Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station Antarctica Tour

[@redsteahl4984]

I am an old man but I want to thank you so much for the tour. I am retired USAF and I did mid-air refueling for a living. I found the tour fascinating and that my beloved Air Force has hauled so much down there is very inspiring to me. The work you all are doing down there is so important and people all over the world need to thank you all for your commitment and devotion to making the world a better place. With my compliments,

[@hervederinel262]

i find this so satisfying to have that degree of comfort in the most inhospitable place on earth

[@frehleyrox]

Ever since the film "The Thing" I've been fascinated by these research labs. The cold, desolation. Isolated, self contained, technology. Awesome. Thanks for the post. I too would love to spend a winter.

[@DeTrOiTXX12]

I bet the Scott and Amundsen expedition teams would be awe of this station. Very very cool!

[@burgesj7]

The chance that I will ever get to visit that station or the South Pole even is practically zero, but with this effort I get a chance to see something in a place I'd always like to see. Well done, thanks.

[@JeffreyDonenfeld]

The station burns about 600,000 gallons of AN8 Fuel per year to make electricity and heat for the entire station. Heat generated by the electrical generators is used to heat the station. Glycol goes through a heat exchanger at the generator, and is then pumped throughout the station to heat radiators. Glycol is a good carrier of the heat, doesn't freeze easily, and is non-toxic. Even the clothes dryers are heated with Glycol! Ask as many questions as you like! :)

[@DBPCINC]

Why don't they do nuclear?

[@annoyingguyoninternet1631]

Are there any planning future alternative energy source?

[@jinpakaitoncit2555]

How you can fuck a woman there? Or just masturbating everyday instead?

[@JeffreyDonenfeld]

My personal tour of the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station, Antarctica. Cheers!

[@peterpowis4145]

great video. have always been fascinated by science stations at the south pole. was exciting to see all around the facility! would love to work in a place like this. I know the total video was half an hour but it didn't last long enough for me. was a shame when it ended!! thanks for a great job!!

[@JeffreyDonenfeld]

Fear not, I have so much more footage from the season.. will be uploaded when I have time! :)

[@peterpowis4145]

great!! was disappointed when you said here is the door to the ice tunnels and then we didn't go in!! really pleased when I found your ice tunnel video!!

[@daveadd123]

ive watched alot of ur videos, how did u manage to afford to go here? i would love to go to Antarctica

[@jerryhello]

David Adnum He works there. And it is hard as hell to get a job "on the ice."

[@Mypretty2]

I love that 10 yrs later it’s basically still the same.

[@plm3d]

You didn't give us a tour of the flying saucer and the Thing under ice.

[@georgeorwell4534]

Tom C there’s a nice video by some guy named Carpenter.

[@FireCracker3240]

This is absolutely fascinating! Literally, it's probably the most interesting thing I've seen on KZbin. I can't imagine what it would be like to travel there, yet alone live there for months on end. I bet it's a once in a lifetime thing that you never forget. And what stories you get to tell! Thanks for sharing it with us. :-)

[@rdskn4eva]

4:02 "It's a little chilly out there"...BIggest understament of the year right there.

[@rubyslipperz24]

This is awesome! My 5th graders absolutely loved watching this to get a better idea for their writing prompt. Thank you so much!

[@JeffreyDonenfeld]

Glad to help! :)

That base is massive. I wonder how they even constructed something so robust in such a remote place.

[@WilliamBeergerMusic]

Maybe they transported it in separate modules using big boats... I don't know. It's really fascinating though.

[@alphaadhito]

There's a documentary about it on National Geographic

[@sunilkumar-id5nm]

they transported several tons of steel and other necessary items using ships,,, very time consuming though

[@marianluc6235]

Tax payer money does miracles.

[@neelonghunglow]

Marian Luc I was about to say the same! Off to work! Jk lol

[@keithross4511]

Wintered Over at McMurdo Station in 1972-73 season Det. Alfa. Enjoy the tour. I have a USARP app and still love checking in on temperatures at Pole and McMurdo. So nice to have a phone to see where I once spent a year and can even find my very room window when I was down on the ice. Thanks for the tour.

[@IndyDefense]

I see that 5 people have disliked this. How can any human being possibly dislike something this awesome?!

[@hrmkingesbjorn1789]

No, it isn't..

[@CathodeRayKobold]

They didn't like the video game Micheal was playing.

[@bakergreg]

commies

[@Steve211Ucdhihifvshi]

probably the cunts that didnt like being filmed hahahah

[@sterlingmaloryarcher7943]

They're not human...

[@Tekrothebountyhunter]

I'd imagine that living here is not that much different from what living in a space colony on another planet would be like.

