What I Do In Antarctica - South Pole Edition!
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Күн бұрынWhat I do in Antarctica is probably the most common question that I get asked. A few months ago, I answered that question when it comes to my summer at McMurdo (link below), but today, I finally look at my job here at the South Pole during the winter, which is working as a PAE Supply Technician! 🙌
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I am currently living and working at the South Pole Station through the United States Antarctic Program. I am not down here as a filmmaker or photographer, but instead work in the Logistics and Supply department. All of these videos are being made during my free time and not during working hours. We are very busy down here keeping the station running at maximum efficiency, but I have managed to find some free time to make these short movies!
@stormwulf117 4 жыл бұрын
So, how many personnel get devoured by the shape-changing alien every Winter?
@GoneVenturing 4 жыл бұрын
About 3-5 😉😜
@chrisplatts3582 3 жыл бұрын
Just stay as a group and eat only from tins
@CognizantCheddar 2 жыл бұрын
@@GoneVenturing Only 3-5? Pft. I knew Hollywood exaggerated.
@LifeExotics 4 жыл бұрын
Epic video man. Feels like I came to visit the station.
@GoneVenturing 4 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much!! I’m really glad you enjoyed it!
@jcolumbiap 4 жыл бұрын
The best part of being down there, is the almost absolute isolation! Loved it!
@GoneVenturing 4 жыл бұрын
Yeah! It’s definitely a crazy unique experience! I’m excited to see some new people again though 😜
@frisco21 3 жыл бұрын
Are the outside doors locked at night? I say this as someone whose entire knowledge of the South Pole is derived exclusively from watching _The Thing_ multiple times.
@alpeggio Жыл бұрын
That's a good question. I would guess not so there's no risk of someone getting locked out...
@danielgregg2530 Жыл бұрын
Which version?
@frisco21 Жыл бұрын
@@danielgregg2530 ...The original one, of course, by the great John Carpenter.
@danielgregg2530 Жыл бұрын
@@frisco21 Snorts!
@danielgregg2530 Жыл бұрын
@@frisco21 Snorts again!
@glencsiro 2 жыл бұрын
Hey man wonderful video, I was in a similar position at Davis station for a couple of years, I visited McMurdo when they evacuated us out of Davis after the Aurora Australis went up on rocks at Mawson station in 2015, wonderful hospitality and we had a ball, hope our Aussie flag is still up in the bar near the dart board.
@whitewalls4409 Жыл бұрын
Awesome stuff, thanks for sharing!
@ananthropomorphictalkinggo6641 2 жыл бұрын
That thumbnail registered in my brain as some weird star wars creature before I really looked at it.
@zohebkhan8515 3 жыл бұрын
Excellent video editing and background beats man. Keep it up! Fantastic content. Awesome collage of photos in the background as well
@MaxwellBenson80 2 жыл бұрын
Badass! Thanks for sharing your experience with us all!!
@ThiagoPrimo 4 жыл бұрын
Nice to see different jobs and how teamwork is important during winter down there. Looking forward to hopefully get an opportunity to experience that.
@GoneVenturing 4 жыл бұрын
Yeah definitely! It’s interesting to see how things get split up! And thank you so much! And yeah, definitely! It’s a cool thing to be a part of 😊
@snarfsnarfff 3 жыл бұрын
This channel deserves more subs.
@elmariachi5133 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for all the insights! I actually think there should be an official channel showing people the internals and what happens at such places!
@Tsamokie 2 жыл бұрын
05:00 "ERT team" That's just like a CRT tube. Great vid. I am always interested in what life is like for those who "over-winter".
@kingstonhannibal 4 жыл бұрын
Great stuff thanks for the insight!!!
@GoneVenturing 4 жыл бұрын
Of course! Thank you so much!
@WaysideRailography 4 жыл бұрын
Enjoy your vids. Can't wait for more!
@GoneVenturing 4 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much!! That means a lot 😊
@chancellormartok1147 2 жыл бұрын
Great stuff, my dude. Makes me want to winter down there, no joke. Any new stuff coming up?
