Today, the Basler went out to Site A, some 250 km SSE of GRIP, to drill the last of the three ICELINK extension cores. Departure at 07:20 in the morning,…
Driller’s report: Over the weekend we have had a lot of up and down again. Saturday, we managed to drill through the blockage at 55.70m (previously called 56m). This was…
Deep drilling report: Today was a very successful drilling day! We managed to drill through the borehole blockage at 56m depth after many attempts with an 83mm hole saw. We…
The airborne visit to the Site D that started yesterday afternoon and ended this morning when the Basler returned to camp at 4:30 in the morning was a great success.…
After lunch, the Basler left with the shallow drill and the ICELINK group to drill a shallow ice core at a site known as Site D, some 200 km south…
After yesterday’s rescue operation for the shallow drill, the drill needed some maintenance. The motor section is not meant to be wet and yesterday’s glycol shower required cleaning and drying…
Today the team of deep and shallow drillers went out to the PFAS shallow drilling site to recover the stuck DK shallow drill. This endeavor was a highly successful and…
Saturday it was blowing strongly and snow was drifting so outdoor work was limited. In the evening, we had an amazing 4-course French dinner prepared by Sune, HC, Maria and…
Today we had a planned Skier mission with arrival just before noon. The weather forecast showed increasing easterly wind during the day meaning crosswind on our skiway. Not a good…
Today the drillers trained new drillers; Chantal and Anders operated the drill while trying to create an opening in the fiberglass shards downhole. Later, the drillers removed all sensitive parts…