[@202danny]

Tekrothebountyhunter yes but there´s no need to generate oxygen, there´s no problems with different gravitation and level of cosmic radiation, there´s no problem with replemishment ( by plane), so there´s no need to grow plants, etc.

[@Tekrothebountyhunter]

Ľubomír Vlasko Like I said, not much difference.

[@GamingAmbienceLive]

cringing hard here, its nothing close to space station, if anything it would be closer to living on the moon, only at much much much much much much much more comfortable conditions

[@georgeorwell4534]

On the isolation you’re dead on.

[@spinandmarty]

if you've been there... it does feel like you're on another Planet!

[@AndreasViklundOfficial]

I really enjoyed the tour! It must be amazing to spend a couple of months at a place like that, pretty much a world of its own. Thanks a lot for posting this, I really appreciate it!

[@MASKINA]

Last couple of years I have been interested in Antarctica. I feel a strong attraction towards it. This video and the other videos on YT helps a lot. Maybe in the future I will be able to experience Antarctica firsthand. If I do or not, I'm still happy for those who dare venture and in addition upload these magnificent videos, they will be cherished for many years to come.

[@ThatEverlyGuy]

Excellent presentation! Where else could we get such a wonderful, personalized tour of the facility! Wonderful job, informative and interesting... Bug hugs to you Jeff to keep you warm down there!

[@zedwpd]

Thank you for taking the time to video this. I can only imagine the number of cargo flights it took to get all of this up there. It's much more extensive than I ever would have imagined.

[@bestchannelintheworld]

this is what I imagine a colony or spaceship from a sci-fi novel to look and function like.

[@b58killu31]

@@connorlancaster7541 what are you even going on about? This has nothing to do with religion lmao?

[@connorlancaster7541]

@@b58killu31 Jesus never started a religion but my goal is to spread the wisdom of God that’s why this comment is there.

[@bradlee14181]

Thanks for taking the time to video it.In my opinion, one of the best videos on youtube. Can't believe how big it is and a huge shout out to the workers that built it.

[@JeffreyDonenfeld]

Yep, it's really huge, considering how remote the station is. You can also visit as a tourist if you dont want to or can't get a job working there - contact Adventure Network International and tell them I sent you! :)

[@QuantumBraced]

I found your blog and read your story after watching this. You're an inspiration, so glad that after so much hard work you made your dream a reality. It looks amazing, like a different planet. Must have been the experience of a lifetime. Thanks for the tour, I think it's very important to raise awareness of the wonders of what's perhaps the most unique place on Earth.

[@JeffreyDonenfeld]

It depends on the weather. Somtimes 10 feet, something all the way to the horizon. The air is the cleanest in the world, so there is no haze. In -20F, you can stay out side for 5-10 minutes before things really start to freeze. Hands, nose, ears start to freeze immediately. You can leave a room-temperature beer out on the deck, and 10 minutes later it's almost frozen solid.

[@kenstephens8075]

Was on the ice from 1996 to 2001 as a heavy equipment operator. Live in idaho, Ken Stephens ashton idaho. So proud to have work down there. Did 2 winters, had so much fun working for fleet operations. A lot of good people from all over. Am blessed to have met so many good people.

[@someorrs]

Did they have a machine shop down there when you were there?

[@batteurxiaolong6328]

it's quiet bizarre when u can find tons of info about the space station but so little about the south pole station. thanx for the video, just been to the arctic circle, i'm addicted to the polar night now

[@michaelcramerichliebemeinl5150]

now I get it. Just watched another video of him. Another camp in the ice. He was working with the drilling group and I was asking myself what kind of a job he was doing there, what position he holds. But in this station he is working in the kitchen. So I guess he tries to work in any such remote locations, maybe as a helper, no matter what! That seems to be a great idea to leed an adventurous life. Thumbs up! Maybe its just the poles, I don`t know ofcourse! But admirable in any case.

[@Von.Scrungy]

I really can't wait until we see videos like this that are from people stationed on different planets, whichever they may be.

[@Krebssssssss]

This place is a marvel of engineering. I’m astonished at the sophistication of this place. It’s incredible.

[@RobSipes]

Amazing tour. Thank you for taking the time to do this. I had the opportunity to Winterover there back in '95 as a meteorologist. Unfortunately, due to personal reasons, I turned it down. I still regret it to this day. Although I'm sure the station back then wasn't as nice as it is today. Thanks again Jeffrey.

[@JeffreyDonenfeld]

In '95, you would have been in the dome - awesome!

[@Aracatamus]

I didn't think it would be so sophisticated. A remarkable scientific achievement.