@franksullivan3623 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you, you have a great job.
@JohnnyJaySurvivor9 3 жыл бұрын
Enjoy your videos! Very interesting!
@DeckardCain1986 2 жыл бұрын
Excellent video man, i wish to visit the Antartica at least once in my life since i am attracted to it when i was a child. Definitely your channel deserves more subs. Subscribed to your channel and greetings from Peru.
@HeartlandTuber 3 жыл бұрын
70 F below. Indoors. What a cool job. Also, I liked the coffee priority: 4:43. I am a half pot every morning coffee drinker. Good to know there is coffee at the South Pole.
@roblee6246 2 жыл бұрын
This is exactly what I did for a country club. Would love to do it out there.
@grippen3273 3 жыл бұрын
Im good at the data keeping ive been a wharehouse technician basicaly inventory control
@tripstreksandtravels5492 3 жыл бұрын
Thats awesome. If you could share a link to the website you applied to and approx wage. That would be super helpful
@yunassaxer7119 3 жыл бұрын
I really like to work their!
@geoffreyrichardson8738 2 жыл бұрын
Similar to my NAVY days
@JS-ob4oh 3 жыл бұрын
With regard to inventory - why do you guys not use a portable bar code scanners linked to database server? A relative of mine works in a large retail outlet and only 2 people does the entire store's inventory which they do every 2-3 weeks. They just scan everything and the software tallies everything they scan and generates a report.
@EtzEchad 2 жыл бұрын
How do they keep the fuel from gelling up?
@javierramirez4722 Жыл бұрын
Now that You are there go and visit that ancient city found overthere by Chile explorers if You re allowed to
@timbarbour7288 2 жыл бұрын
But what is the function of the station? Why are they there in the first place? And what do you ship out in the spring?
@NikiCanotas 4 жыл бұрын
Well done. I can really see the planning. I enjoy these. What will we watch when you leave??
@GoneVenturing 4 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much!! I’m glad you noticed 😊 And hopefully you’ll still stick around!! I’ve got a lot of new adventures planned 😊
@GoneVenturing 4 жыл бұрын
Haha idk about that :P
@mikef6307 4 жыл бұрын
Really enjoying your vids.... Would winter over in McMurdo offer more of a social atmosphere than the Pole?
@GoneVenturing 4 жыл бұрын
Hey! I'm so sorry for the super late reply! But yeah, wintering at Pole definitely is more social! It's more like 150 people rather than 40-50. Also they have a lot more flights, so there are more new people coming in and out!
@AnnieStanniee 3 жыл бұрын
What kind of training do you need to qualify for the job you have?
@Fido-vm9zi 2 жыл бұрын
I feel one has to be pretty special in skill & character to be there.
@rwsteiner53 2 жыл бұрын
How much of the year are you there? Just winter or year around with vacation time elsewhere.
@grippen3273 3 жыл бұрын
How did you get your job there?
@writenamehere0000 3 жыл бұрын
How to get a job there?
@KingdaToro 2 жыл бұрын
Do you know Raffaela Busse? She wintered over and wrote an amazing blog about the whole experience, I read the whole thing. Her main job was maintaining the Ice Cube servers, but she was also a fuelie like you.
@GoneVenturing 2 жыл бұрын
I met her briefly! She wintered either in ‘18 or ‘20, I can’t remember. But we crossed paths briefly on station!
@SewTexas 2 жыл бұрын
You are lucky, I would love to spend a winter at the South Pole, what fun and interesting! How often do the planes arrive at South Pole?
@teeanahera8949 5 ай бұрын
None in Winter, he talked about this.
@harolddelacerna8152 2 жыл бұрын
Hi! How to get a job in there? Nice epic video man.
@christomare5506 3 жыл бұрын
Good day how do I get a job with you there
@murdomcdonald9670 2 жыл бұрын
How do you get a job there?
