The slideshow shows Mr. Penn's trip from Pittsburgh to Christchurch, New Zealand. The United States Antarctic program has facilities there where the Extreme Cold Weather Gear is issued for flying south to McMurdo Station, Antarctica.
This slideshow shows arrival at Ross Island, McMurdo Station, Antarctica and some of the ways that the scientists get around the continent in the very harsh and unpredictable weather.
This slideshow is a few pictures of the Pressure Ridges and Weddell Seals that were resting on the ice near the New Zealand, Scott Base.