Live from Antarctica: Destination Crown Bay
Today's contribution comes from our guest writer Lt Col. Rene Wagemans, head of the Army contingent of the BELARE expedition. Having taken part in most of the traverses, he explains…
News from Antarctica
Interested in what's happening down at Princess Elisabeth? News from the field are posted here regularily to keep you updated about what's going on.
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Live From Antarctica: Sayonara Utsteinen
I wont bore you with the "Another brilliant day...". Just take it as a given. Sunday, around 10 00 am, when the light was just right and the sun was suspended in…
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Live from Antarctica: Visitors
The 31st day of January was another radiant day on Utsteinen. I know you're probably going to get bored of hearing it but yes, it was absolutely splendid. The kind…
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Live from Antarctica: Tip-Top Utsteinen
Another beautiful day starts. Never expected it to be so luminous. "Tip-top" as Hans-Jurgen Clemens would say (that's the man at work on the picture). The wind flapped around the…
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East Facade Up
The Utsteinen workaholics have now completed mounting the exterior modules on the Station's East side.
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Live from Antarctica: High Winds in Antarctica
High winds arose over the ridge on Thursday afternoon, making work with the Arcomet crane very hazardous, as several hundred kilos of wood and metal began to sway uncontrollably overhead.…
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Waiting for Better Weather
The C-shaped wooden side beams have now all been mounted. Next step involves tackling the exterior metal panels, as soon as the weather permits to do so.
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Live From Antarctica: Arc Story
Yesterday, beneath a gloriously blue sky, the first arcs were placed on the station. It was a symbolic moment as the first signs of the exterior form of the station…
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Flooring Goes On
A new traverse team arrived back in Utsteinen early this morning, January 23. Although they had some trouble with one of the Prinoth tractors, the remaining tractors came in with eight…
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Live from Antarctica: One Prinoth is down
Another day begins in Utsteinen. It is 2 30 in the morning mind you. The traverse team returns, quietly sneaking back into camp. They have left one Prinoth behind and come back…