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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: Wednesday 21 January

    At Utsteinen, our camp contains 34 souls of different dimensions and outlooks, all contributing to the progress on the station that is every day more visible. Our incongruous bunch of pirates…

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    Live from Antarctica: January 16th

    Philippe Herman and the mechanics (Mike and the Mechanics) have gone to the coast to fetch some equipment and carry out the second to last traverse back to the station.…

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    Live from Antarctica: January 13th

    After one night at Troll station, the BELARE relief team arrived at Utsteinen late in the evening of the 9th of January. The team of ten included 5 Army personnel, two…

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    Live from Antarctica: January 9

    The BELARE relief team for the second part of the season has arrived at Troll, and has been blocked here by poor visibility and snowy weather conditions at Utsteinen. We…

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    Report of Activities at Utsteinen

    New expedition members arrived in Antarctica from Cape Town by DC-2 on 19 December. Their primary mission was to assess the progress of the preparatory work that needs to be done…

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    Live From Antarctica: Friday 26 December

    The latest news from the coast: the traverse convoy will definitely be back on Sunday morning. Four sledges per Prinoth tractor, the original traverse team (eight persons), and some passengers…

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    Live From Antarctica: Wednesday 24 December

    It's Christmas Eve! We've heard good news from the coast, albeit very brief. Everything is fine. The unloading of the containers has been completed, while loading of the empty containers…