Climbing and Crevasse Training
When in Antarctica, you need to know how to spot crevasses and how to get out of them. We call these "crevasse training". On Sundays, some of us also go climbing in the nearby mountains.
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Chatting before getting started
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Setting up the security line
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You can clearly see the crevasses in this little ice field. Erik is going down.
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A closer view of Erik descending into the crevasse
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Learning how to improvise a harness
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Practicing making knots
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This is what it looks like inside the crevasse
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And this how you can help someone getting out of there
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Jacques's turn to get in there
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Seen from above, a 20 meters deep crevasse is quite impressive
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Here is what it looks like seen from the bottom
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Sunday climbing session. You can see Princess Elisabeth in the background
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Steep!
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View of the station from the second Utseinen summit
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Rapelling on the way down
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Going back to the station through the windscoop
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