McMurdo Station, Antarctica a Typical Day

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Just a day in my life at McMurdo Station in Antarctica. Summer is in full swing and this place is a beehive of activity. In this video I take you along on an average day... lots of walking around in the wind, a few grumpy people that didn't want to be on camera and prevented me from recording about half my day, and a little bit of me doing my thing at work.
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[@bplup6419]

"Check the weather report before heading outside." *It's cold.*

[@beatlejim64]

Not as cold as my ex-wife!!!

[@mistakrabs3283]

@@beatlejim64 xD

[@ahumanbeing8240]

Jim Cushman not funny didn’t laugh

[@khalidismail3075]

but theres global warming and he did say its unusually warm

[@higen0]

Apperantly it's warm for him

[@joshqaszq4773]

"for some unknown reason my salami had holes in the middle" some guy got a little too lonely in Antarctica

[@SCYTHE2525]

Shapeshifter alert

[@charlesyun7803]

I thought that was a representation of the ozone hole in Antarctica.

[@burymedeep-be7dm]

O wow!

[@alexscott730]

Most likely😂

[@chimkinNuggz]

Lmao

[@jeffreysalvador7076]

I can't imagine how those first expeditions to the south pole were. Those guys were a different breed

[@urbanwarchief]

Pure determination and will

[@gpat7788]

Read ‘Mad house at the End of the Earth’

[@NT-ud2rx]

Thats what I was thinking

[@wyatt8062]

Me: “This place doesn’t look so bad” Him: “The internet is pretty slow out here” Me: “Antarctica must be seems miserable”

[@Odiology]

I feel like I wouldn’t mind living there. It’s interesting to know where all the people there are from considering they wouldn’t be from Antarctica itself.

[@abominusrex3205]

Not to mention the holes in Salami caused by some lonely guy.

[@turkey4957]

Bro you butchered the final line of your own joke, fail

[@Astralkiller47]

@@turkey4957 I had a stroke reading it lol

[@DoctorAlright]

@@Astralkiller47 not everyone has grade a english

[@rodneyjones1990]

Antartica the place where you can be in multiple countries at the same time while also being in none at all.

[@indeed7289]

Australia just happens to control the largest chunk of it and deal with its security and resupply

[@idk1848]

? No countrie owns Antarctica. The UN ban on owning territory there stops it

[@ImInDaSkies]

@@idk1848 Yeah, people own it, because they claimed it before the UN stopped them.

[@indeed7289]

it is owned there's a ban on one country owning it but its divided up Australia and NZ just happen to own most of it

[@SeedRamples]

Cgp grey!

[@chriscab6258]

I didnt expect t see a fully functioning town in Antarctica.

[@luciferStar420]

Chris Cab that locations isn’t that bad weather wise it’s just the windchill that’s harsh. I come from Illinois it’s nothing compared to Antarctica but the winters are brutal where I’m living.

[@zo_7860]

Well this is the only one you’ll find

[@SaucedAce]

Tiwgle Toes during the polar vortex there were times we were actually colder in the Midwest than regions in Antarctica.

[@luciferStar420]

AG um didn’t I say I was stuck in the polar vortex? Lmao. Yes I know I have a picture of what the real feel was and it said -60 that’s the coldest it’s gotten maybe a couple degrees colder. That was in illionis

[@SaucedAce]

Tiwgle Toes calm down, you act like I was coming at you. I was just saying how it was cool we got to experience weather similar to what they have in antarctica. And actually to be fair, in your original comment you never did mention anything about the vortex so I don’t understand why you made such a facetious remark.

[@highpeddle9543]

"it was actually pretty warm today" *5° farenheit*

[@jaws1754]

ah ah ah, *Negative! 5 degrees Fahrenheit*

[@ortherner]

Isn’t that like the highest recorded weather in antartica?

[@FallofftheMap]

No. We had a few warm days at McMurdo. I also did a season on the Greenland Ice Cap, and we did have record warm temps and two days that got above freezing up there that year. Getting above freezing was so rare it had previously only happened 5 times on 10000 years.

[@ortherner]

@@FallofftheMap Oh wow

[@egyptsflame8368]

In MN we consider that a warm day too.

[@fqn3]

Not having internet is even more deadly than the weather in Antarctica.

[@detrelllevert2457]

Lol

[@ortherner]

bruh

[@neonlight1214]

They have for 3 hours that is separated in sections and 6 more hours of 100kbit or idk just it's over 2,5x slower in value than that 3 hour time. You know they need to communicate somehow.

[@TheGymnast71]

truth

[@dangercat9188]

21st century problems lol. Just turn to "cave man" activities. Read, paint, exercise, sleep, cook, have a portable DVD player, explore, play an instrument, take pictures. This is why I try to limit my internet use because you never know when or if we would be in a situation where the internet isn't available. Plus, it feels good to give the internet a break.

[@larryherrera]

Thanks. This is the only way i can see antartica.

