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You can go to Antarctica. There are tours. You have to book them, book them on a waiting list. They cost a lot. But they'll get you to it. https://www.auroraexpeditions.co.uk/antarctica-22-23-special-offer/?msclkid=0cc8d611226b18ddbaa6b51be01d35ee
An example of a tour operator. It runs it frequently, but it costs. Tours also get booked years ahead. Due to when is best for animal sightings, and temperature, etc. Because capacity is limited. But there are a number of them operating.
https://www.nomadasaurus.com/travel-guides/travel-to-antarctica/
My Dad was thinking of going, it's on his bucket list.
As far as this dumb thread, it's dumber than shit. Freezing conditions in heavy minuses they often place stuff on stilts. It could be any number of towers, coms, observation, storage, etc.
Also you could become a part of stuff. Antarctic stations periodically have job offers - IT stuff, electricians, mechanics, lab assistants, a lot of usual jobs. The only demand is to be relatively healthy, without need for special treatmens during a term and have international passport.
So, if you are healthy and have some real skills (not some bullshit "specialist" in "blockchain trending data processing"), it is not a problem to get a job in Antarctica for 6-12 months and become a part of expedition.
In Russia they even search for people on IT, electricians, and other professional forums. Not many people willing to spend a half year on a small station far from everything in extremely cold weather for not so big salary.
Relatively healthy no it's a bit more than that, extreme temperature often takes adjustment. So there are today these health and safety checks done on personnel, now it's mental health. Or Igor goes postal. He did a few years ago over there. Killed his annoying colleague, for telling him the ending of the books he was reading. Yea wouldn't you. But, no. You need to be vetted on the treadmil with the electrodes today and answer all the psychological questions often having a background with degrees and bullshit, in the west.
Russia has similar opportunity everywhere in their nation, because it's in the Arctic and they are use to it. Not such a bad job getting away from it all for months, saving a wage. Reading, even studying something, while watching and monitoring the equipment. It doesn't take much more. Not a bad job. Except it's in Russian.
As I know, in Russia applying that job you need a good teeth, no cardiac issues, no chronic diseases, no diabetes and that's all. As for mental health, there are some check, but it is like driver license mental health check - you should not be diagnosed with mental issue earlier and short conversation with psichyatrist.
You are correct that Russia have a lot of such jobs - mining, weather stations, military bases and other stuff in distant Arctic. Moreover we have whole cities in places with climate like in Antarctica - Mirny, Norilsk, Yamburg, etc. Some people live in that cities constantly, but most are on 1/3/6 month shift contracts - f.e. 6 months work in Arctic, 3 months of vacations at home.
I also consider such job in Antarctica as an opportunity to escape that clown world for a while. When everything around finally make me totally fucking sick of it, may be I'll accept one of that job offers. :)