@Rags2250 2 жыл бұрын
Nice! I was there in summer over in 2003-04, crane operator. I had a lot of seat time and gave new station construction seat to a fellow needing more seat time. I took the science projects and other station hoisting needs which was a different shift from construction. And as I recall the tunnels, to include the old C130 crash plane in the fuselage. Yes, I and another guy from Wisconsin dug down to it, those areas were always at -60 which was crazy cold, and I'm born and raised from MN! Does the love shack still exist out a couple clicks as I recall? I was honored to get a call back from Raytheon Corp to go back the next summer over but did not except the invite as I was a father of high school age children and my attention was needed there. Although I would have so loved to go back down for another season again!
@Tsamokie 2 жыл бұрын
did not accept* the invite
@hoot1141 2 жыл бұрын
What is your pay like?
@kunark70 4 жыл бұрын
Thats quite interesting to see how the different responsibilities are handled during the winter. Or summer. I mean your winter. Lol
@GoneVenturing 4 жыл бұрын
Yeah for sure! And it’s different most winters just depending on who has what skills! It’s pretty cool 😊
@memyselfandiuntildeath1911 2 жыл бұрын
THOSE ARE 463L PALLETS! THEY LOCK ON THE ROLLERS INSIDE A C-5. C-17. C-130. And those side and top nets look nice. PORT DAWGS!
@thehexedcoin1517 2 жыл бұрын
Do you're guy's ears get cold? And how do you protect them from the cold/wind?
@tiegano 4 жыл бұрын
Seriously though I need to know more about each one of those dogs.
@GoneVenturing 4 жыл бұрын
Girl, we all wanna know more about the dogs 🤣
@HarisAbdulRahman 4 жыл бұрын
Hi Viktor! Great video as usual. The big storage area looks really huge! It is underground, below the beer can?
@GoneVenturing 4 жыл бұрын
Yeah it is pretty massive! And it is under the ice! I am realizing now I should have mentioned that. But it’s all good, you’ll see it in the full tour later 😊
@HarisAbdulRahman 4 жыл бұрын
Gone Venturing Looking forward to that!
@GoneVenturing 4 жыл бұрын
Awesome to hear! It’ll be a while though. I’ve only got two weeks left and I’m filming a lot of stuff to edit over the next couple months while I lie a bit low. Haha. So it’ll probably be in November 😊
@HarisAbdulRahman 4 жыл бұрын
Gone Venturing You leaving the pole in the next couple of weeks?
@GoneVenturing 4 жыл бұрын
Hopefully next week!! 🙌 But it's all weather dependent.
@syckindahead Жыл бұрын
neat
@robertaikema3241 4 жыл бұрын
What boots are you wearing in this video for winter.
@GoneVenturing 4 жыл бұрын
They provided us with Baffins. Not exactly sure what model though!
@jobplace5842 4 жыл бұрын
ever notice how his voice is actually lower pitched when he is in like -70 vs 70 Fahrenheit?
@GoneVenturing 4 жыл бұрын
Hahaha really?! I’ve never noticed that. I’m gonna have to check it out 😂
@audriusnaujokas8784 4 жыл бұрын
Hi, i like your videos. You are a cool guy. Please tell us do you receip any monei for your job? Į would work for free just to see winter (sumer) in south. What your sallary?
@audriusnaujokas8784 4 жыл бұрын
Sorry if my question iš rude. Būt we want to know if it is posuble.
@GoneVenturing 4 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much! I’m glad you enjoy them! I do get paid to work down here, but I don’t really feel like sharing that info openly. Though believe it or not, in a lot of cases you get paid less here doing the same job than you would in the “real world”. But the benefit here is that you don’t have to pay for anything like food or lodging while here!
@tiagodejss2968 3 жыл бұрын
Brasil 🇧🇷🇧🇷
@kyleglasco6695 4 жыл бұрын
Your editing skills are on par with Casey . Good job.
@GoneVenturing 4 жыл бұрын
Woah! Thank you so much!! That’s an absolutely massive compliment!! I really appreciate it! Thank you ☺️
@mrg5680 2 жыл бұрын
What are the rules regarding firearms on station?
