Antarctica Q&A!!!

[@RobertBrown-fr6nm]

That's a lot of amazing training that alone can keep you very busy, and the more things to learn and study

[@Marie-jh7vk]

That is amazing how you said -65 degrees ambient with wind feels warm and how you adjust to the cold.

[@justice_w6]

Love your videos!!!! So glad you're doing what you're doing! Thank you for sharing all this stuff lol.

[@ThiagoPrimo]

Great video as always, thanks for taking the time to answer some question from us out here. Your videos are a motivation to us all! Thank You!

[@GoneVenturing]

Ahh thank you so much!! That means a lot! And yeah, I’m super happy to answer them 😊😊

[@tranqbase1]

Thank yo so much for your great and informative videos. I am a big fan of the antarctica research stations and watch nearly every video post. Your videos are so valuable because they are the newest I could find. And I am really looking for your planned station tour. All the best for you and all the people in the most southern part of our planet! Sun will come soon :-) Best regards from Germany!

[@GoneVenturing]

Thank you!! I’m really happy that you’re enjoying them! I’m really having a good time making them down here 😊 And yeah! Not sure when the tour will be but it’ll happen! Probably when the sun is up so you can see outside 😊 But thank you! 🙌

[@namibjDerEchte]

How bad are the gusts at the south pole during winter? I could only find information about the wind speed, both maximums per direction and probability of the wind blowing a certain direction, but on it's own, a steady wind isn't nearly as bad as a gusty wind. If you don't know, do you maybe know where I could find the information or even just bare wind speed data logs (in that case, with gust information or enough time-resolution to see gusts)?

[@blaster1185]

Love your videos it n makes ne feel like I’m traveling to extreme places during quarantine! Could you add the link to the website with all the job opportunities? Also if you ever do a Q and A again what made you decide to apply for a job in Antarctica? What kind of research did you do beforehand?

[@AzharAli-hj7sf]

Quite different and amazing. Great Effort.

[@ronpeck5173]

Enjoyed your videos on the new station. Lots of changes in the last 43 years. I wintered over in 1978. Is the 300 Club still run?

[@nicolekubecka]

Soo fascinating, thank you for answering the questions 😊

[@ifiwereaspoonful]

Great Q&A. Thanks for doing this!

[@tups101]

Awesome video bro. I'm hooked on your channel

[@tstodgell]

I think some of the bases on the Antarctic Peninsula (or islands near there) also get together often. Same situation as Ross and McMurdo: they're only a few km apart.

[@GoneVenturing]

Yeah true! I might have heard some stuff about that before but I wasn’t sure!! Thanks for the info 😊

[@joemisiak2767]

Thanks for answering my Q...FIRST!! Keep up the videos and hopefully we can see some of the sites outside!

[@GoneVenturing]

Of course!! Thanks for submitting! I’m glad you enjoyed the video!! And yeah, definitely! Once the sun comes up in like a month 😜

[@DianeHasHopeInChrist]

The South Pole does have Penguins. There are more at McMurdo or Davis, etc. Along the coast, so they can eat, and then feed there young. Leopard Seals, Fur Seals, Polar Bears, etc., do stay on the coast....where the food is. The central part of the South Pole is flat and not near water/coast to sustain the indigenous life that needs the water to hunt & live.

[@GoneVenturing]

You are totally correct that they are more along the coast. However, there are none at the South Pole. In fact, there is no complex life except for us humans at the South Pole. There are some instances of a couple different bird species like skua making their way to the Pole by following vehicles and such, but aside from that, there are no animals, including penguins at the actual South Pole!

[@DianeHasHopeInChrist]

@@GoneVenturing ....with the sparseness, no plant life or open water, I can imagine that nothing but humans live there. I've always wanted to go, but I don't know if they hire ICI/ER/OR/Flight-Trauma Registered Nurses...lol. I know they have doctors...but questionable on nurses.

[@GoneVenturing]

Yeah exactly! And heck, humans shouldn't even be there!! Haha. But they definitely have other medical positions. At Pole there is always a doc, but also one PA or RN (I believe?). McMurdo, however, has a much larger medical facility which does have nurses! I don't know all the specifics, but I know that some of the medical people have had the opportunity to travel down to the Pole for certain things! So it's worth checking out! ☺️

[@markoconnell804]

I absolutely love how you answered the flat Earth Question. lol good job. Hint to reader it is a globe. 7:20

[@HarisAbdulRahman]

Great video as always. Really gives us an insight about what's been cooking down there. Still trying to get over the 2 minutes shower twice weekly from your last video ...

