In-depth tour of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet Field Camp, Antarctica

[@vanished3306]

Of all the Arctic and Antarctic videos I’ve viewed this is the only one that actually shows how living/working in this environment is designed. Absolutely outstanding and greatly appreciated!

[@michaelcramerichliebemeinl5150]

That`s what I thought too. Most videos focus on the scientific part, but I`m usually more interested in the way of living, like all that "normal" stuff, like eating, bathroom, socializing, leisure time etc.!

[@iimCzaR]

Watched this whole video I have no idea why this is so interesting

[@MasterEdge7]

iimCzaR because Antarctica is not what we think or have been told. It’s the edge of the world you might say.

[@lustxglory]

I just want to camp out there for a few days

[@bullseye6413]

Funny those are my thoughts as well.

[@daru_klas]

I've watched this and his south pole tour videos tons of times. Completely fascinating.

[@russellmoore8187]

It's cool science + cool tools + camping! That's like all my interests in one

[@foyedubose1722]

I could watch hours of this kind of content, in particular the stuff with living quarters and dining areas! Incredibly interesting…

[@RichardStansbury]

I was at WAIS 2005/2006 season supporting CRESIS and its polar radar project. It is impressive to see how the arch is now buried. I remember when it went up and how tall it was.

[@JeffreyDonenfeld]

Thanks Richard!

[@views-pm8jn]

so richard where is your sharing video 2005 and 2006??

[@kev051279]

Richard Stansbury how tall was it?

[@kev051279]

Richard Stansbury low to know how tall it was?

[@FeedingWolves]

Absolutely insane! That area where the ground is drilled through.....straight out of a movie. My mind is completely blown.

[@cmarqz1]

Reminds me a bit of the ARMY training area . I understand the value of the research done in Antarctica . Thanks for sharing .

[@todddebick9160]

Very interesting video of Antarctica. Thanks for posting the video

[@frehleyrox]

Science, exploration, survival and technology. I too find these videos very interesting and would love to have done something like this in my life. Really cool. Thanks for these videos and good luck to you.

[@javierramirez4722]

They never let you know were that ancient city found by Chile explorers the one is forbiden to visit or get near

[@Fried_Banana]

thanks so much for the tour man, youre so chill and nice! ive recently been struck by the urge to go work in Antarctica and am just scouring the internet for vids on what to expect for when i head out there. this is by far one of the best video tour ive come across.

[@gordogmc13]

Hey so did you ever go?

[@konkulization]

Hope you made it! Mcmurdo is a good place to be!

[@danopticon]

The ingenuity of all this … it’s mind-blowing!

[@davdski5935]

I would love to bed bedded down with a good book in that tent with a full on storm blowing outside, heaven!

[@Dan-hn1lx]

Heaven in hell......

[@notinthislife451]

I would want to have a tablet with bunch of movies in it and my cigarettes weed and sodas..and also a magic carpet that can fly me anywhere.

[@RobErt-zu4zs]

Why don't you just do it in your back yard during a blizzard?

[@davidwaynechoate8059]

0 Boy.....What If You had to make a Doodie ..?

[@parkerthon]

I mean, sounds nice except ya know, I'd be worried about a failure of the tent or being buried alive in snow and suffocating.

[@neostratospey6946]

At last! This is a perfect show of how things are getting done in Arc. Good work. You tell us what is what and so on. Keep it up, like this.

[@saxonbeardsmen6239]

Very interesting, I have to say, that despite all the cold that surrounds, its all look relatively cosy especially crew quarters, all the modules.

[@FMJanimal556]

awesome video, i was at WAIS in nov. of 14 and dug those ramps to the building with keith the other equipment operator there. always wondered what was inside.

[@MrDiwani100]

Very nice video. Watching it on my 65 Inch TV is as if I was there as well. I would love to visit Antarctica one day. Thanks for sharing.

[@carlmic7]

Thank You for your time filming and work at the south Pole I wish I could be there

[@flatstuff1630]

He's on Antarctica, not the south pole. Huge difference.

[@xev790]

Wow thanks for sharing. not many people can see antarctica up close.

[@airblainer]

Thanks for sharing! Great job and narration - and VERY interesting! Great way to see the antarctic without actually freezing!

[@JeffreyDonenfeld]

North Dakota thanks for watching... glad ya enjoyed it! :)

[@sallysassa]

Very interesting - you are quite an explorer. You have a very nice manner and I have enjoyed many of your educational videos. Thank you Jeffrey for your time and effort sharing.

[@JeffreyDonenfeld]

+sally-ann Williams Thanks Sall-Ann!

[@roynapora7683]

Awesome video. Thanks for doing this. Family loved it

[@ElectronicsComputers]

Thanks for the tour it was extremely interesting.

[@LionheartedDan]

Wow - the tent living quarters seem so primitive! Seems like they could fly down a big aircraft that is retrofitted with dormers then tow it occasionally when the snow level rises so it doesn’t submerge like the quonset did.