@teeanahera8949 5 ай бұрын
Each country is responsible for laws according to their laws back home as long as they’re within the Antarctic Treaty. Why the f*ck would you want guns on a base? That’s sheer madness.
@grippen3273 3 жыл бұрын
No way! i just saw the other video now i see your working in the job that i want lol
@lawrenceneuenii3564 Жыл бұрын
Are pets allowed at the South Pole research station or the other base where you came from of Antarctica?
@catbeans3257 Жыл бұрын
I assume not. Imagine the extra waste a pet would create: pet hair, poop, destroyed items. They would also need a vet for this animal.
@teeanahera8949 5 ай бұрын
No, the Antarctic Treaty states NO animals whatsoever can be taken to Antarctica.
@snarfsnarfff 3 жыл бұрын
Do you guys need a building engineer?
@streetdreamz210 2 жыл бұрын
No one ever talks about the pay 💰 and it’s never says on the job listings
@lucodeath 2 жыл бұрын
Thumbnail I thought was a krogan, (mass effect)
@tziirkq 2 жыл бұрын
It has always been a dream of mine to live at the top or bottom of Earth, as full time as possible. It's just a dream, now, but I'll always imagine being there in the Winter, welding something or whatever. It looks like Heaven.
@harleytutor 4 жыл бұрын
I have a couple of questions if you don’t mind. Why do the winter months have fewer people? Is it because no one wants a winter position? because resupply is virtually nonexistent in the winter and supplies would be harder to come by or just not last as long? Or the personnel just aren’t needed? My other question is what experience would one need to get a position at the South Pole or McMurdo? I have a couple years of experience with heavy equipment like single axle dump trucks, frontend loaders both fixed and articulated and various forklifts. I also have a year of experience in a receiving position. I’m also quick to pick things up. It doesn’t take long to train me. Would it be worth it for me to put in an application or do I need to gain more experience? I’m just asking because I would love to get the chance to work a winter over there.
@GoneVenturing 4 жыл бұрын
The main reason is because most of the science and construction happens during the summer. So the winter is more for keeping things running and whatnot. This is especially true at McMurdo. And that sounds like a great amount of experience. I could imagine you applying for Waste, Supply, or Heavy Equipment with those experiences!
@harleytutor 4 жыл бұрын
Alright, thank you for taking the time to reply. I’ll definitely keep applying.
@teeanahera8949 5 ай бұрын
I think the answer you’re looking for is that in Winter it is dark 24 hours a day so there’s nothing going on outdoors, so fewer people are required.
@diane7175 2 жыл бұрын
❤️👍
@melvinallenjr.4690 4 жыл бұрын
I'm trying to get there
@GoneVenturing 4 жыл бұрын
Do it!! Apply for a job 😊🙌
@chrisplatts3582 3 жыл бұрын
Just running from the missus or do u want peace to hit ur gaming collection ull miss the puss if ya dnt find 1 quick from wat ive heard
@Hugo-tf5tf 3 жыл бұрын
@@GoneVenturing where?
@GrimSpec 2 жыл бұрын
I envy you every min of your work :) By the way can you bring pet (i.e. doggo)over there ?
@teeanahera8949 5 ай бұрын
No pets whatsoever.
@Redaxerocker1 Жыл бұрын
Crazy question. Does anything live out there? Do you get mice?
@teeanahera8949 5 ай бұрын
The only living things at the Sth Pole are microorganisms.
@russoley8995 2 жыл бұрын
Cant help but wonder how you got that job ?
@teeanahera8949 5 ай бұрын
Ever heard of Google? You could assuage your wondering.
@dphotos007 3 жыл бұрын
It takes a certain personality to work at the South Pole. I am too old now but this sounds interesting to me. Who runs the station and does he or she hand out your extra jobs. Has there been many medical emergencies. Like what happens if someone gets a kidney stone or something more serious during the winter?
@wordsofcheresie936 3 жыл бұрын
Look up "Jerri Nielsen" In Wikipedia. They really are cut off. Jerri was the station doctor and she developed breast cancer during the winter. The best they were able to do for her was to air drop chemotherapy drugs, but they couldn't evacuate her until the spring.
