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Ridge A, Antarctica: South Pole Diaries 2012/13
Welcome to the "South Pole Diaries" blog for the joint Australian-United States expedition to Ridge A on the high Antarctic plateau in December/January 2012/13. Our current location is: Sydney; the expedition is over.
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| Sun, 3rd February, 2013 | - Temperature variations (Geoff) | |
| Thu, 31st January, 2013 | - Christchurch (John) | |
| Thu, 31st January, 2013 | - Emperor Penguin (Geoff) | |
| Wed, 30th January, 2013 | - Bag drag (John) | |
| Wed, 30th January, 2013 | - Blue (Geoff) | |
| Tue, 29th January, 2013 | - McMurdo (John) | |
| Mon, 28th January, 2013 | - The Ross Island Yacht Club of Antarctica (John) | |
| Mon, 28th January, 2013 | - Greyscale (Geoff) | |
| Sun, 27th January, 2013 | - A tragic end to the search (John) | |
| Sun, 27th January, 2013 | - Memorial service (Geoff) | |
| Sat, 26th January, 2013 | - Imagine (John) | |
| Fri, 25th January, 2013 | - Time to take a breath (John) | |
| Fri, 25th January, 2013 | - Team B arrives back to Pole (Geoff) | |
| Fri, 25th January, 2013 | - Backup x4 (Geoff) | |
| Thu, 24th January, 2013 | - A worrying day (John) | |
| Wed, 23rd January, 2013 | - Ridge A (John) | |
| Tue, 22nd January, 2013 | - Back from Ridge A (Geoff) | |
| Tue, 22nd January, 2013 | - Final day at Ridge A (Geoff) | |
| Mon, 21st January, 2013 | - Reflections on Ridge A: Food (Geoff) | |
| Mon, 21st January, 2013 | - Flag circles (Geoff) | |
| Sun, 20th January, 2013 | - Reflections on Ridge A: Geography (Geoff) | |
| Sat, 19th January, 2013 | - Camping (Geoff) | |
| Fri, 18th January, 2013 | - Slow day (Geoff) | |
| Thu, 17th January, 2013 | - Arrival at Ridge A (Geoff) | |
| Thu, 17th January, 2013 | - South Pole to AGAP-South (Geoff) | |
| Wed, 16th January, 2013 | - Let's go! (John) | |
| Wed, 16th January, 2013 | - Reflections on South Pole: Food (Geoff) | |
| Wed, 16th January, 2013 | - Action (Geoff) | |
| Tue, 15th January, 2013 | - No flying today (John) | |
| Tue, 15th January, 2013 | - Wx delay/cancel (Geoff) | |
| Mon, 14th January, 2013 | - Not bored yet (John) | |
| Mon, 14th January, 2013 | - South Pole - again (Geoff) | |
| Sun, 13th January, 2013 | - Sunday - again (John) | |
| Sat, 12th January, 2013 | - One day later... (John) | |
| Sat, 12th January, 2013 | - Diamond Dust and Carp Party (Geoff) | |
| Fri, 11th January, 2013 | - A gloomy day. (John) | |
| Fri, 11th January, 2013 | - End of the world (Geoff) | |
| Thu, 10th January, 2013 | - Ridge A flight schedule. (John) | |
| Thu, 10th January, 2013 | - Pub trivia (Geoff) | |
| Wed, 9th January, 2013 | - Ready to go camping. (John) | |
| Wed, 9th January, 2013 | - Wx cancel (Geoff) | |
| Tue, 8th January, 2013 | - A very busy day. (John) | |
| Tue, 8th January, 2013 | - Tunnels (Geoff) | |
| Mon, 7th January, 2013 | - Steele. (John) | |
| Mon, 7th January, 2013 | - Mordor (Geoff) | |
| Mon, 7th January, 2013 | - Couple of pics (Geoff) | |
| Sun, 6th January, 2013 | - Sunday at South Pole. (John) | |
| Sat, 5th January, 2013 | - Domestic duties. (John) | |
| Sat, 5th January, 2013 | - Tent (Geoff) | |
| Fri, 4th January, 2013 | - Getting through our tasks. (John) | |
| Fri, 4th January, 2013 | - More work (Geoff) | |
| Thu, 3rd January, 2013 | - Snowmobiles. (John) | |
| Thu, 3rd January, 2013 | - Our first day at Pole. (John) | |
| Thu, 3rd January, 2013 | - Work begins (Geoff) | |
| Wed, 2nd January, 2013 | - We finally got here. (John) | |
| Wed, 2nd January, 2013 | - South Pole! (John) | |
| Wed, 2nd January, 2013 | - Flying south (Geoff) | |
| Tue, 1st January, 2013 | - Once around Observation Hill. (John) | |
| Tue, 1st January, 2013 | - Radome walk (Geoff) | |
| Tue, 1st January, 2013 | - Weddell Seals (Geoff) | |
| Mon, 31st December, 2012 | - Icestock. (John) | |
| Mon, 31st December, 2012 | - Happy New Year! (Geoff) | |
| Mon, 31st December, 2012 | - Reflections on McMurdo: Food (Geoff) | |
| Sun, 30th December, 2012 | - Magic carpet ride. (John) | |
| Sun, 30th December, 2012 | - Long day (Geoff) | |
| Sat, 29th December, 2012 | - Happiest Campers ever! (John) | |
| Sat, 29th December, 2012 | - Igloo (Geoff) | |
| Sat, 29th December, 2012 | - Happy Camper and EBEX balloon (Geoff) | |
| Fri, 28th December, 2012 | - Mount Erebus (Geoff) | |
| Thu, 27th December, 2012 | - Gear pull (John) | |
| Thu, 27th December, 2012 | - Reflections on McMurdo: Colours (Geoff) | |
| Thu, 27th December, 2012 | - Observation Hill & Scott Base (Geoff) | |
| Wed, 26th December, 2012 | - Things start to get interesting (Geoff and John) | |
| Tue, 25th December, 2012 | - Funny way to spend Christmas (John) | |
| Tue, 25th December, 2012 | - Wandering around McMurdo (Geoff) | |
| Mon, 24th December, 2012 | - Christmas dinner (John) | |
| Mon, 24th December, 2012 | - Adelie penguins (Geoff) | |
| Sun, 23rd December, 2012 | - This time we made it. (John) | |
| Sun, 23rd December, 2012 | - Touch down in Antarctica (Geoff) | |
| Sat, 22nd December, 2012 | - Nearly... (John) | |
| Sat, 22nd December, 2012 | - Lucky hat (Geoff) | |
| Fri, 21st December, 2012 | - Bicycling (John) | |
| Thu, 20th December, 2012 | - ECW issue (John) | |
| Thu, 20th December, 2012 | - Dux Live (Geoff) | |
| Thu, 20th December, 2012 | - ECW issue and airport wanderings (Geoff) | |
| Wed, 19th December, 2012 | - Luke and Campbell (John) | |
| Wed, 19th December, 2012 | - Crossing the river (Geoff) | |
| Tue, 18th December, 2012 | - Christchurch (John) | |
| Mon, 17th December, 2012 | - Introducing the team. (John) | |
| Mon, 17th December, 2012 | - Introduction and FAQs (Geoff) | |