UIOK 32: Life at the geographic South Pole with Hamish Wright
Uncomfortable is OK Podcast
English - December 05, 2016 16:00 - 53 minutes - ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsHealth & Fitness Society & Culture Philosophy Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Previous Episode: UIOK 31: Not taking your socks off for 4 days/Suffering is OK with Richard McChesney
Next Episode: UIOK 33: Just bloody doing it, with Rosie Morrison
In this week's episode we chat with Dr Hamish Wright.
Hamish is a New Zealand trained Doctor who had a dream of getting down to Antarctica. He didn't just want to visit, he wanted to work there. Hamish set about figuring out how to do this. He got knocked back a few times initially but then was appointed as one of the Doctors at the Amundsen-Scott Station, at the South pole, the most Southern place on earth.
We get a bit of an insight into Hamish's time down at the station, some of the challenges he has faced, some of the exciting things he has done while there.
Guest: Hamish Wright
Host: Chris Desmond
Music: Jeremy Desmond Music