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Deeply frustrateed not getting out to the open ocean. we just can't break out. a change in wind direction to a more westerly direction, would help enormously. >> that's the leader, by the way, of the expedition. right now, the rescue ship, the ice breaker, is just about 12 miles away. and that may seem close, but the conditions on the harshest place on earth, well, they're always unpredictable. it was actually a decade ago that i traveled all the way to the bottom of the earth, the south pole, cutting through 6 to 8-foot thick sheets of ice. it's fascinating to watch. as you're about to see in...