South Pole Journal: 3 June 2023
-89°F and 10,888 feet above sea level marked my 200th day on the ice. Reflections on turning 32 at the bottom of the world, spending nearly all of 2023 in Antarctica, and the surreal pride of living and leading in one of Earth’s harshest environments.
3 June
Temperature: -65.8°C / -89.4°F
Wind Chill: -88.1°C / -126.6°F
Wind Speed: ENE, 11.3 KNOTS
Wind Direction: GRID: 29.5 / CARDINAL: NNE
Air Pressure: ALTITUDE (FEET): 10,888 / ALTITUDE (METERS): 3,318 / INCHES HG: 19.9 / MILLIBARS: 673.0
Today was my 200th day at the South Pole. I can’t believe it. It’s so incredible to know that you’ve spent 200 days in one of the harshest environments on Earth. What also amazes me, and sometimes scares me, is that when I think about 2023, pretty much all of it will be here at the South Pole. That’s astounding. When I leave in November 2023, it will be nearly a full year here on the ice. I turned 32 here. Incredible. It’s remarkable the feats and achievements of human kind and our species. We’ve done so much, we’ve come so far. To think that we can live at the bottom of the world, a place where there is no other life, is just amazing. I’m so proud of all of the work I’ve done here and will continue to do. 200 days is something to be proud of.
More to come tomorrow from the South Pole, Antarctica.
