A Whole Lot of Snow
Flying into Antarctica from Cape Town (South Africa), the first members of the 2011-2012 BELARE Expedition (Belgian Antarctic Research) set foot in Utsteinen on November 16th after a stop at…
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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Loading Operations at Wervik
Extreme expeditions require exceptional logistics, and this is especially true for Antarctica. Preparing the 2011-2012 season, a special operations team packed and loaded the freight cargo to be shipped to…
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We Are StarDust (part 2)
The Antarctic Plateau is unlike anything that you have ever seen, and even the most talented writers or photographers have systematically failed to capture its many-faceted no-holds barred un-sentimentality. The…
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We Are StarDust
To paraphrase PJ O’Rourke, as hell holes go, this was a fine example. Perhaps less hospitable places exist on the planet, but I have yet to taste of…
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BELARE 2010-2011 on its Way
As the austral summer warms up in Antarctica, Antarctic teams around the world are packing and gearing up for the 2010-2011 season, and so is ours. While both the operational…
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Jobs: two engineers for the Princess Elisabeth Station
The International Polar Foundation is hiring two engineers for operation, maintenance and development of the Princess Elisabeth Station's "Zero Emission" systems.
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Arrival of the Mary Arctica at Crown Bay
After departing from Cape Town on December 16th, 2009 and spending nine days on the high seas, the Mary Arctica arrived at Crown Bay on December 25th around 12:30 am. The BELARE 200…
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The Ivan Papanin Ship is in Crown Bay
All unloading activities at the Norwegian site are now finished. The Ivan Papanin cargo ship left 5°East and the Norwegian Troll Station on December 19th. Following the satellite maps,…
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Ivan Papanin Ship Enters the Ice Edge
News from the Ivan Papanin ship is good. For reminder, the Ivan Papanin is carrying all the Princess Elisabeth Station's inside systems to Antarctica.
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The Ivan Papanin Ship Leaves the Port of Antwerp
The Russian ice-class cargo ship Ivan Papanin, carrying on board the Princess Elisabeth station's inside systems, left the port of Antwerp on November 14 at 1 pm, local time. After a first…