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 Norwegian-US Scientific Traverse Into the Heart of Whiteness (Click the RETURN Button to Return to Media Palooza) In the Antarctic, goes an old saying, no date is certain till it's yesterday. The traverse encounters thicker snow than expected, and a differential over-heats from towing heavy oil drums. Jan-Gunnar Winther waxes philosophical - such problems are normal and to be expected. "Mr Fix-It", Kjetil Bakkland, both medic and mechanic, works his magic and they're back on the road. After a 15-hour day and meals on the run, they reach the first deep coring site. Again, Nature throws a curve-ball: howling winds and -50 degree temperatures. Chief driller Lou Albershardt works with Glen Liston and Tom Neumann - clad in all-white Tyvek suits and medical gloves to ensure ice samples are uncontaminated for chemical analysis back in the USA - and the team reaches 21 meters by midnight. Then it's back on the move. As of late December, it's still more than 1,000 kms to South Pole. To be continued...
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