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NOTE: THIS IS AN ARCHIVED PAGE FROM JANUARY 2004
AUDIO SYNOPSIS:
(1/20/04) -- Mike Libecki calls in from base camp. They are awaiting a flight out today back to the the Novo Camp. From there they'll wait for their flight to South Africa (sometime after the 25th)... They traversed some 200 miles and spent about 2 weeks climbing. They shot over 40 hours of video and successfully retrofitted the Blue One weather station. Check back for some photos when the team returns to the U.S. Thanks to everyone who supported and followed the expedition!
VIEW SLIDESHOW FROM EXPEDITION

Close up of weather station

Weather Conditions
Date / Time
Novo...
Antarctica
33°F / 1°C
mostly cloudy
Wind: SE 11mph
24 hrs. of daylight
UV 0
Thursday July 24, 2008

Local time: 02 29 AM

-5 hrs. for EST
(-8 PST)



Mike Libecki, Ronald Ross and Prof. Robert Twiggs at Nasa Ames Research Center

--In addition to making tracks in Antarctica this December, Mike Libecki and Josh Helling will also make repairs to a Stanford weather station
The Blue One station has been retrofitted. Data can be viewed by clicking here.
-- The team will send back audio dispatches via satellite phone to this website, and shoot a documentary of the two month expedition.
-- The expedition was recently featured on CNN and TechTV...