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.
Schoolchildren from the Hoogstraten communal primary school, located near Antwerp, have designed and made a flag for the Princess Elisabeth Station. The adventure started with an article in the newspaper,…
It has been snowing for two days now. The Inmarsat and the Iridium only work sporadically; the feeling is that Antarctica is finally showing its real face. Since the 16th …
Today is Sunday. It's a day to rest, for those who wish to, a day to continue working at a more leisurely pace. The weather today is worse than ever.…
Around 7am, a roaring sound drags me out of the half-awake state I was in. It's a Prinoth! This traverse, the very last one, will bring the remaining containers back…
Today's contribution comes from our guest writer Lt Col. Rene Wagemans, head of the Army contingent of the BELARE expedition. Having taken part in most of the traverses, he explains…
I wont bore you with the "Another brilliant day...". Just take it as a given. Sunday, around 10 00 am, when the light was just right and the sun was suspended in…
The 31st day of January was another radiant day on Utsteinen. I know you're probably going to get bored of hearing it but yes, it was absolutely splendid. The kind…
Another beautiful day starts. Never expected it to be so luminous. "Tip-top" as Hans-Jurgen Clemens would say (that's the man at work on the picture). The wind flapped around the…
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.…
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.