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…
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 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…
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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.…
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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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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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Live From Antarctica: Friday December 19
Six new people have arrived today: Ronald, one of Jacques compatriot's (we will thus be hearing lots of typical melodious conversations between these two French Canadians); Johan, one of the…
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Live From Antarctica: Guest report
We have been in Utsteinen now for just a little over a month, carrying out the second phase of construction of the station. The base camp has been completely set…