Patagonia
On October 10th through 11th, a day or two after arriving at McMurdo, I'll be sleeping outside in a hole I dig in the snow as part of my survival training. The temperature right now at McMurdo is around -30 degrees Celsius.
In preparation I spent yesterday morning in the Patagonia store in SoHo getting outfitted with some underlayers that they were kind enough to donate. I'd like to especially thank Kevin (far left in that image) for working with me to get the donations. The United States Antarctic Program (USAP) provides me with 35 pounds of Extreme Cold Weather (ECW) gear, so Patagonia supplied a base of socks, long underwear top and bottom, and some lightweight gloves.
Not only will that outfit keep me warm, but it will double as my Halloween costume. I'll wear tight white long underwear pants, a tight blue long underwear shirt, and a chefs hat. What am I?