[@wc6046]

Kevin Oloane there

[@marlonmathis6167]

My point exactly

[@subscribetohim4983]

Same

[@michaeljo6976]

No, look on a map

[@FedoraSpunk]

Google.com/images/antarctica Might try that mate

[@Dustyamp]

This video must be fake. If he's in Antarctica, why isn't he upside down?

[@FallofftheMap]

I held the camera upside down bro, so that it would come out right side up.

[@Dustyamp]

Thanks for being honest ;)

[@alexm5976]

This is Antarctica, not Austria

[@FallofftheMap]

I thought Austria was sideways not upside down. Anyway, the lack of leather chaps should make it clear I'm not in Austria.

[@LetsTightenUp]

Dustyamp my thoughts 💭 exactly

[@dekkers6867]

The fact that this guy still responds to comments even though its 3 years ago is insane

[@FallofftheMap]

I get a notification anytime there’s a new comment. I always check because a lot of my videos are about how to find work overseas or advice about being an expat, so for me it’s just become habit to answer whenever I have questions. Any when I get trolls or dumb comments it’s actually kind of fun to mess with them.

[@keontebattle]

@@FallofftheMap keep it a buck g is there aliens g?!

[@kiwuuspurr1927]

Thank you for making this! I had always assumed it was like some sort of fallout nuclear wasteland and the moment anyone stepped outside without a bubble suit, they would freeze to death or be blown away by a blizzard

[@FallofftheMap]

Nope, not even close. However, there are some terrible storms that are like that. We call it Con 1 (condition 1). You can’t go outside when it’s like that unless you’re attached to a safety line.

[@andynonymous6769]

@@FallofftheMap Do you get power outages during storms like that a lot? I used to live in the middle of nowhere, Canada and my power went on and off whenever it felt like, and the conditions didn't get half as bad!

[@FallofftheMap]

@@andynonymous6769 No. a power outage there would easily turn deadly. The system is built to withstand extreme weather.

[@sophiaschier-hanson4163]

Lol nope. Depending on where you are, it ranges from “October-March in a normal temperate place but no proper summer” to “Montana in January all the time”. The limited human settlement is mostly because of the limitations that puts on AGRICULTURE, which is super important for most human communities to be self supporting.

[@fuzedcorn]

His cover story is so obviously fabricated. It's pretty clear that he's a maintenance technician for the cyborg penguin mercenary force guarding the ice wall.

[@FallofftheMap]

You've sealed your fate.

[@fuzedcorn]

@@FallofftheMap Why do I get the uncomfortable feeling that you're making a subtle allusion to some sort of clandestine marine force of bionic seals that work in concert with penguins. That's more terrifying than even the Beluga tactical demolitions squads.

[@DrunkenGuitarGuy]

Bob Buerkle i think we should gather all the flatheads and send them here on an expedition to find the icewall, we'll send them in the summer, July or so (shhhhhh), one way tickets should suffice

[@FallofftheMap]

DrunkenGuitarGuy directly into a crevasse

[@fuzedcorn]

@@DrunkenGuitarGuy I've repeatedly suggested to flerfers that they organize an expedition to locate and document the ice wall. Funding shouldn't be an issue considering all the moronic celebrities that jumped on the FE wagon. They could live stream the entire thing to add some measure of credibility. Streaming everything would also generate enormous sums of money to help finance the expedition, and to invest in continuing "research" to bust the globe conspiracy once and for all. Surprisingly, every time I broach the subject I am assailed with the usual lame and predictable excuses and litany of flerfer-approved buzzwords and accusations. Then, also predictably, they sneak away to find opponents that don't pose as much of an intellectual challenge. These people are genuinely mentally ill. If you flew them into space to show them conclusively that earth is a sphere, most would still never concede that they are wrong.

[@skeeterbug9875]

Wow, Great stuff I was there in 1971 USN and it looks the same.Thank You this was like a time machine for my memory bank.

[@ypsilantiaz]

Wintered Over 1970. Stationed on Trasmitter Hill, looking over at Observation Hill. Visited Scott's Hut. Will be hosting our 50 th DF70 Reunion in ARIZONA April 2019. That's why I live in Arizona.

[@leonardilifter]

William Ypsilanti what did you do out there?

[@scottwhitley3392]

@@leonardilifter guard the wall

[@MACDADDY3HUNNUH]

Hooyah navy

[@arnabsom3251]

so they already built a memory time machine ?? wow...

[@GeneralChangOfDanang]

Do you have access to the building where they created Mark Zuckerbot, or is your clearance not high enough?

[@FallofftheMap]

No one has access to the Zuck caverns. After the Zuckerbot escaped the caverns were sealed to protect humanity. No one knows for sure what other horrors lurk inside, but there were rumors of an evil plan to merge Twitter and Bank of America into a social media banking complex where people could follow and like all your financial transactions. Fortunately, Ralf Nadir flew in on a unicorn and dropped dynamite into the cavern’s entrance.

