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Mendocino

(7,754 posts) Wed Apr 5, 2017, 09:52 AM Apr 2017

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History of Polar Exploration

Anyone have an interest, books to discuss...know Parry from your Peary?

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History of Polar Exploration (Original Post) Mendocino Apr 2017 OP

Any OAE's out there ? W/O 70 rickford66 Apr 2017 #1

Sail on the R/V Hero? Mendocino Apr 2017 #3

SEABEE CE3 electrician rickford66 Apr 2017 #4

Were you able to get around while there? Mendocino Apr 2017 #5

Limited travel around McMurdo. rickford66 Apr 2017 #6

The Endurance: Shackleton's Legendary Antarctic Expedition Nitram Apr 2017 #2

rickford66

(5,681 posts)

1. Any OAE's out there ? W/O 70

Reply to Mendocino (Original post)

Wed Apr 5, 2017, 11:56 AM

Apr 2017

Mendocino

(7,754 posts)

3. Sail on the R/V Hero?

Reply to rickford66 (Reply #1)

Mon Apr 10, 2017, 11:12 AM

Apr 2017

rickford66

(5,681 posts)

4. SEABEE CE3 electrician

Reply to Mendocino (Reply #3)

Mon Apr 10, 2017, 12:47 PM

Apr 2017

My sea duty was McMurdo for a year.

Mendocino

(7,754 posts)

5. Were you able to get around while there?

Reply to rickford66 (Reply #4)

Tue Apr 25, 2017, 05:21 PM

Apr 2017

Like to to the Dry Valleys or Erebus?

rickford66

(5,681 posts)

6. Limited travel around McMurdo.

Reply to Mendocino (Reply #5)

Tue Apr 25, 2017, 06:38 PM

Apr 2017

It is a volcanic island and Erebus is about 40 miles away? I did spend 3 weeks working at Byrd Station. Got out of there just in time for some R&R back in CHCH for New Years, then back to the ice until late October.

Nitram

(24,638 posts)

2. The Endurance: Shackleton's Legendary Antarctic Expedition

Reply to Mendocino (Original post)

Wed Apr 5, 2017, 12:07 PM

Apr 2017

An incredible tale which includes the most remarkable feat of navigation in history. Also, lots of photographs from the actual expedition.

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