[@Forgan_Mreeman]

Very clean, impressive, and cozy facility. I hope to work there one day. You should do more outside videos :)

[@petefurtado4221]

That was an awesome tour, Jeffrey, thanks! I winter overed there 84/85 and then spent 2 more summers there. You guys are living in luxury now compared to 30 years ago!

[@perich101]

Wow, Thanks so much for posting, so interesting for those of us who will never get the chance to go.

[@garrywilson6819]

Most interesting tour of the station 40 below mighty cold

[@dimitreus99]

Watched the whole video and at the end realized I had a smile on my face the whole time. Very impressive station. Things HUGE.

[@thelamb777]

Everybody is so chill there lol

[@infinitasalo472]

I see what you did there

[@j.harbers]

Except Mia ( 4:40 )

[@tnguy1000]

To those saying the video is fake, it is not. I just returned to the McMurdo Station from the South Pole at 0230 yesterday morning after my third trip down. This is a good video of the South Pole Station. Getting work in Antarctica for some trades is not that difficult. South Pole is a bit more difficult just because there's not that many people there but Antarctic jobs at McMurdo are open now such as carpenters, mechanics, electricians, etc.

[@umcarainteressante]

Wow, so fucking awesome! I'd love to work there!

[@bcobabe]

I did a summer in 03-04, amazing how I recognize so much, and see so many new things. thanks for the video, good memories for sure

[@xRestart]

4:41 she didn't say hi :(

[@xRestart]

True.

[@CpttCanada]

+mattaddison19 Well she's not a fan of him that's for sure.

[@CaptinPelley]

She did say hi back

[@rubensosatuub]

I just watched Race to the bottom of the earth and now I'm gonna watch The Thing because of your tour. Nice

[@tinman3586]

Does this research station have a complete armory with shotguns, automatic rifles, and more specifically, flamethrowers?

[@Ethan-ct2px]

Y'know, if they find the thing...

[@rprince418]

+Tin Man And maybe an extra radio, you know, in case some fat idiot decides to take a fire axe to one?

[@banzaaiiiii]

+Tin Man It's not Murica yet :D

[@varun009]

What exactly are we worried is lurking around the south pole?

[@tinman3586]

Alien spacecraft buried under thousands of years of ice. Crazy Norwegian research staff that shoot at sled dogs from helicopters.

[@johnforjustice2350]

Interesting born and raised in North Dakota looks about the same in winter. Thanks for sharing. According to Ancestry.com my great grandmother Clara (Amundsen) Krogfuss Hanson Was a cousin of Roald Amundsen.

[@BOB2112420]

25:09 Classic The Thing moment.

[@stephenkraemer2433]

Thanks for taking the time to film this and to share it Jefferey! Nicely done. I really enjoyed it. I was at the old Pole back in the mid 90's. Definitely and improvement.

[@paulbucknall1064]

After watching the entire vid, I realised that this is a preppers dream!

[@sanjarodic1588]

This was very useful for my novel that is being set in the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station! Thanks!

[@CabinetmanJeremy]

That was pretty amazing. Seems like tons of money going out to maintain that whole station. I can't imagine the money being spent of fuels, foods, salaries, equipment etc. Just mind boggling. How long do you stay there each trip?

[@JeffreyDonenfeld]

It depends on what kind of work needs to be done

[@sanjayd411]

Hey Jeffrey this was a terrific video tour of the Amundsen-Scott South Pole station. Many thanks for sharing it with us. Btw on April 9th I was fortunate enough to work the Amundsen-Scott HAM radio station KC4AAA from my home station in Chicago Suburbs. That was a great thrill having contacted a radio operator over 9000 miles away. Thanks again. No one but the US of A can build and operate an awesome station like this one.

[@suzywilliams7451]

That’s awesome! I actually briefly made contact with someone from Australia from the South Pole station during my winter in 2005/06. We had a whole day that was dedicated to the ham radio use and we tried and tried to make contact with the outside world.

[@JeffreyDonenfeld]

Glad ya like it.. cheers!!

[@raywilly]

wow! I wintered over 89/90 and it looks like a wonderland now. great tour thanks!

[@atcred3]

YOU SHOULD WATCH OUT FOR PALMER!!!....I DONT TRUST HIM........AND KEEP AN EYE ON CLARK!....HE WAS ALONE WITH THAT DOG!!!!!

[@craigchastain7016]

And those crazy Swedes

[@Wiggy74]

😂

[@lee.as.in.l.e.e.7394]

@@craigchastain7016 They're Norwegians

[@johny5861]

The Thing 😂

[@andi2966]

Thank you for taking the time to give that tour. Very impressed. Keep warm and healthy!

