But the scenery is unreal. Survival Course Photo . Here we are loading up one of the tractors that brought us to the survival site which was located about three miles from McMurdo. We were each allowed to bring all of our ECW gear and a survival kit. This is all of us at the beginning of the 2-day survival course.
Mount Discovery is in the background.
The first day of our survival course, the weather was exceptionally clear, allowing us a beautiful view of Mount Erebus. This is an aerial view of Mount Erebus, an active volcano visible from McMurdo Station that is 14,450 feet high. Here's one of Laurie in full ECW gear at the survival site. Mt. Discovery is in the background. Here's a picture of a pack just sitting out in the middle of nowhere.