[@OddeyeDL76]

I ROFLD SO HARD I wish I could give more than one thumb up bro

[@OddeyeDL76]

They are working on the more advanced model Elon Musk. See Zuckerbot is like the Adam Jensen model, whereas Musk is the JC Denton model. If you play Deus Ex.

[@Perktube1]

@@OddeyeDL76 classic. I still feel sorry for Gunther. "I ordered an orange soda. It gave me lemon lime. "

[@OddeyeDL76]

@@Perktube1 lolz

[@Emperor_Toxatine]

"That's it the Rebels are there!" "My lord, there are so many uncharted settlements. It could be smugglers, it could be.." "That is the system. And I'm sure Skywalker is with them. Set your course for the Hoth system. General Veers, prepare your men."

[@FallofftheMap]

I’m confused. I mean, I get the quote but I don’t get the connection to the video.

[@crazemase5788]

@@FallofftheMap hoth is an ice planet and that's where the rebels were

[@FallofftheMap]

Ah… both places are cold. Now I can stop rocking back and forth and go to sleep.

[@billycollins6005]

One of the hidden truths of this desolate, otherworldly, and mysterious environment....The pizza in McMurdo is actually really good imo.

[@lifeafterourloss]

Just call Bill 😄

[@kevaplaya1373]

Dude, every motherfucking Tuesday and Thursday!!! I always looked forward to the Pizza. So damn good!

[@MikinessAnalog]

Ironically, that is because it is always fresh & never frozen.

[@MikinessAnalog]

@xahst This person has no knowledge of shipping to Earth's most southern continent.

[@blu7855]

come on, stop horsing around and show the damn aliens already

[@catattack885]

''joke''

[@scott250r2]

Really Blu? Pull your head out of your ass

[@chimkinNuggz]

@@AeroZeppelin-rb4pt lol

[@AverageAlien]

fuck

[@TheBaldr]

Aliens, you must be deluded. I want to see the giant wall that is the edge of the earth.

[@frankburns8871]

Damn, even the sun itself looks cold.

[@irietropicals4255]

Dang man I been watching all of your videos. You are a badass! You have a good positive attitude about it all. From the Middle East to Antarctica. Thank you for sharing.

[@protoculture289]

Remember don't take in any suspicious husky It could be the Thing in disguise :)

[@ericsanchez5638]

MonkeyWith72Magic No shit Right?!?! To funny

[@King_Steffon_II]

MonkeyWith72Magic Turgo!!

[@xaraxen]

Especially when somebody is trying to shoot it from a helicopter

[@craigchastain7016]

xaraxen "Those crazy Swedes!" "Norwegians..."

[@erickinney7482]

Wheres Blare ??

[@echelon2k8]

I love the idea of visiting Antarctica. Don't know if I could endure the cold, but my imagination finds it to be a very exciting place. I've watched a few 360 videos of it here on KZbin and its scenery is absolutely breathtaking. Must be almost like visiting another world... You're lucky to of had the opportunity.

[@The_Gallowglass]

Go in the summer :D

[@GoodVideos4]

The summer being at the end and beginning of the year. Not the harsh and challenging winter, in the middle of the year.

[@adaptercrash]

If it's anything like fort Norman its not that great but it's not a normal settlement I'd move back to fort Norman over there

[@adaptercrash]

@xahst Norman actually showed up, you don't need to tell me that...I use to live there

[@rustypliers74]

I wish we could see fossils of the animals that used to live in Antarctica before the freeze. There is so much to be discovered on our own planet still.

[@fotisvon9943]

there is major consensus that no human remains will be found there. i wonder how true that will be

[@pavel3285]

I'm impressed by the fact that there is water and power

[@ztoum6131]

Generators for power, also solar panels for power, water the answer is obvious

[@carultch]

@@ztoum6131 Are the solar panels mounted vertically on trackers that spin about a vertical axis?

[@ryanblubaugh7264]

Alot of tense people and alot of rules

[@MrSimonw58]

Same where I work

[@biomusicology1441]

It amazes me the fact that is the norm doesn’t concern wypipo

[@OmarOmarOmar]

must feel like ure in another planet man. crazy

[@FallofftheMap]

Little bit. Like summer camp on mars.

[@FeedingWolves]

Awesome video!!!! Thank you for taking the time to share what its like living on McMurdo. The place looks like something out of a James Cameron movie.

[@FallofftheMap]

Thanks. Yeah, it’s definitely a weird world down there.

[@FeedingWolves]

@@FallofftheMap It sure is!!! I am working on a screenplay and the story in the script starts in Antarctica. I am doing research on what its like down there and traveling there and happened to find your video. I am just blown away at the cool people this place attracts. Stumbled on your video and i am so glad I found your channel. I think you are amazing for going there and working there.

[@Thestarandswords]

Thanks for sharing! Maybe not “exciting”, but still cool to see how y’all live down there.

