Submersion & cold · Polar plateau & the South Pole · 2026
Antarctica, especially the interior, is the ultimate testing ground. From blizzards to the cold at the South Pole, Antarctica will break things.
- Location
- Antarctic interior · polar plateau
- Coordinates
- 90°00′S — Geographic South Pole
- Conditions
- −40 °C / −40 °F · blizzards
- Products
- EP01 field pack · J2 baselayer
- Activities
- Hike · Climb · Dive · Camp
- Result
- Pass — one spec revised
We hiked, climbed, dived and camped on the polar plateau at −40 °C (−40 °F). We dived with J2 baselayers underneath our drysuits. We visited the South Pole, emperor penguins, and incredible ice waves.
Every piece was used the way the place demands — hard, cold, and wet — until something gave.
The findingAll the materials we use responded flawlessly to the extreme cold — except one particular type of webbing, which we have since swapped out.
The South Pole, emperor penguins, and incredible ice waves.
What the cold proved.
Antarctica, moving.
Short clips from the expedition — inbound by Basler, the drive to camp, the plateau, and the ice waves.
Antarctica, especially the interior, is breathtakingly raw and beautiful — and needs to be protected.
Field notes
Test reports, new releases, and the occasional failure we learned from.