[@GoneVenturing]

Thank you so much!! I’m glad you enjoyed it!! And yeah fair 😝 I actually took one of mine for the week today 🤣🤣

[@danielgregg2530]

What is the usual ambient temperature INSIDE the station?

[@RobertBrown-fr6nm]

How long are you able to work and live there permanently or is that not aloud

[@yunassaxer7119]

good for you!

[@philkarn1761]

Wonderful answer to the flat earth question. Almost as good would be to show a time lapse of the night sky looking straight up and ask back "Well, can you explain this?" But that would probably have flown over the questioner's head, so to speak.

[@wellsnapyeah]

Does everyone take vitamin D due to limited sun exposure? Are there other supplements that folks often take?

[@shinydoc]

Your Antarctica Videos are soo interesting, and it's a shame that I've only just discovered them!! I wonder how your body copes without all that natural UV light for 9 months of the year. Do you need to have light therapy/tanning during the winter, or take supplements?

[@crascle]

Does the station take trainees for an internship? Or could it? I'm quite young and I love both astrophysics and antarctica so my dream is to work at Amundsen-scott station. Thanks for your video, very interesting.

[@jcforge]

These have all been really interesting. The other walkthrough of that SP station done by the school teacher? was interesting as well, but you guy definitely covered different things (She was in a small room and a summer visitor I think), so it was interesting seeing the differences and similarities between your approaches. I actually go to bed to a "arctic gale wind" noise. A HS friend of mine was down there for a summer years ago (before 2010, probably 2003/4) for Clemson University (he was featured in one of their quick promo videos for the school).

[@GoneVenturing]

Thank you!! I’m really glad you’ve enjoyed them! But yeah, there are a few tours out there, so I wanted to try to make mine stand out a bit ☺️ But that’s really cool!

[@jasonporter7154]

When is the best time to apply for a position d I wn in Antarctica.

[@kerby2333]

Do people hookup and is there a spot dedicated to those activities?

[@sirvegetable]

You mentioned posting a link with the job listings?

[@louisaho25]

may i know where is that link?

[@tammymoore8666]

Yes, interested in the link as well

[@RobertBrown-fr6nm]

So is there on the job training

[@anthonygambitta6220]

What do you do when you have a medical issue?

[@Giantdwarf00]

There is 1 doctor there as part of the crew.

[@victoryinjesus3423]

I enjoyed your video please keep posting 🤗

[@GoneVenturing]

Thank you so much! I definitely plan on it 🙌

[@draxenato]

Thanks for telling us how the Antarctic winters have affected you, it seems pretty positive and that comes through in your videos. How do you think it affects the rest of the winter overs ? Everyone's different I know but for some people a winter in Antarctica must turn out to be a bummer, how do they and everyone around them deal with that ? I've read a lot about getting through the PQ to get accepted, is there a psych evaluation to see if folks are mentally and emotionally suited to life on the ice ?

[@GoneVenturing]

No worries!! And yeah for the most part things are really good! I will day though, I’ve had my share of hard days as well! It can definitely get tough down here. Actually that could be a good video to chat about some of that... hahah. And yeah, the PQ process is pretty intense! Though they actually got rid of the psych this winter! It’s a test though, so they might bring it back. They have plenty of other things to replace it though like extensive team building!

[@GoneVenturing]

Oh, and as far as dealing with the hard times, you get really close friends here and that always makes it better. Everyone is in it together, and we look out for each other 😊😊 Thanks again!!! 😊

[@suzywilliams7451]

I wintered over 2005-06 and I stuck to myself July and August. Those are the toughest and monotonous months. I did have one of the few jobs that I was outside every day by myself for work and I enjoyed being away from everyone and just stare at the auroras every day. I would stand in awe that I am the only person in the world doing what I was doing that moment. That got me thru the winter and seeing the faintest light on the horizon made you realize that it will be OK.

[@shawnbicknell3906]

Another question, have you had your blood tested with a hot wire?

[@Brentcolo]

Your Carrhart hat I see you wearing a lot is really awesome! What kinds of cold weather clothing do you wear and what brands are they? I bought a Canada Goose Expedition Parka like they wear in Antarctica. In a few months I am buying an industrial sewing machine so I can make extreme cold weather Parkas. I bought a bunch of Parkas and I am studying the best features in all of them. The insulation is going to be made by 3M. Just a fun side project. Hopefully some of them are worn on the South Pole.