[@elis4085]

That door said NO SLAMMING!!!!

[@simonostinelli187]

Eli S I

[@baraxor]

When I was in high school 40-odd years ago I read articles about living at Amundsen-Scott, and the place was essentially a bunch of mobile homes bolted together. Not much space, and bare-bones amenities. Today, the South Pole Station puts 1970s McMurdo in the shade. Antarctic stations are designed much like manned space stations, the principal difference being that at least they don't have to provide and recycle oxygen for breathing. They do have to protect their occupants against very hostile environmental conditions, and everything other than the air has to be brought in or manufactured.

[@artman40]

By the way, were winds from the north that day?

[@StaticJolts]

lol

[@Remnii]

Ive watched 3 tours of this place tonight. 2017, 2020 and then this 2013. The place hasent changed

[@carlmic7]

Jeffrey, That was amazing! I always wondered what life was like there. A friend of mine wintered there about 20 years ago as a vehicle maintenance tech, and had nothing but good things to say. What a great job! were you there when we broke the cold temperature record, and where do the Ham radio people operate?

[@JeffreyDonenfeld]

No In the radio room

[@BlGGESTBROTHER]

Jeffrey Donenfeld You sure are a talkative one.

[@DWNmetalman777]

It looks so damn homely there, it's awesome!

[@TheWuCepticon1981]

Dun, dun dun, dun dun... Antarctica, winter 1982, dun dun....

[@KMakoENVtuber]

The Wu-Cepticon I’d agree, but now all I hear is the Municipal Waste song of the same name. 🤘

[@aracattack8096]

Where do they keep their flamethrowers?

[@BigSi-xw6wv]

I was waiting forever to be able to see a tour of this one and the Shackleton Thank you so much. Such an amazing story behind the names of those stations.

[@stars111535]

I wish I had a job on Antarctica :(

[@NyndjaYT]

Yup, the planet Antarctica

[@lsteel9509]

Thanks a heap, Jeffrey, for the fascinating tour of our South Pole Station. I still hope to visit there some day as a tourist.

[@InformantNet]

Great stuff. Thanks for posting.

[@spacianse8694]

Great tour. Having plants grown there is good. I'm sure your suits will keep you insulated while there. Well keep it. Very good.

[@kemi242]

Very interesting tour. Thank you.

[@Jimmer93]

This is possibly the coolest place on the planet!

[@vectoredthrust5214]

12:55 Ha! Pinkie and Derpy on the Sauna door. Clearly, we have Bronies in Antarctica as well I've seen plenty of tours of the International Space Station, but never seen one of the Amundsen Scott Station. It seems like a pretty nice place. I was somehow expecting something that looked significantly more like a rugged, barely-functional outpost where even inside the station people are wearing thick Winter clothing as it's still -20 inside, and you're occasionally taping the ceiling panels the ceiling occasional caves in to let howling hurricane winds and a driveway of snow pour in, and you're all eating from cans heated over a camper burner I guess I need to remember we've moved on from then. It's the 21st century, and that a comfortable working environment leads to more productive research. Plus, especially for the winter staffers you want to keep everyone comfortable, lest cabin fever set it

[@hackingintothemainframe411]

+Vectored Thrust *points and laughs* BROOOOOOOOOOOOOONYYYYYYYYYYYYYY BROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONNNNNNNNYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY

[@hackingintothemainframe411]

M E M E E M E

[@jojoberrypie6580]

thank you, it was a great tour.

[@JeffreyDonenfeld]

+jojoberrypie Sure thing!

[@135SoHc]

Seeing the older portion leftover from the 'dome era' was nice, like a whole other under ground city. Makes it easy to appreciate the 'new' station and how it was designed with more human comforts vs heated refrigerator boxes that were inside the dome.

[@jayjayjames2332]

27:04 Antartica: The only place where walking into freezer doors results in warmth.

[@DianeHasHopeInChrist]

Too cool! As an Trauma/ER/ICU RN, I'd LOVE to work in Antarctica! You are blessed!

[@Jakewolf69]

That place would make a great location for a horror movie.

[@evilspacemuffin]

Live-action Among Us.

[@AlexanderSimic]

watch the thing 1982! was one of the most badass movie effects i ever seen

[@TyRiders2]

@@evilspacemuffin or The Thing

[@number1authority]

Awesome tour. That blew my mind. I didn't know there was anything but a marker down there. And I always pictured the research stations, first of all as being near the coast; second, as tiny boxes with three chairs, a radio and a workstation. I realize now that it would be impossible to conduct research or stay sane if you were in a tool shed for three months; but the size of this place is just so shocking to me. I want to play guitar at the South Pole! Thanks so much for sharing.

