The Flat Earth Society should go to Antarctica themselves. They should fund a mission to go to Antarctica in the form of either a serious trip or one of those Antarctica cruises. When they get there they should document the whole thing. They could show what they see down there and find out for themselves whether the ice wall exists or not.
Thoughts?
I attempted to travel there but was denied access once I arrived at the southmost point of SA. This was likely due to weather issues, though I must admit even as a non-believer in the conspiracy, it was suspicious.
I've been as far as Punta Arena's Chile, southernmost point of the mainland of South America. If you don't land anywhere on Antarctica there is no reason for them stopping you. It is open sea lanes - but if you want to ignore weather warnings in the shrieking sixties be my guest.
Berny
Miss the Churrascaria's.
I have also been in Punta Arenas. If anything else, the fact that the longest daytime (in December) is almost the whole day should be a good indication that FE "theories" are bunk. The Sun was taking the path that we all expected (a very long path without ever getting very high, giving enough light to not need artificial light from before we woke up till past 9 pm at night).
We have been hearing about John's trip for years, now, and it seems clear that we will never see his notes, or a book with his conclusions. I don't remember if those notes were the ones that he lost, so please tell us if you find that information (nothing is gained waiting for notes that were already lost).
There is nothing noteworthy on someone's idea of taking a helicopter flight and see what everyone else has seen in postcards and photos. If he even had the intention of discovering something he would have had a better plan, like making some observations with a telescope, or something. Or maybe he wanted to just fly over an armed penguin or an armed guard and take a snapshot with his 200 dollar camera?