[@rodimusprime1975ify]

Studying aliens and the remains of an ancient civilization is hard work

[@AmokCanuck]

Bradley Burd BE CAREFUL MAN DONT LET THE GLOBALIAT, CLOUD PEOPLE PROPGNDA MACHINE SEE YIU TALKIN LIKE THAT OR THEY WILL SEND YOU TOO THEIR BRAIN CORRECTION FACILITY

[@AmokCanuck]

Miki Mouse you are so ignorant it makes my head spin

[@suzycreamcheesez4371]

oh I get it! You're using faggot as an insult! Google Matthew Shepard. It'll make you really happy. And don't see Brokeback or Call Me By Your Name! You sound like you're in junior high Miki Mouse!

[@suzycreamcheesez4371]

let it go Brixton. He's a kid.

[@AceofDlamonds]

And getting assimilated by them.

[@chromospheres]

Strangely I wanted to view the south pole about a year ago through google maps and also just a few weeks back as well, it brought me a peace as if I need to be there Hmmm. I only seen the out side of the compound and some of McMurdo. Thankyou for opening it even more I enjoyed the inner surroundings of the complex. I hope in the future people will share a little more of the life style of McMurdo Station. Thankyou for sharing it on KZbin.

[@MrJampike]

very cool video, I live in Ontario Canada and it looked like you were in a party garage here lol I use to love the snow and the cold but now that I am older I would rather watch videos like this from the warmth of my living room. I have subscribed to your channel and can't wait to see the next one, thank you for the cool content!!

[@alejandrorubio4424]

Grumps in Mactown?! No way! LOL I dream that I'm back there, every now and then. Thanks for sharing!

[@bellacheamaria7539]

I wouldn't eat anything with obvious orifice shaped "holes"

[@marcusbard2359]

Bellachea Maria why

[@KateMW]

What about donuts or bagels?

[@AccountInactive]

Pip Oriface meaning mouth, not just any hole.

[@Rayrockny]

The cook fucked the shit out of his boloney.

[@catattack885]

PICKY EATER

[@dawievanemmenes1124]

-11 is unusually warm. I agree. You will encounter grumpy Shrecks when you work with people from all over the world. I think it's a grunch thing.

[@rapperc18]

Thanks brotha for showing us what it's like down there!

[@ThePSmoke]

I would really like to say someday that I have visited an Irish pub on every continent. I know McMurdo has Gallagher's pub. Bucket list is to have a pint there during the Icestock music festival.

[@FallofftheMap]

You’ve done your research! I recommend applying for a job there if you’re a US citizen or at the nearby Scott Base if by chance you’re a Kiwi. If you’re neither then it will be tough to accomplish your goal because you’d need to time your arrival on an Antarctica cruise with the festival.

[@RichWeigel]

All seriousness aside this would make awesome location shoot for a remake of The Thing.

[@ignaciogonzalez7904]

Good luck with the logistics

[@erickinney7482]

That movie was so perfect, No remake will ever be needed, Besides it all would be cgi and fake looking as fuck, I hate movies now, friggen computers,

[@uploaded113redone]

And who is gonna pay 100 million + to film a low budget movie in Antarctica , The first movie only cost 10 million because they filmed it somewhere realistic , Alaska

[@Mytube777]

That’s how they killed The Thing, they froze it.

[@xKarma_411]

the real question is how did you manage to upload this in Antarctica?

[@FallofftheMap]

It took a few days. We do have internet at McMurdo. It’s painfully slow, but it’s possible to upload.

[@miysstsage3319]

At 1080p quality. 😂

[@jewellui]

Fall off the Map what is the average speed?

[@FallofftheMap]

I have no idea what the technical answer is, but slow as molasses about sums it up.

[@Yottifferent]

Miysst Sage and 60 fps

[@ThePatient1991]

Hope you’re doing well! The world needs men like you.

[@FallofftheMap]

Thanks. I’m doing great. It’s what, 8 years since I uploaded this video in Antarctica? I’m on my little farm in Ecuador editing a moto vlog video riding around the Ruta Escondida… so yes, I’m doing well, and with each adventure I climb a little higher and can stop and look at the world around me… at all the people that haven’t yet learned to climb up out of their problems yet.

[@LeafInTheWind88]

Your video is so wholesome. I have a dream to visit Antarctica one day. Thank you for posting🙏🏽

[@soulfreaz]

This must be that secret army that guards the ice wall. 😂😂😂

[@christopherjacquez8605]

Lol they just at the front go back in 70 miles and that's where they at

[@kylejay7385]

This was super cool to see, thank you. I couldn't really tell in the video but what kind of work or research typically went on from day to day while you were there?

[@hailtheminty6003]

The comment section on this video is gold 😂

[@visamedic]

It’s actually just a white background behind words and emojis. 🤓

[@bunjier4041]

It’s -22 degrees right now in Minnesota which is about -50 degrees with wind chill. This is fascinating, thanks for making it.

