the Ross Ice Shelf team is at a dead stop in a growing storm 100 miles from
stop in a growing storm 100 miles from
stop in a growing storm 100 miles from help you out you in the middle of
help you out you in the middle of
help you out you in the middle of nowhere no one’s really been here before
nowhere no one’s really been here before
nowhere no one’s really been here before your life is in danger if you go outside
your life is in danger if you go outside
your life is in danger if you go outside and hang around in there too long
rob has to change a flat tire on the
rob has to change a flat tire on the lead vehicle in the middle of whiteout
lead vehicle in the middle of whiteout
lead vehicle in the middle of whiteout conditions before they can get moving
conditions before they can get moving
conditions before they can get moving again I told him I’m just gonna back it
again I told him I’m just gonna back it
again I told him I’m just gonna back it up onto that block a little bit and then
up onto that block a little bit and then
up onto that block a little bit and then I’ll come out and we’ll set this up and
I’ll come out and we’ll set this up and
I’ll come out and we’ll set this up and then as I draw it back hopefully it’ll
then as I draw it back hopefully it’ll
then as I draw it back hopefully it’ll just push those tracks apart we can whip
just push those tracks apart we can whip
just push those tracks apart we can whip that out yeah good
I had no idea that I could go wrong on a
I had no idea that I could go wrong on a Pistenbully I just assumed that you just
Pistenbully I just assumed that you just
Pistenbully I just assumed that you just drive on the tracks I am NOT a mechanic
drive on the tracks I am NOT a mechanic
drive on the tracks I am NOT a mechanic but Rob’s an amazing mechanic now we’re
but Rob’s an amazing mechanic now we’re
but Rob’s an amazing mechanic now we’re cooking you can see that it’s got a
cooking you can see that it’s got a
cooking you can see that it’s got a gouge out of the side here so the ice
gouge out of the side here so the ice
gouge out of the side here so the ice just ripped into the point of that
just ripped into the point of that
just ripped into the point of that there’s snow and ice conditions you get
there’s snow and ice conditions you get
there’s snow and ice conditions you get an intact the current like really
an intact the current like really
an intact the current like really anywhere else in the world
anywhere else in the world
anywhere else in the world you just got to manage it we’ve got the
you just got to manage it we’ve got the
you just got to manage it we’ve got the spare tire
working in places like this it’s not
working in places like this it’s not always about what you want to do or hey
always about what you want to do or hey
always about what you want to do or hey you want to do it that’s it’s almost
you want to do it that’s it’s almost
you want to do it that’s it’s almost entirely what you have to do it was all
entirely what you have to do it was all
entirely what you have to do it was all right the team has only been stopped for
right the team has only been stopped for
right the team has only been stopped for 45 minutes but conditions have gotten
45 minutes but conditions have gotten
45 minutes but conditions have gotten much worse
much worse
much worse that’s windy these blowing snow and then
that’s windy these blowing snow and then
that’s windy these blowing snow and then affects your visibility it gets quite
affects your visibility it gets quite
affects your visibility it gets quite difficult to drive it’s kind of getting
difficult to drive it’s kind of getting
difficult to drive it’s kind of getting to the point where it’s really only a
to the point where it’s really only a
to the point where it’s really only a couple of options or you reckon we have
couple of options or you reckon we have
couple of options or you reckon we have to make a call either make camp for the
to make a call either make camp for the
to make a call either make camp for the night or push on try and make up a bit
night or push on try and make up a bit
night or push on try and make up a bit more time yeah
more time yeah
more time yeah the reality is we have to stop
the reality is we have to stop
the reality is we have to stop everything today where we are hunker
everything today where we are hunker
everything today where we are hunker down keep everybody warm from now with
down keep everybody warm from now with
down keep everybody warm from now with what we can see out there it’s probably
what we can see out there it’s probably
what we can see out there it’s probably just not worth going anywhere so it’s a
just not worth going anywhere so it’s a
just not worth going anywhere so it’s a shame to lose one day you know one of
shame to lose one day you know one of
shame to lose one day you know one of our weather days even when we’re not
our weather days even when we’re not
our weather days even when we’re not even doing the science but you know what
even doing the science but you know what
even doing the science but you know what definitely display it down
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