Draw your own zero emission station contest: winners
Although the ten winning drawings from the Draw your own "zero emission" station contest are already on their way to the Princess Elisabeth Station in Antarctica, you can still admire…
Picture Galleries
Every season, we publish pictures from Antarctica and we now have quite an archive available. You can follow the life of the Princess Elisabeth Station from its origins in Brussels until the present.
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Whiteout at Utsteinen
Until now, we had only had good weather at Utsteinen, which fooled us into thinking that summer in Antarctica wasn't going to be as bad as we had thought. But…
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Sunday in Utsteinen
Even though it's Sunday, Utsteinen is filled with activity. A convoy of Prinoths braves the last difficulties in hauling the containers from the coast to the station, while a few…
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Windscoop
One of the most beautiful landscape features in Antarctica is the windscoop. This natural feature results from the wind brushing up against the ice and shaping the landscape into a…
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A surrealistic day
This day is what we might call remarkable, starting with the sun rising in an immaculate sky. Two important visits today: one from Artur Chilingarov, president of the Duma, and…
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Utsteinen Lifestyle
New team members have arrived on site in Utsteinen. In total, 34 people are now sharing the work load, the base camp and its various facilities. Here are a few images…
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Return of the first traverse and life at base camp
A first convoy has returned from the coast with new building material and equipment to proceed with the interior integration of the Station's systems. The base camp in Utsteinen is…
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Base Camp at Utsteinen
Focus on the base camp at Utsteinen, in the Kingdom of the Princess Elisabeth Station. When the expedition members aren't out working around the station (and that's pretty rare), base…
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Covered in Snow and Digging Ourselves Out
After the first team of the BELARE 2008-09 expedition arrived at Utsteinen, they got right down to clearing away the snow that had piled up during the winter. Katabatic winds…
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Who’s Who - BELARE 2008-2009
Discover who is part of the BELARE 2008-2009 expedition to Antarctica. More people will be added as they arrive on site at Utsteinen.