference, it's a great addition for a tour video.
20:19 Is that Black Widow Scarlett? LOL that was creepy. Great video.
wow I've had such interest in the south pole and what goes on there. i usually watch tourists travel there but never seen an actual station. thanks for sharing that with us mortals who most likely will never be there. oh and i saw the 40 min clip of the station tour totally awesome.
Theme soundtrack for the 80's movie "The Thing" totally in my head watching this.
I started watching South Pole videos hoping to get some references to how an isolated outer space settlement could realistically work.
I was not disappointed!! Thank you so much for uploading this valuable content. It made my life in L.A. during the coronavirus quarantine so much more exciting haha
Also, this would be a dope multiplayer map for a first person shooter. Just saying. Don't know where you are now, but I wish you all the best! Hopefully you see my comment and I get to talk to someone who lived in Antarctica! Lol
Thank you so much!! I’m so glad you enjoyed it! It really is a special place. And yeah, not a bad map for an FPS 😜 But I’m in NZ now just exploring! ☺️
Hope you’re well! 🙌
Damn, John Carpenter's The Thing wasn't too far off
It captured the feel, but this place is huge
I was waiting the whole time for a Thing to attack - especially the dark parts. ;)
Yep, where do they keep the flamethrowers?
Love this video- it’s like getting a tour of the international space station. It gives you a real idea of what the logistics for a moon base would be like. It’s incredible to see all that heavy and totally normal hardware (doors, shelves, desks, etc.) and know all of it was flown down or tractored across a continent.
Also, I don’t know if you’d know a buddy of mine who overwintered a few years ago, his name is Dave Riebel. When he came back we went through a thousand slides of pictures. What an incredible place and experience.
Thanks so much!
Also that's too funny! Both of my winters in 2017 and 19 were with Dave! He was my gym buddy as well. That's great, such a good guy!
What a monumental undertaking it must have been to ship all that material and equipment in not to mention just actually building the base.
Thanks for the tour. I haven't seen the logistics building since it was just beginning construction, but the interior (not surprisingly) looks a lot like the old logistics office.
Antarctica fascinates me, I always wanted to see it. I loved both videos.
Thank you for this. I'm blown away by how much bigger the whole facility is. All you ever see is the above ground portion, and not enough of that to get a feel for the size of the whole operation.
Ive dreamed of exploring Antarctica my entire life.
Recently retired and still desire to go as much as i did as a kid.
Great content!!
Ty!!
Was that Black Widow on the staircase?
This is only the second video of yours I've watched but you do a great job and bring a genuine fascination and excitement for these tours of yours that makes these enjoyable to watch. It's a shame you don't have more viewers, but I appreciate what you do and being able to watch these is amazing ✊
What are some examples of things that can't (or shouldn't) be frozen, besides the batteries and canned things you showed in the office; i.e. What ends up in the DNF? I might have missed it.
Also, was that a cardboard cutout of Scarlett Johansson at 20:19?
Both parts are incredibly cool, thank you! I'm astonished and how big and nice it is. I compare it to spending 68 days on a submarine and well, you guys have it pretty good. :) I'm glad they take care of you down there. Thanks for posting.
Half expecting The Thing to come bursting out
This was fantastic! Thank you for putting this together and sharing -- one of my all-time favorite Antarctica videos. I learned so much. You did a phenomenal job producing this. Thank you!
With such a sophisticated facility I can only imagine how high tech your freezers are
I've always been driven by Antarctica, the remoteness and beauty of that place, all the pioneers missions with a special place for Commander Jack Bursey, and his book
Antarctic Night. Thank you for your guided tour. It really fulfill my immense curiosity about many details.
Very cool! Thanks so much for the tour.
I almost wintered down there in 1978, but chickened out just before my interview. I was a student of radio science and familiar with the Long Wire experiment.
The base that I would have stayed at was much smaller. Yours looks like a country club in caparison. There were no women at South Pole back then and not much to do but work and drink during the winter.
The Seabees did the logistics. Construction was mostly Wonder Arch and plywood. Everything smelled like JP4. I heard that they ate well, tho.
Watching these has almost become a pre-game ritual before i watch The Thing
Great tour, thanks. I almost caught a chill thinking about it. Kentucky, USA.
@Gone Venturing
I remember you telling us in a previous video about how you all put up a new South Pole marker every year, and it’s the winter group that designs the new marker.
My question is, dose your team put the new marker in it’s new location? If so would it be possible for you to make a video on putting it up? and maybe explain how you all find where the new pole is located.
