7 October 2026 Day 17 Zero Point (12,000’) It’s just past 0700 at 12,000 feet. I’m lying in my tent on a NOLS expedition to the Nadi Devi valley in India. We are resting today because we did a load ferry up to 14,500’ yesterday, getting onto snow and returning in the clouds and rain.
In April, I worked a NOLS canyons course with a Navy test squandron from California. The pilots and SAR folks were great, as was my co-instructor, and the desert and the canyons didn’t disappoint. But for the first time, I could see my self as a military pilot. While so focused on NASA for so
September… catching up… Well, it’s been a whirlwind. I stepped down from my USAP (US Antarctic Program) full-time role at the end of the season so I wouldn’t have to work all through the summer on my computer. So when I landed back off the ice, I took some time to adventure in New Zealand,