More Provisions Have Arrived!
The Basler has come to resupply the Belgian and Japanese expeditions; relations between the neighbouring expeditions are warm and friendly. The weather has been getting worse...but no worries. Everybody is enthusiastic about their work.
-
The station seen form the North with solar pannels on the roof of the garages.
© International Polar Foundation / René Robert
-
Seb and Koen, nice and warm in the station's technical core.
© International Polar Foundation / René Robert
-
Sebastian cleans the batteries.
© International Polar Foundation / René Robert
-
The "workshop": the place where precious replacement parts are stored.
© International Polar Foundation / René Robert
-
Kristof testing the new crane he just installed on one of the tractors.
© International Polar Foundation / René Robert
-
Maintainance is essential given the extreme conditions in which the equipment is used.
© International Polar Foundation / René Robert
-
Only eight of us are sleeping at the base camp; the move from the station has been postponed due to bad weather.
© International Polar Foundation / René Robert
-
Alain clears the fuel barrels before taking them to their new storage place.
© International Polar Foundation / René Robert
-
An expedition sledge: a great help when we need to transport our materials.
© International Polar Foundation / René Robert
-
JARE 51 Expedition Leader, Tsuchiya Noriyoshi.
© International Polar Foundation / René Robert
-
A Japanese mechanic with a skidoo that just won't start.
© International Polar Foundation / René Robert
-
Alain greets the Canadian pilot of the Twin Otter.
© International Polar Foundation / René Robert
-
Unloading the planes with the help of the Japanese team.
© International Polar Foundation / René Robert
-
Unloading the Twin Otter on the air strip near the station.
© International Polar Foundation / René Robert
-
Basler BT-67 taking off.
© International Polar Foundation / René Robert
-
Putting up Nepalese prayer flags to add some colour to this white and blue world.
© International Polar Foundation / René Robert
-
8pm: the sun will soon hide behind the mountains before reappearing again around midnight. It never sets.
© International Polar Foundation / René Robert
-
The Belgian team shares some drinks with the Japanese team and the two teams exchange gifts.
© International Polar Foundation / René Robert