Thank you so much for sharing your experiences at the South Pole with all of us, and have your self a grate time. 😁
Hey! The winter crew does indeed design the new marker each year! It's a really cool tradition and huge honor. Sadly, the team doesn't get to put the new marker up because they do it on January 1st every year and by then the winter crew is gone. However, we had a small exception this last year, because the guy that actually made the design was staying for the summer as well, so he got to be the one to do the unveiling.
As far as finding the new Pole goes, I don't know the specifics of that. That's what the surveyors do. However, it does move about 10m each year!
Thanks for the tour, really enjoyed it.
Way cool, Now I know what I missed, I had the opportunity to go in the '90s as a Mechanic, but sadly had to turn it down, I went the other direction with children, marriage, and backcountry mountain living but hay 30 years later I have great kids and wife No regrets. Thanks for sharing
That was a fantastic tour , first time I ever seen the inside of the heart ❤️ of Antarctica station
Thank you very much for this great tour! Really big facility, the game Half Life returns in my mind with Black-, sorry, White Mesa here :-)
Of course! I’m glad you enjoyed it!!
Viktor: I hate these steps.
Also Viktor: I need to go to the gym to do cardio.
I love your tour videos. And great editing as always. This reminds me of Interstellar movie, I think I would be a little scared of some parts, specially that one with that blinking light. Thank you so much for sharing with us. Makes my day so much fun 😊👍🥰
Thank you so much!! And yeah, the fuel arches can definitely be a little freaky if you’re alone and then the pumps kick on randomly 😂
I’ve definitely jumped! But also it’s kind of cool to be down there! Like you said, feels like space.
Everything looks perfect as a survival videogame setting.
Your tour of the station was fantastic! I've all but low-key gawped at everything you've shown throughout the video. There's something fascinating and eternally adventurous about imagining the vast Antarctic expanse - never to be truly conquered or mastered, always literally on the edge. So it was pleasantly surprising to see how neat the whole station looks, how well-stocked it is, how brand-spanking clean it appears to be, how orderly you keep both an underground arch full of cargo AND a studio brimming with musical instruments.
It's probably been said before, but it looked more like a college from the films rather than a research station - and I mean that in all the good ways. I'm planning to show this video to some and my students and comment on it, if that's ok with you.
Anyway, good luck to you and may luck find you always!
First time I saw your channel. Always been fascinated with the Antarctic though I hate the cold. I keep the Antarctic and Death Valley on my phone’s temperature app out of curiosity. I presume the AS station is what the temperature is pulled from.
Nothing really to say. Here’s a like, comment, subscribe!
That was fun to watch. Thanks for the tour.
The flickering light I suspect its LED and the driver is going out. Had one do that to me. I am an IT guy working on moving to Norway in the next 2 years. I think it would be pretty awesome to work there for a winter. I love snow I love cold. And I loved these videos. I wish it was even longer 😅
20:20
Scared the hell out of me
Cut out of Black Widow/Natasha Romanoff.
I was looking for this comment haha
That's a pretty old computer you have there - What a great tour!! Thak you.
Awesome stuff, my man. Would love to winter over as a Nurse in the South Pole, feel like it would be a great experience! Hope you're doing well buddy!
Dude, you're AMAZING! Wish you all the best there!❤❤❤
Wow what an insight. Stay warm and safe
Wowser, nice tour, thank you for sharing this with us today from Henrico County Virginia
Thanks for a great and interesting video! Nice that someone actually spends time on it and show people around the world how it actually is at the South Pole! Wishing you a great weekend! Greetings from Norway!
Man I got jump scared at 20:20 ! Love your videos from Indonesia 👋
Both videos on the Your we're absolutely riveting and very informative. Congrats
You really need a gimble for that camera bud... Thanks for sharing though, this was super cool!
Watched Part 1 and 2 straight and really enjoyed it!! got motion sick near the end of the vid though, camera shot was a bit unstable. Really loved the content. keep it up!
This was a great tour, really brings back a lot of memories, although I worked in McMurdo, and only visited the South poke station on a turn around flight, when it was just a Dome, but in reality, nothing really changes, just upgrades, thanks for such a comprehensive tour, enjoyed watching this very much..best of luck, Peace!
The South Pole Station campus is far more complex than I realized, and this video doesn't even take in the ice tunnels. It's a really big place, after all, not the claustrophobic cluster of huts I imagined.
darned, that would be a place to work.. :-) i watched both episodes from tour, it looked very interesting place.