@milkpastasoup8960 3 жыл бұрын
@@wordsofcheresie936 that's why you need back up doctors for the doctors and back up doctors for the backup doctors.
@teeanahera8949 5 ай бұрын
@@wordsofcheresie936there is no Spring at the Sth Pole.
@wordsofcheresie936 5 ай бұрын
@@teeanahera8949 The south pole has six months of darkness and six months of light. The time of light is called summer and the time of darkness is called winter. As the sun rises, it is called spring.
@Kai-ow9gi 3 жыл бұрын
4:39 *Skynet* 👀
@soreintou 4 жыл бұрын
Looks like the “LO” hasn’t changed much and neither has upstairs in the heavy shop...
@GoneVenturing 4 жыл бұрын
Yeah for the most part. Though we changed a lot of smaller things this winter and made things more organized.
@soreintou 4 жыл бұрын
Just make sure my cardboard box filled with porn hasn’t moved next the air compressor upstairs in the heavy shop.
@aleksandarmlazev4626 4 жыл бұрын
And what is 891 - Skynet / DSCS ? :)
@GoneVenturing 4 жыл бұрын
891 is just a project code! So when stuff gets shipped in for that particular project, the package will have that code on it so it’s easy to sort. And SkyNet and DSCS themselves are two of the satellites that we use to get internet! 🙌
@mikewallace4205 2 жыл бұрын
he is way too happy
@shortattentionspangarage1312 4 жыл бұрын
Are you a 2018 Winterover at Pole and you're just uploading these videos to KZfaq a year later or are you there now?
@GoneVenturing 4 жыл бұрын
I’m here now! I’m gonna be leaving next week though (as long as weather permits)!
@shortattentionspangarage1312 4 жыл бұрын
@@GoneVenturing Aww, bummer, looks like we won't cross paths (I'll be there on the 5th, weather permitting). Unless there's delays at McMurdo.
@GoneVenturing 4 жыл бұрын
When are you getting to McMurdo?? I'll be leaving here next week, but my Off Ice date isn't until the 28th! How long are you staying? Just the summer or a full year? What are you going to be working in? Hopefully we will cross paths though!
@shortattentionspangarage1312 4 жыл бұрын
@@GoneVenturing Facilities Engineer, full year. I leave for trauma training and team-building on 10/22, then my LAX to NZ flight is 10/31 with my predicted ice date at McMurdo of 11/4. This is my first deployment so I'm getting really excited. Safe travels home, and thanks for the videos. My family really liked seeing what it'll be like.
@robertblack7352 3 жыл бұрын
How's the cell coverage down there? Got 5G yet?
@mufcofflclal7814 2 жыл бұрын
The shot at 2:47 is perfect and framed wonderfully
@sks762auto 6 ай бұрын
Why do you start your sentences with "So"?
@chrisim3667 3 жыл бұрын
i thought Stingray
@cherrytie1060 2 жыл бұрын
I knew Cris Pratt had other skills... but wow.
@steveb1ish 3 жыл бұрын
too bad it didn't have a pool....that was an over sight, makes you think.
@CognizantCheddar 2 жыл бұрын
The video thumbnail looks like a Krogan.
@farrukhhussain8211 4 жыл бұрын
Give me Job there. Evacuation drill. I am a Ghost buster.
@GoneVenturing 4 жыл бұрын
Haha I wish I could. I was just a mere worker 😜
@DataSmithy 2 жыл бұрын
Hmmm, instead of House Mouse, how about House Elf?
@mba2ceo 3 жыл бұрын
waste of money !!! Just look at all the excess ... how much it cost to trans all those items ?
@HrhFish 2 жыл бұрын
Hi ya. I have just got to ask you this for a bit of fun. I had a narcissist trying to convince me the Earth is flat. People who believe in a flat Earth place the Arctic at the centre and the Antarctic is the edge which is surrounded by walls of ice. If this was the case gravity would not work and you guys would be trying to hold on to stop floating off. What's your take on flat Earth philosophy? Could you take a photo of the edge? I can't seem to find any photographs of the edge online. I wonder why?.... 😆. For a laugh I am trying to organise a trip to the edge with a travel agent and organise the expedition through GoFundMe.