[@Decembersown21]

WE OUTCHEA!

[@menudo2381]

ChrisOnAWave it’s cold af in Milwaukee my nigga!!

[@rlt94]

McMurdo is hardiness zone 3a, same as much of northern Minnesota, the winter temperatures are in fact the same, but McMurdo has very little precipitation and just a handful of days each summer that barely crest above freezing, and northern Minnesota has summers that are warm and wet and winters that are a bit shorter. This is why one has dense and lush forest with big tall trees, thick soil, and arable land while the other is polar desert where only lichens, terrestrial algae, and several mosses can survive in sheltered spots.

[@RobR4455]

Interesting, my niece is in Antarctica and this was revealing thanks for the info.

[@Revengilate]

Did you see justin Y there?

[@FallofftheMap]

I have no idea who that is.

[@Revengilate]

@@FallofftheMap I knew it!

[@Revengilate]

@@FallofftheMap I knew it couldn't be true literally!

[@Revengilate]

@@FallofftheMap Thanks for response

[@FallofftheMap]

Who is Justin Y?

[@pol4024]

Man props to you for staying online and replying to comments for three years. Antarctica seems like such a dope continent, but man it would probably be HELL to stay there more than a couple months. Could I ask what your profession is and some of the steps you took to start this journey around the world?

[@FallofftheMap]

Thanks. I enjoy replying to comments... well, most comments. I’m an electrician. My overseas journey started out of necessity during the Great Recession. Drowning in debt and with slim prospects for work, I took a job in Afghanistan. I had planned on it just being a year to get back on my feet, but I got addicted to this life of travel and adventure. Once you’ve worked one overseas job it’s easier to get others especially as you build a network of friends and colleagues.

[@jhibbitt1]

u shouldn't have uploaded this. now i'm gonna go and inform lord vader I've found the rebel base

[@main8824]

This guys a legend for replying to comments, btw I found lots of flat earthers here.

[@FallofftheMap]

I do try to respond to most comments. Yeah, the flat earthers are a trip. I think somewhere along the line a flat earther posted my video in one of their groups and so they all flocked here to argue and invent conspiracies.

[@rickhoff3558]

I was with Antarctic support associates in the 90s and went to the dry valleys for a week winterizing a " beaker hut " or quansit hut for scientific research. Last day there a couple of us hiked over parts of the dry valleys, a huge no no but it was the most incredible scenery I have ever seen.

[@PcGangMusic]

Rick Hoff what did you see?

[@KVexKVex]

Hey Rick, you are all over the Antarctica videos aren't you?

[@guymorris1963]

Why is it a no no ? They must have classified projects in progress located there. If it isn't allowed then I'm shocked they didn't cut you out.

[@KarunMano]

Was it morning or night all the time ?

[@RRW359]

@@guymorris1963 The ecosystem is VERY fragile and people can introduce invasive microbes.

[@MrJVote]

Home Sweet Home. Good to see it again.

[@mjackstewart]

Checking the weather report at McMurdo Station: Cold today. Cold tonight. Cold tomorrow. Cold this week.

[@FallofftheMap]

There’s cold, and then there’s eyeball freezing cold, so cold you feel your eyelids freezing to your eyes when you blink. Happened to me on a few very cold days, so yeah, I check.

[@Dana-koc]

There are two weather scenarios 1) Cold, safe to walk outside 2) Cold, don't open the door or they'll blow of ❄🌫 (not safe to walk outside)

[@elli003]

My God man, Antarctica is brutal enough. How can you live in that station. It looks like a Soviet era project top-to-bottom. Design, materials and ambiance. Give yourselves a break. 10 Gallons of Sherwin-Williams and a silk plant or two would be a start. Good luck.

[@FallofftheMap]

I like to describe McMurdo Station as a bankrupt summer camp in the worst place on earth. I do miss it though. These days I'm working in Bagram, Afghanistan, which is a lot like a post-apocalyptic prison for overpaid contractors.

[@8bitVap0r]

elli003 money!!!!! and camps aren't that Bad if you're a introvert with Internet and unlimited food.

[@user-hx7yi6wx5k]

@@FallofftheMap I loved Bagram when I was there

[@FallofftheMap]

Andrew Richardson Bagram is not what it used to be. Things are getting pretty crappy out here. I’m in Fenty now and it’s not cool at all.

[@dennisfox8673]

@@FallofftheMap I was there in 2000-2001, and I explain it to people by saying it’s like either a mining camp with a ton of college students running around, or a small college waaay out in the toolies with an anomalously large amount of heavy machinery. I was a fuelie, and got to spend a month or so out a Marble Point. That was a nice change.

[@Lydiastragic]

"Living in Antarctica isnt so bad! You get used to the cold pretty easily." ".....hey, anyone see that sled dog running towards the camp?...." "Why is that helicopter chasing it?..."