[@sajedjan5703]

you are so bledeful Mr. Jeffrey Donenfeld

[@dawpawnshop]

I for sure did enjoy this virtual video tour. Antarctica is a very lonely place and different in EVERY way imaginable from the rest of the continents.

[@wesley830]

"Hi Mia how are you" ". . . (turns around)"

[@Sebastian__.]

She answered. It's faint but she said something.

[@neilpeartspurplenose8739]

Eh, she's shy. And probably uncomfortable because she wasn't expecting some guy to be recording her.

[@911S]

Legend he sacked Mia that night

[@GR-oq8db]

Excellent work, thank you for sharing. They have built an unbelievable amount of structure and civilization down there. It's remarkable and very impressive. I had no idea how big it was. Your reporting brings pride and awareness for this great accomplishment.

[@DimitriosDenton]

This is soooo awesome! How can I go live there if I don't have any relevant skill? And are you all introverts there? This is like paradise, only better!

[@papaemo458]

+Dimitrios Denton You don't have to work there, you can go for a holiday! antarcticatravelcentre.com.au/ or www.chimuadventures.com/country/antarctica?gclid=CNqX6fHayMcCFVWSvQodrskJ5Q

[@markduncan8661]

Very, very, cool indeed. I've been looking for a video like this for several years just to get some idea beyond pictures and drawings. Nice job. Thank you for the video and the work you did down there.

[@KingNopq]

Titan from GTA V 3:42

[@brendonl9923]

5 shots with a rifle and boom.

[@JeffreyDonenfeld]

There a multi-year supply of dry and frozen food, although the station uses fresh food flown in during the summer season. There are also stores of emergency rations.

[@JeffreyDonenfeld]

Yes, there are a number of countries with Antarctic stations. The best path to take is the one that puts your unique skill set to best use. There are currently no dogs at the south pole.

[@mvnorsel6354]

As alittle boy reading about the history of Antarctica, I've always had such respect for Norway.

[@ronbrandt12]

To Kaisers comment two below me.. Your right. I don't think this is Antarctica. It looks like his video was shot in Phoenix, Arizona...use your damn head. It's Antartica...

[@garrytuohy9267]

It was great to get a tour of the Arches. I had no idea there were underground tunnels.

[@JeffreyDonenfeld]

Haha, yeah, the coffee macine is certainly one of the most important pieces of equipment in the whole station!!! ;)

[@SeriouslyCoolVideos]

Awesome video! We're such a mad form of life. I'm astounded that some people managed to build and run all this stuff at the geographic south pole. If we ever end up like the dinosaurs I hope our successors find this

[@EWillard44]

I want to live here.

[@icqraid]

Great job with the video. I felt very engaged as you narrated your video tour. It was nice to see this amazing place.

[@John27346]

What are all you guys doing up there on south pole?

[@Duricas]

It's called research.

[@80sluva92]

That was an awesome tour of a place so very few ever get to see. Fantastic..

[@CEOkiller]

Probably the one place in the world that would survive a all-out nuclear war...

[@Bragosso]

Until the supplies stop coming

[@jamesw.weissii3795]

Nope. They're targeted down there as well.

[@go-xn8ow]

@@jamesw.weissii3795 that'd be a waste of a nuke

[@sryukengod4705]

@@jamesw.weissii3795 no way

[@garymingy8671]

Nope , they are are at the far end of a long supply chain , doomed

[@JEDIAL9]

Excellent tour and presentation of the facility!

[@joeyservo]

Shame they don't employ more medical personnel, I wouldn't mind being a nurse there for a season or two, just for the story.

[@Ticoland100]

This was great. Just watched a documentary on the station but wanted a tour. Thanks for doing the video!

[@MDRShab]

Did you upload these while at the Pole? Or did you upload once you returned? I'm interviewing for a winterover position right now and they say that the max file transfer you can do is 5 MB? Was that enough to upload your videos?

[@JeffreyDonenfeld]

I uploaded them once I returned. Don't plan on having any internet on station - anything you get should be considered bonus, especially for non-mission activities.

[@MDRShab]

Thats what I figured. Do basic text-only emails usually get through during satellite coverage? Any suggestion on cameras / batteries? Things you found that worked / didn't work?

[@ElectronicsComputers]

Nice tour! I wish I could visit that place.

[@EastBayFM]

I want to work here... cook, janitorial, etc... im not a professional with major college degree but I woukd love to do a support job there for a year. If anyone has any tips or can tell me how I can successfully land a job there, please let me know.

[@TheTobyBrovst]

EastBayFM a couple of years late, but google PAE Antarctica and go for the link from coolworks