http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AntarcticaSeriously. It's cold as hell during the day, and you get assraped by colder cold during the night. Now, there's actually WINTER in Antarctica, which is the opposite of anything even remotely warm, at like negative a billion degrees during the night. Those photographers have more balls than anyone else on the planet. Its a million miles from civilization and the very air wants to kill you.
I saw Whiteout (movie sucked, by the way, its about some diamonds and a theft, not some sweet-ass snow monster fuuuuu [btw I want my money back]), and I realized that Antarctica is like Pluto. It's cold, barren, and if you get lost or your spacesuit gets ripped open, you're forgeted in the worst possible way. I can't think of a worse way to die than to freeze to death in 100-200 MPH snow and hail. Jesus christ. One guy at the end of the movie just walked out into it to commit Self Delete. Kate Beckinsale's character got her fingers amputated just from touching the snow during the whiteout.
It's beautiful during the day/summer, but unholy during the night. forgetin' penguins.