[@joakimmelander8483]

Great video. I’ve always wanted to go to Antarctica. One day I will. Probably hundreds of coments about The Thing here, which is one of the reasons going there. The wildlife, the ice, the science stations…. The setting of the movie ofc

[@rkbkirin5975]

Thank you for making this video! Appreciate the trouble it took. I supposed it's not surprising people willing to work in the Antarctic aren't extroverts lol

[@FallofftheMap]

Yeah, there’s quite a few people down there that want nothing more than to be left alone. Others are very outgoing. It’s a very small community there, so respecting the people that didn’t want to be on video was important, even if a couple of them were a bit aggressive about it.

[@RunTheAtlas]

Interesting vlog! Looked a bit bleak and the food too... but how epic to be in Antarctica! What were you stationed there for?

[@raterus]

The salami hole was your most interesting part of the day.

[@FallofftheMap]

Huh, I found the closed trail to be the most interesting part.

[@madelynsmith8376]

Saw the Klein Tools bag on your work table.Met my husband at Klein Tools in Chicago on McCormick and Touhy when it was there in the early 70s. Glad to see they are still in business and their tools are being utilized in the south pole.. Great job on the video..Stay warm and hydrated..

[@FallofftheMap]

Yeah, Klein is still the first choice of electricians from the US. These days I’ve got no trouble staying warm. I left Antarctica and am currently working in Africa, right on the edge of the Sahara Desert. Still struggling to stay hydrated though.

[@chrisdellwo6986]

I watch alot of your videos. Today I was learning global studies with my kid and it lead us to McMurdo Station. I then showed him your video, he is impressed as we were also from Quito. Small world. :)

[@bryanbes8852]

I always wondered why mcmurdo doesn’t count as a village the way the Chilean base does. I hope one day they will develop a sustainable city in Antarctica for the scientists, something like a snow globe, but maybe it really is that cold that certain things just won’t work.

[@FallofftheMap]

They’re working on rebuilding McMurdo to be much more efficient and self contained. The new design is pretty futuristic, but the cost of the project means it won’t be completed anytime soon. Won’t quite be what you’re describing, but it’s a big step closer.

[@hajajajaj9558]

@@FallofftheMap I hope it would finish soon! Goodluck with everyone in there tho!

[@myschool2796]

It counts as a town, Not a Village

[@eyesonjason]

I've always wanted to visit Antarctica. It's on my bucket list!

[@FallofftheMap]

Not sure if your storm chasing ties into your profession, but if you are a meteorologist, they have a few jobs down there that you could apply for. I think you’d be eligible to work at the Australian, Kiwi, and U.K. stations.

[@eyesonjason]

@@FallofftheMap sadly not, I'm an optometrist by trade and the only weather I really understand is convective storms. I'll get there some day!

[@FallofftheMap]

@@eyesonjason It's an amazing place. I'm excited because this summer I'm going to the other end of the world to work at a place called Summit Station in Greenland. I love being on the ice, standing on 1 or 2 km thick ice flows. It's a surreal feeling.

[@bodigames]

hey mate. you can always visit antarctica with commercial trips. they do cost in the thousands of dollars tho for a full experience.

[@harpreetsingh8844]

Thank you for the video and effort made instead of camera shy people and trouble you may have faced.

[@FallofftheMap]

Your welcome. For me it’s fun, sharing my world, even when there are some little difficulties along the way.

[@harpreetsingh8844]

@@FallofftheMap yeah. I felt bad that people sometimes don’t appreciate and co-operate but yeah sounds good you had fun.

[@ChrisBruning96]

Hey! I was doing some research about working in Antartica (I love to travel, and I'm always down for adventures), and I think it would be such an unbelievable experience to get to work and live in Antartica for a few months. I applied to a couple positions (Hazardous Waste Technician & Waste Management Specialist), and was basically just wondering how you managed to work there? Also, do you still work there, or was this just a one-time experience thing?

[@FallofftheMap]

I don’t still work there, but working in Antarctica helped me make connections that led me to go work in Greenland and the Marshall Islands. I’m lucky in that I’m an electrician, and electricians are always in high demand for these sort of overseas jobs, so I just applied and got right in. The waste department has some really awesome people. It’s a tough job but a great place to work. Good luck.

[@ChrisBruning96]

@@FallofftheMap Awesome thanks!! I'll let you know if I get in! haha

[@HabitualButtonPusher]

Mysterious hole in my "who's humping the lunchmeat" salami. Sounds awesome!

[@kaleynicole8140]

Casually wearing a light sweater in 5 degree weather 😭

[@michaellidster1389]

Let's all be civilized and use Celsius shall we

[@downwithbureaucracy8175]

@@michaellidster1389 I mean, it's an American station, so as a Canadian, I'm not offended by her comment.

[@FallofftheMap]

@Michael Lidster it’s all the same at -40. Celsius and Fahrenheit align.