[@idamimmo8537]

I like watching your videos, they are informative. Mainly I want to debunk flat earthers. I've watched 4 of your videos and you do not show other people, can you please try to include other people. also in this video, you mentioned the sunsets. I thought it was 6 months of darkness and 6 months of sunlight. In the summer does the sun reach high noon or does it hover above the horizon?

[@shawnbicknell3906]

Heres a funny question, what happens if ya get fired out there? Its not like you get walked to your car and leave.

[@rodaspillaga4692]

How to get a job as a cook ?

[@davidnolan575]

I hate to be that guy but if I may ask, what's the deal with health insurance for the workers? Is it only provided while employed and for a little afterwards?

[@GoneVenturing]

David Nolan Nah all good! But yeah, that’s basically it. We have insurance while working, and it ends three days after we get off the Ice. However, we can pay to continue it, but it’s quite expensive.

[@ChibiSmasher]

how is the internet in Amundsen-Scott Station?

[@jfbeam]

Heh. Like everywhere else on the continent, "it varies". It's not like a fiber line can be dropped out there. Many bases have sufficient bandwidth -- in good weather -- for decent video call. (some researches have video calls to classrooms, for example.) If Starlink ever gets their "laser link" system running, that might be a huge boost to the continent. Right now, they need a ground station within RF range, which is the very problem you need to overcome at the poles.

[@noaht8592]

How many scientists in comparison to supporting professions are there is it lots of other people with a few scientists or is the majority of people on the station scientist

[@suzywilliams7451]

Majority is support crew

[@jfbeam]

It varies, but I did some digging a few months ago... it's on the order of 10:1 support crew. When you have to have a self-sustained city out on the ice, it takes a lot of people. Sitting in your house in a big city, you don't realize just how many people are doing the things necessary for you to be there... gas stations, grocery stores, power plants, roads, trash, water, sewer, ... And that's not counting the people _not_ on the ice handling the logistics of getting things to/from the ice.

[@grippen3273]

I will search

[@DianeHasHopeInChrist]

The Drake Passage is the worst waterway in the world. Over 800 ships have been sunk, there.....and over 20,000 men's lives have been lost in the Drake Waterway. The waters are extremely turbulent & hard on ships because of where it is.

[@GoneVenturing]

Yeah it's pretty crazy! I think it would be really cool to experience though! I have quite a few friends that have been to Palmer, and some say that they had eerily calm crossings too, which is pretty cool. But yeah, definitely an absolutely crazy place to take a boat!!!

[@redwingblackbird8306]

I think you may have misunderstood Chambers_Stan. I think he just wants to visit like a tourist, not actually work there. I could be wrong though.

[@clintperrone3109]

It can be done, it is quite expensive though.There are expedition companies out there such as A.L.E.One must take into consideration the physical hardships of being here, the South Pole sits at 9300ft/2800m of ice.You can check the story on the internet of Buzz Aldrin visiting here, and his prompt medevac shortly there after.....granted he was a bit older.

[@GoneVenturing]

Oh what’s up Clint! 😝 He’s wintering with me right now. Hahaha. But yeah, he’s absolutely right! So you can definitely come down but it’ll cost a lot. Also it’s not possible to do it during the winter sadly. Just summer!

[@TeshuwahRijkers]

I once saw a video about a shop in a station, but he didn't say if they sold condoms or not & I'm really curious.

[@suzywilliams7451]

Free condoms in every bathroom on station.

[@TeshuwahRijkers]

@@suzywilliams7451 Ah that's amazing, thanks for answering hahah

[@linuxbest239]

Does anyone ever have issues with their mental health there. Does anyone ever loose touch with reality ?

[@Giantdwarf00]

Everyone goes through extensive training and tests to make sure they are suitable for that environment.

[@moontan91]

but what about more serious stuff? let's say you unearthed some object in the ice that had been buried for millions of years? ; )

[@philc3912]

Re the flat earth nonsense Its a real shame the algorithm only recommended your channel to me after you left. Would have loved to ask you to show us your gps location while you were at the pole, or maybe a collab with sci man dan or one of the other KZbin flat earth debunkers. To be honest though one of the flat earthers filmed the iss lunar transit and still insisted NASA and spaceflight is a hoax so a guy showing them their phone outside the station saying "look no great ice wall here" still probably wouldn't convince them.

[@johnM-Jr]

Go flat. Dont look back.

[@7inrain]

Translation: "Go nuts. And don't ever question your beliefs."

[@AzharAli-hj7sf]

Quite different and amazing. Great Effort.

[@GoneVenturing]

Thank you so much!!