Absolutely love the in depth overview of this place, as Antarctic exploration has recently piqued my interest, but I can’t shake the feeling that this facility would be a great setting for some post apocalyptic or sci-fi horror game😅
Dude I just found your channel and this is awesome. You may already have it but I'm looking forward to meeting your coworkers and seeing the place alive
I really enjoyed this down to earth tour, many thanks!
All the best from Gothenburg, Sweden
Thank you for both tours!
1) Roughly how many people are at location during the summer? To the point that additional storage is needed.
2) How often do supplies arrive during the summer?
Excellent tour and tour guide.
Thanks for the amazing tour. Never realized how huge these stations are.
Another awesome tour!
Thank you!!
I’m soo amazed at all of your videos! Really very inspiring. Thank you!
Fantastic tour, one question, how do the huge vehicles get access to that underground workshop and maintenance section?
There is a door similar to the one that we have in the logistics arch! In the thumbnail you can kind see what it looks like from the outside! 🙌
Very interesting. Thank you so much for putting this video together and sharing it with the world! How does one get a job at the SP?
I hope Flika was on the Wall-of-Dogs!
Great tour, btw. TY
Thank you so much!! And sadly she wasn’t. I kept meaning to do it and then yeah... hahaha.
Another awesome vid man, how did u ever find this job?? Thx for sharing this vid!!
Incredible facility in an incredible environment!
Btw- I don’t know why but I keep thinking of John carpenters "The Thing" during the ice caves.
I enjoyed my time down there a few years ago... was a opportunity I couldn't pass up.
I bet The Thing is down there somewhere... just waiting to thaw out! :0/
Great videos and tours. A lot of hard work. I was wondering, is the old South Pole Dome still there?
This was a very good presentation. Thanks
I used to be a cook at Mcmurdo \o/ HA! Brings back memories.
Fascinating. I envy your job.
Awesome!! Do you ever think you would do logistics for a Lunar base ever? Would be very similar I think.
Incredible info!
I wish I can visit this place.
Thank you
These were some really awesome videos. It's fascinating to see how life is at the south pole. Entertaining and host is handsome too 😉 lol
Cheers from Pyrmont, near the fish market.
Wow...you did a great job with these videos!
Another informative video. Questions: (a) Where did you get your log training? Navy/ military? (b) How many tours have you done there? (c) Which is better duty - South Pole or McMurdo?
Through the whole video I kept waiting for imperial storm troopers to bust through those frosty walls.
Great vid , ended up here after seeing the story on Reddit about the horror Films at the begining of the winter , looks like a really good setup down there .
Very cool, no pun intended, I like docu stuff. I live in central Fl, (orig from NJ) so winter is low 70s to 50s, spring weather. I posted vid 1 to my FB page, my friends will enjoy the education.
Thank you so much for the video. Your plant seems very similar to what we have onboard ships! Kinda sad I never did get that role with BAS, love the style and camera work, it's great.
Amazing videos. Soooo appreciated. Well done.
Awesome! Thank you.
And how fast is internet there. Is it faster then metro pcs in America?
Cool vids, thanks for sharing with us, mere mortals! :)
Fascinating.
Thank you!
Awesome videos my friend! I have watched several of them already and love them all so far. I have one question I have not seen you answer or address (if you have, my apologies for missing it.) My question is what is done with human waste/sewage? Is it stored, frozen, processed and shipped out? I know it's gross, but important nonetheless. It seems every possible precaution to protect the environment is taken so surely human waste is handled properly as well?
Again, great videos!
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I just saw that it is stored and shipped out.
@@erichuggins09 No it stays there. Old water wells (Roswells) are turned into human waste storage. I wintered over at Pole in 2020.
Great set for a horror movie? It would take forever to film since you said it is so cold that your camera doesn't take well to it. The flashing lights definitely are creepy.
Were these underground areas the old station, and then they built the big overground building next to it?
What is the orange device on your coveralls?
Have you guys ever watched "The Thing" in the lounge?
Pretty Cool! Thanks a bunch.
Do you have a prison area in case someone goes crazy in the winter months, also very interesting thank you, enjoyed the comms area as a UK Radio Ham
So interesting! Thank you!!!
No heating in the office? 😬
"What do you do in life?"
"Count boxes on the south pole!"
Disappointing there wasn't a Forge down there lol, let me build one!
Great video…very entertaining. Thanks
Pretty neat!! Do you have to have the covid jab to do a seasonal job down there?
First time seeing a video from your channel and was like....oh shit its Bam Margera!
The spec I can find for JP-8 gives a freezing point of -47C. Do the tanks get that cold? If so, how is it pumped out?
Awesome video! Really really like it!