To bivvy out in antarctica means to dig a hole in the snow, chuck your bivvy bag (which is a nylon sack with a 1/4 inch foam mattress shoved in it) down, wiggle inside with your pack and hop into your sleeping bag where you should be able to sleep soundly out of the elements. It should be the most uncomfortable experience by rights, but boy oh boy did i have a great nights sleep. In fact, i had to be awoken by our field training officer in the morning i was so comfy! The photo's show my dug out hole, bivvy bag inside it (with a rather curious penguin eyeing off my digs) and the view from my bivvy and a couple of shots inside. Keep in mind that the photo with the sun still above the horizon was taken at around 10 pm. At no time overnight did it get dark!
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