The Floor Goes In
It is snowing, the sky is overcast, but the sun still pierces through the clouds. A fresh breeze rises now and then upon the Utsteinen ridge, cooling any extremity that…
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: News regarding the construction
Yesterday evening at 7 00 pm, the work began on the floor of the station. These guys from Prefalux are very laid back and our team of volunteers is pretty amazing too.…
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Reaching for the Sky
Building on site continues, no matter what the weather is like. When one activity slows down, another one picks up speed. There are always more than 20 people working up on…
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Live from Antarctica: A sunny but cold weekend
Work on the station is advancing fast. It has been quite sunny but very cold this weekend (-16 to -20°C) at night. The wind has picked up and…
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Cold Winds, Chilly Tents
Since the metal struts have been mounted on the Utsteinen ridge, work on the station has been advancing fast. Neither the weather nor the hard physical work has slowed the…
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Live from Antarctica: On the Emotive Power of 4mm
The 9th of January at Utsteinen was an emotional day. As the metal struts for the station rose like intergalactic lilies out of the pink granite of the Utsteinen Ridge,…
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Early Recognition of the Station’s Structure
The Station's metal struts have emerged from the Utsteinen rock in just 3 days. With only two struts left to place, the early stages of the station's pre-construction in Brussels are…
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Mounting the Metal Structure
Seven people have left on another traverse. The rest of the team is either working on the ridge, filming those working on the ridge, building new bathroom facilities or cooking…
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Live from Antarctica: On arriving at Utsteinen
Nothing can prepare you for the arrival at Utsteinen in this year of grace 2008. Leaving Brussels for Cape Town in the southern summer is not an experience that can be…
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Live from Antarctica: First days in Utsteinen
The work on the ridge is progressing so fast it gives one vertigo to see it. When we arrived, the concrete blocs were still being heated and today, a mere…