[@fredfredricksen2616]

I went down inside siple 2, there was a siple one before that. Siple 3 was the last station before they took it down. There were steel corrugated tubes with access ladders to get between levels, to look into the past research. The snow drifts packs into the ice, eventually burying the level and crushing the access tubes to the past.

[@BangBangBeefyMacNCheesy]

29:00 ... Serious science dude doing some serious science stuff. 😂

[@PsRohrbaugh]

I am quite surprised that they didn't provide electric power to the tents. You have that huge diesel generator running... Even allowing you 1 amp at 120v would give you a ton more options for electrics.

[@DertyD88]

Great video!! Jeffrey I follow your blog and now subscribed to your you tube. Your videos are really cool. Thank you for taking the time to make them.

[@JeffreyDonenfeld]

+DertyD88 Thanks Derty!

[@robertgraham1088]

Thank you for making this. Very interesting and informative.

[@foyedubose1722]

These are some very cool documentaries. I love watching these type of things!

[@thomasweiss7851]

I have watched many others that you did , they are excellent, you managed to show us something few of us ever would. Thank you !!! .

[@michaelambrosano938]

Really like this guy,..and I find his videos quaint and informational,..thank you for posting these Jeffrey! you have soooo much energy,..but I would love to live in these remote areas

[@SeanDavis-l2d]

I am a 30 year journeyman wireman(IBEW electrician) excellent pipe work on the walls by the distribution board. Also for a scientist you have construction savvy. That’s rare. Cheers

[@allend2749]

thank u jeff. i really enjoyed this. you did a good job. and you certainly know your technical terms and so forth. most impressive. i enjoy learning about antartica. thank u again and keep warm and keep safe.

[@ingenuity168]

Thank you for sharing! It's beautiful. ❤

[@DadoRiper]

Great video,good job,beautiful scenery!!!

[@venust.4119]

Wow! Thanks for the tour.

[@GarfieldTheater]

11:48 "..beyond me is just nothing.." TY. I agree!

[@machtenart3753]

Wow. didn't know I needed a POV from Antarctica. This is pretty awesome/scary

[@wannahockaloogiewannahocka1040]

That was a great 36 minutes well spent 🙂

[@jakemj03]

Loved the tour! Thanks for making this

[@TheVirginiaStew]

Awesome Video...Thanks for the Tour...Stay warm!

[@authorJLAllen]

This is really cool. I had a random dream last night that I was living in antarctica and decided to research it a bit. I stumbled across your blog in the process and then these video's. Really interesting perspective and you had quite a few obstacles to overcome to get to experience it - thanks for sharing! One thing I wondered while watching this is what happens if there is a storm or high winds while you are in your tent? I mean, what stops you from being buried by snow over night?

[@JeffreyDonenfeld]

+J.L. Allen Not much. It just doesn't actually snow that much. Usually the winds are high enough that any snow tha falls gets swept away. Most of the accumulation around the tents is from blowing snow and ice across the surface that gets trapped by air swirls around tents and objects, and then cements in place.

[@thebestisyettocome4114]

2/20 I enjoyed this video. Thumbs up 👍 From Los Angeles California USA 🇺🇸

[@nomadben]

Thanks for sharing your experience!

[@donnareeves9613]

Very cool! Thanks for the tour, very interesting. subbed

[@prestonroberts2941]

Awesome video; really interesting place to live and work.

[@christinetempleton7657]

Thanks, very interesting. I'd like to find out what you found out from the ice bores.

[@thespoonterer]

Extremely interesting. Would love to do a stint there!

[@Slaveaway]

That was so so so interesting. I saw everything! You shot the vid on some beautiful days! Thanks for giving us such a great and clear insight 😊😊

[@mafzat]

Marvelous &excellent job lovely jeffry Hear about a special thermal metal sheets when one side exposed to ice the other side became hot like battery polar sheets in Canadadian research .... keep it up take care , thanks to you alot.with my best wishes .cu.

[@Leatherargento]

Thank you for sharing this!

[@bad71hd]

The sun out tje tent top looks killer

[@michaelgordon264]

Outstanding video! Really interesting! I had to pause it at the "p" bottle... I was laughing for about 5 minutes. "It's not something you want to get confused with your other bottles." Aww man that made my stomach hurt. :)

[@FallofftheMap]

Oh man, your video makes me wish I’d did a better job with my WAIS Divide videos. Great job. Concise and interesting.

[@belllarosa]

Are you still out there?? Hope you're still filming...great gig!👏👏👌👌

[@peteroc7395]

Thank you so much for making this video I thoroughly enjoyed it What a hoot

[@marshall14161]

Very interesting video thanks, just one question: why do people live in tents? Why not have a dorm type building or something? Thanks

[@coryshook9634]

I found this interesting. I had no idea how things were there.

[@rocketassistedgoat1079]

...so what happens when there's a storm and visibility is so low, you can't see more than a few feet in front of you? In weather like that, you're forbidden from going outside in one of the larger bases. But here...you'd get lost, even leaving or trying to find your tent....

