Toni talks about her daily life at the South Pole

Toni Traub lives in the South Pole, one of the most hostile places on the planet. Daily, she shares her adventures with her 2 million followers on Tiktok.

She grew up in Southern California and decided to apply for a position with the United States Antarctic Program shortly after graduating from college. “A friend of mine got a job at the McMurdoet base and he came back saying it was an amazing experience“she smiles.

The South Pole is lhe world’s southernmost continent is also the coldest, driest and least populated. “During the winter, I went out in a temperature of -38 ° C, with a feeling around -60 ° C, because of the wind. And it was not funny. It was even painful, like when you bring a match too close to your skin, it was that way“, says Toni.

About 40 people live on the Amundsen-Scott base of the National Antarctic Science Foundation. For his part, Toni works in the logistics and waste department. “It’s up to us to pack all the garbage that is produced here and ship it to the United States because we can’t leave it in Antarctica.“, she explains. Indeed, the Antarctic Treaty prohibits leaving anything on the continent.

On the scientific side, they study space, the destruction of the ozone layer or the origin of the universe. When the team is not working, they party watch movies and play video games.