Antarctica: The Ice Cave

For ten years the ice cave near Cape Evans (2 hours to the west of McMurdo) has been closed, but this year the ice was determined safe enough for entry, and the cave was reopened for exploration. I quickly signed up for the opportunity to check out the cave.

The cave is basically a crack formed where the glacial ice meets the sea ice.

The entry point

To reach the cave you must first take a ride on an ice slide

The shades of blue inside the cave are incredible

A proud man

A wild ice swirl

Me hanging outside the entrance