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.…
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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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…
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Live from Antarctica: Utsteinen Mondays
Monday mornings on most parts of the planet are days when people reluctantly drag themselves back to work. But Utsteinen Mondays are barely discernible from Tuesdays or Thursdays or Fridays.…
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The Team Earns a Sleep In for Fast Progress
The building team spent just 5 days building the station's floor. That's roughly 500 mâ
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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…
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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…