Annals of OOPS–Polar Farce (Update): And……the Polar First Mission–flying pole to pole in a helicopter, sleeping in 5 star hotels whenever possible. I didn’t like it then (scroll down) and I don’t like it now. Apparently, the Antarctic gods felt the same way. On December 20, pilots Jennifer Murray and Colin Bodill augured into the ice 120 miles north of Patriot Hills, on the northern edge of the Ronne Ice Shelf. Bad weather. Bad Karma. Thankfully, Murray and Bodill survived the crash (well, I didn’t hate the concept of this expedition THAT much…), and were airlifted to Punta Arenas, Chile. Bodill fractured a vertebra and Murray dislocated an elbow. Hope they didn’t squash any penguins. Their next mission should be to go clean up the fuel and twisted metal they have now littered across the ice shelf….



Bodill Does Maintenance: “This should be tight enough…I think. Now, where did I put that beer?”