Live from Antarctica : Guest report
Tomorrow will be the second Christmas I spend in Antarctica. It will be as white as the first one, which is not likely to be the case back in Belgium.…
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 : Tuesday December 23
The wind is holding up! That's been a long time... No news from the coast = good news. The unloading must be so intense that they don't even have time to…
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Live From Antarctica: Monday 22 December
Good news from the coast, despite the broken down Prinoth tractor. Spirits are high and the working atmosphere is excellent: the teams are getting along, collaboration with the Ivan Papanin's…
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Live From Antarctica: Sunday December 21
It's summertime! Even the weather is nice.... Since it's Sunday, we have gone out on a walk in the "windscoop" to tour the newcomers around the local sites. As could…
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The Engineers have Arrived at Utsteinen
The third expedition team has made it to Utsteinen. The engineers have, as a matter of fact, already gathered inside the large mess tent. The team is composed of Johan…
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The Ivan Papanin Ship is in Crown Bay
All unloading activities at the Norwegian site are now finished. The Ivan Papanin cargo ship left 5°East and the Norwegian Troll Station on December 19th. Following the satellite maps,…
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Live From Antarctica: Saturday December 20
The base camp team spent its day saying goodbye, again! This morning the DC-3 crew took off, thanking us for our hospitality, which is about to become legendary throughout the…
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Interviewing Lieutenant Colonel René Wagemans
Lt. Col. René Wagemans is from the Belgain Army's Humanitarian Crisis Response Unit attached to the Planning Division of the Assistant Chief of Staff (ACOS - Ops & Training).…
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Interview with Gaëlle Hubert (cook)
Gaëlle Hubert, one of Alain's daughters, is a Sociologist doing a PhD in European Studies in the Facultés universitaires Saint-Louis. Although her father has been doing…
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An Interview with Didier Goetghebeur
Didier Goetghebeur is the director of a non-profit organisation (ICEDD) specialised in sustainable development and dedicated to promoting and realising projects that use energy, land and materials more sustainably. During…