The windiest place on earth.

These two pictures show why in some situations the survival training could come in quite handy (the lower picture was taken by a pilot of the Kenn Borek company). Within a few minutes, the weather in Antarctica can change from a blue sky and windless -10° C into a raging blizzard. Such a weather situation is called "condition one", and means that every person on the station must stay in the building that they happen to be in at that time, or they take a serious risk to perish in the storm. Any field party caught in the open without any shelter will have to bear tornado-like winds at temperatures that can easily drop below -40° C, with a visibility of less than one metre! Such a weather condition can last for several days without the possibility for any help to arrive. Generally, strong storms in Antarctica can exceed wind speeds of 300 km/h, i.e. a formula one race car could go with tail wind.