[@johnr797]

@@downwithbureaucracy8175 as a canadian, I'm offended by the thought that wearing a sweater in that temperature is consider unusual

[@downwithbureaucracy8175]

@@johnr797 I completely agree haha. Even as I'm from Manitoba, this is still not acceptable lol.

[@atashidey9414]

Temperature= -30°C Him: It's a warm day

[@FallofftheMap]

It’s all relative. There was one day I was working outside in -73f (with the wind chill). I would get about 3 minutes work, then I’d need to run inside when my eyelids started freezing to my eyes.

[@CreepinCapri1985]

Ty for sharing this

[@hippaul]

Thanks for this. I’m very surprised people would be mad at you filming them. I woulda figured for one they’d be all for it since it shows people what they do and two because I assumed you would all be super close since there’s barely any of you there lol

[@FallofftheMap]

Sadly, no. Lots of introverts there, and the place is very cliquish. Not everyone is friendly, and because I’m a bit of an introvert myself (when not on camera) I wasn’t part of any of the cliques.

[@rockerdude711a]

How hard was the hiring process? Did you get in through PAE? I'm a lineman looking into going there, I am curious as to what the process is like.

[@FallofftheMap]

The hiring process is a little complicated because of the medical clearing requirements and funding uncertainty. It’s not very difficult to get selected as someone they want to hire, but then you have to get medically cleared by a 3rd party. The medical clearing process is somewhat dysfunctional. You’ll be offered an alternate position. They usually offer everyone but returning employees an alternate just to cover their butts in case funding falls through. Once the funding is secured for the season they’ll change the “alternate” to primary.

[@artinpoetsoulnature]

Wonderful work 👌 Thank you very much for nice sharing👍👍👍 Take care my dear friend 💕🌷👍

[@interloper3138]

Thanks for sharing!

[@youngdial6599]

Dude you are so close to the worlds beyond the poles!!!!!!

[@jjw.4375]

Nice vid! It looks different from 20+ years ago

[@ElCaballeroLibre]

very nice experience I think that Antarctica has a lot of secrets like HP Lovecraft described in his book Mountains of madness, Greetings

[@spacefa2584]

Looks awesome

[@buddyanddaisy123]

Summer looks OK-winters must be dreadful

[@FallofftheMap]

Yeah, winter was really rough, and unfortunately most of the big construction projects are done in the winter because they don’t want to disrupt the scientists during their busy summer season. I found myself working outside on a day that hit -73f with the windchill.

[@kevaplaya1373]

You know, I was there for one summer and one winter. Although it is pitch black 24/7, -70F, 50knot - 120 knot winds, very secluded 120 people total opposed to 600-800 during summer (which I prefer having the elite few with me because you quickly know who everyone are and those people aren't "first timers" for the most part), But, after all that you do have the southern lights (Aurora's), 1 plane that comes the entire time of winter, and better food since they don't have to cook for as many (but since we don't have any mail or any shipments of fresh food the entire time except one plane after 4 months after winter starts), and finally the parties are cool like mid Winter dinner.

[@spectrumstudios4848]

Greetings from Alaska. With similar temps but warmer

[@NorthernMexicanGammer]

Epic thanks for the video!

[@FallofftheMap]

Glad you liked it!

[@tristianibarra1477]

That all looks like a very busy exciting experience, I was thinking of trying to get a job at the McMurdo Station but I’m not sure what chances were especially not knowing too much about the programs

[@ninja.saywhat]

a wells fargo atm in antartica, wut?

[@Graffels]

tootsie|troll® you can never escape the grim reality of capitalism

[@Ugh-Fudge_Bwana]

They likely use WF to manage the employee payroll.

[@Andreas4696]

US bases (yes, I know McMurdo is not technically a military base) tend to have commercial establishments such as McDonald's, Burger King, and other things. It depends on the size of the base. I know that the largest US bases in Afghanistan have McDonald's.

[@bigpotpoker1]

There's 2 of them in Antarctica actually. Good spot!

[@jheck2722]

I can't even get a wells Fargo atm in eastern Massachusetts smh.

[@MrKarmapolice97]

I honestly never imagined it look so modern, in my head I pictured modular already built units where you worked and lived. That were shipped in. I know I sound like a complete idiot.

[@FallofftheMap]

I kinda felt the opposite. I expected it to be much more modern. It kinda felt like a run down summer camp to me. And no, you don’t sound like an idiot at all.

[@samurimojo]

I really want to go work down there thanks for the view of it you give

[@samboh8580]

Unusually warm day. -22 holy sweet Moses

[@FallofftheMap]

Windchill, Sam, windchill.

[@samboh8580]

Fall off the Map dude. I can’t even imagine lol

[@cidcampeador7922]

This reminds me some of the US bases in Korea during winter time.

[@chrisbroussard8335]

Cid Campeador Korea in the Winter sucks.

[@gamerodoyle3807]

Yes, seemed a lot like being out in the field in Germany, in the army.