@JohnSmith-gb5vg 2 жыл бұрын
Do you dream about… THE THING?
@TheRealMrRoboto 4 жыл бұрын
I came here from Reddit....
@GoneVenturing 4 жыл бұрын
Nice! Where on reddit did this get linked??
@armyfreak1367 2 жыл бұрын
What do you do bro 3 minutes in and i dont know crap but your at the south pole whack
@mrcombine4312 2 жыл бұрын
Hope you dont find a ''Thing'' stuck in the ice ;)
@dongarrett6228 2 жыл бұрын
A great way to get away from the ex wife......she'd never follow me there.....
@steventhury8366 9 ай бұрын
Majority of comments here are fake. Okay, you organize and clean. Is that why you're there? No research? Something really weird about this.
@GoneVenturing 9 ай бұрын
What do you mean they’re fake? I was a support contractor working to support science. In this role I was working as a fuels operator for the helicopter operations in the dry valleys! Tons of science and research happening there!
@steventhury8366 9 ай бұрын
@@GoneVenturing I read a lot of comments. I know when they're planted artificially.
@GoneVenturing 9 ай бұрын
@@steventhury8366 Okay then. Even if that were true, it doesn’t change what was in the video and what job was down there.
@teeanahera8949 5 ай бұрын
@@steventhury8366buddy, you’re severely in need of counselling. Knowing when things “are planted artificially” is straight jacket material.
@steventhury8366 5 ай бұрын
@@teeanahera8949 Learn to think independently by being in touch with your senses. Stop conforming to consensus where you're nothing but a mind numb sheeple.
@HaroutBlack Жыл бұрын
Jesus is the only way to healing, restoration and salvation to all souls. Please turn to him and he will change your life, depression into delight, soul heading from hell to heaven all because of what he did on the cross “Whoever calls upon the name of the Lord shall be saved” Romans 10:13
@kuzadupa185 Жыл бұрын
Whos in charge of checking everyones blood for alien parasites?
@SamPedroCactus 2 жыл бұрын
Good video but there is no South Pole. No compass will ever point south.
@teeanahera8949 5 ай бұрын
A geography lesson for you as you’ve never been to school. He is at the geographic South Pole or true south. From the Sth Pole compasses would point to the Earth’s magnetic South Pole which is about 3,000 kilometres away! 🙄
@SamPedroCactus 5 ай бұрын
@@teeanahera8949 Don't need a lesson, I have done more years of school than most. No compass will ever point any direction but north.
@7inrain 2 ай бұрын
@@SamPedroCactus _"I have done more years of school than most."_ Unfortunately it looks like you were only physically present but mentally absent.
@SamPedroCactus 2 ай бұрын
@@7inrain Explain why I am wrong smart guy
@7inrain 2 ай бұрын
@@SamPedroCactus Because if you paid any attention to the physics lessons in which magnetism was explained you would have known that magnetic fields always have a north pole and a south pole. There are no magnetic monopoles. So the magnetic needle in a compass has a south pole which will point to the Earth's magnetic north pole. And the north pole of the compass needle will point to the magnetic south pole of the Earth. This is something we learned in 6th grade. You obviously didn't, be it for being not able to understand these lessons or be it because you dropped out of school before. Besides I find it pretty funny that someone tells the video maker that Earth doesn't have a south pole under a video which is showing the south pole.
@northernsurferboy 4 жыл бұрын
any black people there
@GoneVenturing 4 жыл бұрын
There are some! Not during that winter. But it is definitely a largely white population.
@BlueMarbleApeMan Жыл бұрын
Are you guys hiring? I know a lot of unemployed Flat Earthers who don't think the South Pole even exists lol It could be doubly beneficial for them in that they could get an actual job outside of making shitty KZfaq videos AND actually learning something about the globe
@1984potionlover Жыл бұрын
Skynet. eh...and so it begins ;)
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