A view of I.T. at the South Pole & the 300 Club

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What's the most outrageous experience you had?

We have this tradition called the 300 Club. When the temperature drops below -100 we hike the sauna up to 200 degrees and stay in there as long as we can stand it. Then we run outside, naked, around the geographic pole and back inside so we get that total 300-degree change in temperature. That happens every year and it's absolutely amazing. Just the feel of that cold on your skin is like nothing else. People always wonder if you can feel the difference between 60 below and 100 below and the answer is absolutely.
 
I worked down on the ice back in 1988/89. (Light Vehicle Mech)
Did the round the pole back even then.
Also went over to Scott Base and jumped through a hole in the ice with nothing on but a rope. I have since quit drinking.
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Working down on the ice was one of the most wonderful experiences I have ever had.
 
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