If you've never seen it I highly recommend "A Place Further than the Universe".

It's an anime, serious (not a wacky comedy) about 4 high school students who manage to take a trip to Antartica by joining an expedition. One of the best things I've seen in a while. Only 13 episodes so under 4hrs total. Super inspiring and I learned several interesting facts about not just Antartica but what it takes to get there as well.

It's on Crunchyroll so if you aren't subscribed, sign up for 1 month for the price of 2 coffees. Watch, then cancel.

>At roughly nine thousand three hundred feet above sea level (~2800M)

I heard Antarctica on average very high above sea level. So I would think just the thinness of the air would make baking rather hard compared to sea level.

Sadly I will not be able go there. 40 years ago, when I when was at around 6000 feet above sea level on a trip, I was getting dizzy when moving around :) Sea level is were I was born and were I will stay.