MORE MILLENNIUM 2000 ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION PICTURES

Note:These photos were taken at the South Pole on the 7th or 8th of January 2000. All are exclusive to this web site. We have the negatives for all the photos on this page.

This picture shows one of the "Snow bugs" running over some American volenteers!

Mil 2000 Expedition co-leader Vladmir Drabo (Belarus) at left, Radio Operator/spokesman Yuri Zaruba (Novosibirsk) in center and co-leader Vladmir Chukov (Russia) at right with South Pole ceremonial globe in front.

Mil 2000 Expedition co-leader Yuri Chukov (Russia) at Ceremonial South Pole.

Mil 2000 Spokesman and radio operator Yuri Zaruba at right with South Pole American radio operator (air comms) Neil Connant at the ceremonial South Pole

American South Pole Station radio operator Neil Connant at left along with the Balloon Pilot Ivan Trifinov (Austria) at the ceremonial South Pole.

Snow Bug arriving on marked path	Snow Bug parked at South Pole
Mil 2000 Expeditioneers	Mil 2000 Expedition co-leaders
Americans meeting Mil 2000 Expedition	Austrian Balloon Pilot Ivan Trifinov
Mil-2000 Balloon Basket before flight	Balloon being inflated for first Hot Air flight
Balloon about to take off from South Pole	Chase Snow Bug with Balloon high above
Balloon trailing commemorative tail	View from Balloon showing snow bug & Pole Station in distance
Balloon releasing hot air prior to landing - view taken from chase snow bug.	Balloon landing with released hot air creating a small cloud
Balloon being recaptured after flight. On board were Ivan Trifonov Anulfo Gonzalez and Faustino Mortera	Mil-2000 Radio Operator Yuri Zaruba working radio at South Pole with call sign R3GA/ANT

Mil-2000 Radio Operator Yuri Zaruba (at right) awarding the American South Pole radio operator Neil Connant the "Robinson Crusoe" award certificate and a special pennant for his radio work at the South Pole.