Onboarding Timeline
A timeline of the major administrative steps in my USAP onboarding.
4
Posts
administrative
Ticketed!
I have my airline tickets!
Shasta Detour
Bureaucratic shenanigans.
The Basics
What am I doing in Antarctica?
2
Posts
field
Cape Crozier
A nearby field camp, and my first helicopter flight!
Sea Ice Safety
Hands-on training, just outside town.
3
Posts
guide
McMurdo Postal Mail
How to mail things to and from Antarctica!
Voting from Antarctica
How to vote back home while you're in Antarctica!
SMS Multifactor Authentication in Antarctica
Issues pertaining to SMS (for multifactor auth) in Antarctica.
4
Posts
infrastructure
Doors of McMurdo
Doors, in a variety of shapes and styles.
McMurdo's Automated Teller Machines
Cash, in Antarctica!
McMurdo Postal Mail
How to mail things to and from Antarctica!
The McMurdo Wastewater Treatment Plant
Sweet, sweet humidity.
2
Posts
logistics
Ticketed!
I have my airline tickets!
Shasta Detour
Bureaucratic shenanigans.
17
Posts
mcmurdo
Doors of McMurdo
Doors, in a variety of shapes and styles.
Mud Murdo
The beautiful ambiance of a McMurdo summer.
McMurdo's Automated Teller Machines
Cash, in Antarctica!
Cape Crozier
A nearby field camp, and my first helicopter flight!
McMurdo Postal Mail
How to mail things to and from Antarctica!
Castle Rock Climb
Picture-perfect views of Mt. Erebus.
Voting from Antarctica
How to vote back home while you're in Antarctica!
Credit Card Shenanigans
How to trigger a fraud alert in two transactions.
The McMurdo Wastewater Treatment Plant
Sweet, sweet humidity.
Sea Ice Safety
Hands-on training, just outside town.
Condition Two
Moderately unpleasant weather.
SMS Multifactor Authentication in Antarctica
Issues pertaining to SMS (for multifactor auth) in Antarctica.
Observation Hill
Windy and scenic.
Laundry at the End of the World
It's pretty much what you'd expect.
McMurdo at Night
Cold, dark, and beautiful.
Hut Point!
McMurdo's shortest hike.
McMurdo Arrival!
Made it!
5
Posts
mundane
Doors of McMurdo
Doors, in a variety of shapes and styles.
Mud Murdo
The beautiful ambiance of a McMurdo summer.
McMurdo's Automated Teller Machines
Cash, in Antarctica!
Credit Card Shenanigans
How to trigger a fraud alert in two transactions.
Laundry at the End of the World
It's pretty much what you'd expect.
7
Posts
photos
Mud Murdo
The beautiful ambiance of a McMurdo summer.
Cape Crozier
A nearby field camp, and my first helicopter flight!
Castle Rock Climb
Picture-perfect views of Mt. Erebus.
Sea Ice Safety
Hands-on training, just outside town.
Observation Hill
Windy and scenic.
McMurdo at Night
Cold, dark, and beautiful.
Hut Point!
McMurdo's shortest hike.
3
Posts
recreation
Castle Rock Climb
Picture-perfect views of Mt. Erebus.
Observation Hill
Windy and scenic.
Hut Point!
McMurdo's shortest hike.
6
Posts
station life
McMurdo's Automated Teller Machines
Cash, in Antarctica!
McMurdo Postal Mail
How to mail things to and from Antarctica!
Voting from Antarctica
How to vote back home while you're in Antarctica!
Credit Card Shenanigans
How to trigger a fraud alert in two transactions.
SMS Multifactor Authentication in Antarctica
Issues pertaining to SMS (for multifactor auth) in Antarctica.
Laundry at the End of the World
It's pretty much what you'd expect.
2
Posts
technology
Credit Card Shenanigans
How to trigger a fraud alert in two transactions.
SMS Multifactor Authentication in Antarctica
Issues pertaining to SMS (for multifactor auth) in Antarctica.
6
Posts
travel
McMurdo Arrival!
Made it!
Flight, Perhaps?
Fingers crossed.
More Delays
And increasingly-worse coffee.
Christchurch and Flight Delays
Hurry up and wait.
Travel Begins!
Beginning a 25-hour journey to Christchurch!
Ticketed!
I have my airline tickets!
1
Post
weather
Condition Two
Moderately unpleasant weather.