[@mikel9567]

This is a field camp. I would venture that they aren't going to occupy it when storms are likely. January is summer down there, storms are probably pretty rare that time of year.

[@paulboyle5659]

Great Video thanks for sharing.

[@daylinlott5723]

Love the detail

[@bad71hd]

So do ppl abandon those arch buildings after a time?

[@crazieeez]

thanks for sharing. love it.

[@evilwarcow]

There is one at the south-pole I hope you will get to check out.

[@hkoizumi3134]

I want to do something like this. Be like the mechanic or engineer there permanently. I enjoy the stillness and the silence of winter. And being able to be isolated in a tent during a storm just to past time or rest. That's my dream.

[@BattleManZed]

most people's dreams do not come true. Buy Bitcoin B4 it's too fucking late/

[@carolbell8008]

You are very brave, have you seen The Thing? That is where they put it back. Can’t imagine trudging across the pole. It looks cold.

[@thecrew1871]

Very interesting thank you for sharing.

[@kuzadupa185]

Are the tents and function tents setup in a specific way to be stream lined with wind and snow? Is there any local meshnet happening? With good solar access feels like a meshnet would be awesome there. Locally served pages for chat, file access, scheduling, etc

[@yunassaxer7119]

I wish, I can go or be their!

[@gabo2212]

Those generator noises would be me nuts

[@codybuss945]

I love the word vestibule!

[@kalewra1]

We ask for more films! Thanks.

[@JeffreyDonenfeld]

+kalewra1 Working on it! North Korea is coming out next!

[@allend2749]

jeff, i can't wait for your video on north korea. but how is that possible?

[@Muehlefenzl]

don't go

[@heru-deshet359]

You were in the Antarctic on January 17 and was in Disney World Florida that day. XD. You're roughing it out there, but it certainly looks like fun to me.

[@2010gtoner]

Class video,very well done x

[@rupeshkaushal1878]

now do you guys pull everything apart wen the feild camp is done or leave it there ?

[@DuchessandHammer]

Would love to visit and help out one day!

[@MrLongskateboy]

really great and interesting video, thanks for sharing this experience ! I have a question that apparently has not been answered in the video, how it goes for health ? (especially the showers ) what systems are used ?

[@JeffreyDonenfeld]

+MrJ What kind of systems would you like to know about? For showers we have a snow melter, water filter, and water heater - and two normal shower stalls in the wash module, with water-saving showerheads and easy cutoff valves, so you can stop the water while soaping up without having to re-adjust the temperature knob every time.

[@MrLongskateboy]

+Jeffrey Donenfeld that's exactly what I wanted to know ! thank you for your kind and fast answer

[@donnawarmouth9329]

How warm does your tent keep you?

[@kuzadupa185]

Whats temp difference between tent and outside?

[@kirill747]

perfect video! great stuff

[@BangBangBeefyMacNCheesy]

Subbed your channel due to the amazing content... but a serious question: You guys had to sleep in tents at the South Pole? Does a tent honestly provide any real shelter or warmth? That seems crazy 😝

[@flatstuff1630]

Glad to see your curiosity! Hopefully you keep digging.

[@STRANGExDAYSx]

Some marley mellow tunes going 👍🎶🎶🎶🎶

[@lawrenceneuenii3564]

Do y’all have church on Sunday?

[@dariuszbasiaga8140]

Its been 2 years where are you now?

[@charliegraham9939]

Do yall have a restroom?

[@nurlatifahmohdnor8939]

Page 371-1 An airfield was built on the ice of McMurdo Sound, so that planes could fly between New Zealand and the Antarctic.

[@sound-wave9535]

I was wondering how he keeps his tent warm without a stove? I didn’t see a heater.

[@bnap3221]

Body heat

[@elanarobin]

Very informative

[@joshcryer]

Good stuff!

[@michaelcramerichliebemeinl5150]

Is there a specific reason why all those tents, containers etc. are at a certain distance from each other, versus all kind of huddled together? There must be I guess, because I don`t see even two tents being kind of set up close to each other. ?

[@davevlogs5374]

so they don't sweat?

[@tomjohn8733]

Enjoyed the tour,…

[@paxwallacejazz]

So in a really cold blizzard, these tents are actually warm?

[@XSaSoriX666]

This is amazing.. LOVE IT!!!! THX u

[@firesurfer]

8:46 yay for carpenters!

[@tessademsky1156]

29:36 BRO WAS BEATING HIS MEAT LMAO

[@patrickbrown9537]

whats in the drilling fluid?

[@ChipArmstrong]

How do you heat your tent? You pointed out your “P” bottle, but you didn’t identify an outhouse for doing #2. In this video, are working with University of Wisconsin science team, but on another, you’re working in the galley. What’s your background? Thank you.

[@stian.]

Why no solar panels?

[@bartpowers9972]

Why do they put your tents so far out from town

[@10hawell]

I always wonder why they use so much space, i know they have it plenty but closer you are to each other and work place the lest time you need to stay in cold, I don't get it do you really need so much logistics space around everything?