Aubrie Cross

INTD: Science Writing

About 150 words

In appendix II I was reading about their journey in Antartica. In this section of the book they are describing each day that they experience and the hardships they go through. As they were headed towards the glacier, they had to move inward more and they were concerned because doing so could lead to them falling through hidden crevasses. Everything was going fine until one of the scientist fell through a crevasse that he didn’t see. He was able to hold himself up with his arms and get out but when they looked down they couldn’t see where the crevasse ended.

This part of the passage doesn’t necessarily relate arts and sciences however it does make me curious as to the safety precautions that are taken by these researchers when they go on these expeditions. As they are exploring lands that are foreign to them they have to really understand the geography around them along with out the environment and its conditions in order to be safe.