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Transformation of texture
Even with our warm home nearby and easy access to plenty of restorative tea and coffee, working outdoors here in this cold environment is challenging. The temperature here is typically –25C to -30C...
View ArticleToday’s Ice Drop Off Plans
The hope is that the Ice Team will head out to the drop off point in their Twin Otter light aircraft some time today. There is always a degree of uncertainty until the team are physically dropped onto...
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The hope is that the Ice Team will head out to the drop off point in their Twin Otter light aircraft some time today. There is always a degree of uncertainty until the team are physically dropped onto...
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2215GMT
Sat 28th February has now become the official start date of the expedition. Becks and myself were camped out in the Ops Room all day and night glued to Google Earth, following the trail emitted by the...
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Utterly bombproof
I once described Martin during a press conference as “utterly bombproof in a polar environment”, a remark that I stand by to this day. Not only does he capture the very essence of the moment in his...
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Utterly utterly miserable
Given the recent light hearted website entries highlighting Pen’s talk to DfID and the use of underwear for navigational purposes, it is easy for us here in civilisation to assume that life on the ice...
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The difficulties of filming in such extreme environments
My name is Al Boardman, I’m the principal cameraman for Snowline Productions and have been involved in helping the team with choosing and using some of the filming equipment they have taken on the...
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Frostbite (Contains Graphic Images)
On my last note on the body’s response to extreme cold I looked at the concept of “core” and “periphery”, and how the body will sacrifice the periphery if the vital core organs are compromised. This is...
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Like being in a milk bottle
When we set off this morning the visibility was appalling, which makes life pretty uncomfortable. Martin summed it up by saying it’s like being in a milk bottle, looking out. A very lumpy, icy milk...
View ArticleThe countdown begins
With the floating sea ice now starting to break up around Ward Hunt Island, it is only a matter of time before the summer melt begins further out into the ocean, including around the Ice Team’s...
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