[@itscrespoyo9878]

Spent 7 years stationed in Korea. With the exception of earths rotation and low temps, very much a similar situation minus the 50M population and internet speed. Would love to try it for a year.

[@liselottax185]

I look often from internet, what kind is weather here, in my home land in Finland. There is information,what are the coldest and hearty places in the world in this moment. Every time Mc Murdon Station is coldest place,today -24C. Never heard Mc Murdon Station,so I came here, and found station.Now I know you :) Thank you from video. With love from Finland!

[@FallofftheMap]

Awesome! Getting messages like this helps motivate me to keep maki g videos! My next video (currently editing) will be the opposite climate. 31c and humid today in the Marshal Islands.

[@liselottax185]

Intresting, Marshal Islands :) So warm there. Now I have to go take a look, where are Marshal Island. Have a lovely summer / "Ihanaa kesää" as we say here in Finland :)

[@FallofftheMap]

The coordinates: 8.7167° N, 167.7333° E

[@liselottax185]

Thank you :). "Kiitos paljon".

[@matthewdykes4302]

Glad you respected dudes boundaries with the camera

[@DegenerateWatch]

Great stories only discovered your channel 👍 loved hearing your experience in Afghanistan very interesting! Glad you made it out 👊 Stay safe 😎✌️

[@FallofftheMap]

Thanks. I might start recording some stories from Antarctica next. Not quite as dramatic and dangerous my memories from Afghanistan, but funnier and I think just as interesting.

[@MrIlovebmw86]

Dude I have been watching your vids and I am kind of amazed at how you are able to live all over the world while keeping sane. What keeps you going?

[@FallofftheMap]

I don’t know, really. I just couldn’t imagine doing anything else.

[@clarkh4130]

No crime here.. No drive by shootings, no bank robbery.. seems very safe other than medical emergency

[@FallofftheMap]

There's an occasional assault. There was sort of a murder mystery at the South Pole Station. No one knows for sure if it was a murder. There are lots of accidents and injuries just due to the dangerous nature of the work and the environment. The year that I was there a profesor died while mapping crevasses in the ice when he found one with his snowmobile.

[@Aarbinss]

Thats because population is low as well

[@regriefing1807]

@@Aarbinss and it has about 900 to 1000 people so it's population is equivalent to a small rural town but overall antarctica is safe for now.

[@cooladam2167]

@@regriefing1807 no protestors? ... Lol hmm

[@regriefing1807]

@@cooladam2167 protesters are in america not in the middle of a ice place

[@MarioPalmieri]

I loved this video. Have you made any more in Antarctica?

[@DukeCannon]

I am kicking myself now that I didn't look into working there after the military. U of H was doing some great studies, I would have like to have been part of. Good luck in all your endeavors sir.

[@Silverpinstudios]

Me sitting on my patio in Central Florida watering my flowers at 65 degrees... "damn it's chilly this morning"

[@thekingsean92]

Immediately thought of the movie '' The thing''. You actually have a bit of the style that Kurt Russell has in that movie XD

[@tomipcfto]

Glad this popped up in my suggestions feed. I spent my youth living overseas in S Korea and Saudi Arabia and haven’t left N America since 1995. Reminds me of the itch to travel again, although most advice I’ve read says avoid Antarctica. (Even the Antarctic peninsula)

[@FallofftheMap]

Why avoid Antarctica? Just for the extreme cold?

[@tomipcfto]

@@FallofftheMap Actually, no, but for three reasons. 1 - kzbin.info/www/bejne/mnmYaGZ4Zseefqs , 2 - I’ve read that scientists working there prefer we don’t come, and 3 - it is a bit more expensive than traveling to somewhere like New Zealand. In the end, I think I’m going to make the trek anyway, just to do it. Besides, I know better than to disturb the environment.

[@FallofftheMap]

Yeah, it’s not a good place to visit as a tourist. It is worthwhile to go work a season there, to be a part of the project.

[@daveuberuaga8075]

My sister (Jules U.) spent 37 consecutive years at McMurdo and South Pole Station as a heavy equipment operator. This video really shows me what life was like in the most current years. Much better than the70's.

[@FallofftheMap]

Does she play country music? I think I know her.

[@professionalpainthuffer]

"the McMurdo way is to complain about it" I'm dead

[@bloqk16]

A plausible explanation why some people at McMurdo had "attitude" with being on camera: Their work could be classified. Years ago I was enrolled in a college computer class, where one of the other students was a middle-aged woman, whom the instructor was previously acquainted with, and the subject came up about her working for the National Science Foundation at McMurdo. I was seated next to that woman, and in all following conversations I had with her throughout the quarter, she was vague about McMurdo, as her work there was classified.

[@rlt94]

They could also be just socially inept nerds, or both lol.

[@Torrez8080]

Man u lucky you have awesome job man mad respect

[@chriss2295]

After seeing those temps, I’m glad it’s 42f this morning.