Sounding board on the Antarctic ice sheet

Aurora Roth (25) talks with her friend, Joanna Young (33), about the human side of fieldwork in Antarctica, including the burdens that rest on the shoulders of women on the team.

Recorded by Jessie Robertson on September 6, 2017 at the University of Alaska Fairbanks in Fairbanks, Alaska. Edited by Teresa Bakker.

Music: “Arctic Evening” by Marcel du Preez