A Fond Farewell – by Spencer Smirl
Less than two weeks remain until our scheduled departure from the continent. Talk of weather delays are already starting to make their way into daily conversation around the table. I can remember after spending only three weeks working up at the diamond mine back home in Canada, talk of flight delay due to weather would really bother me. It has been ten months here on the ice, and I w…
Heavy snow
The last two days have reminded us that winter is not too far behind us. Heavy snowfall and high winds have reduced visibility to about 20 metres and there are now significant drifts around camp. There will be more digging to be done when conditions improve.
The End of the Road
This is Ian Prickett’s last ever Coldest Journey video from the ice. In it we see the team making their way to Princess Elisabeth Station, which they did about a week ago now, just as the good weather turned bad. If you have enjoyed Ian’s videos please post him a message here. Am sure he will love to hear from you! Best wishes TCJ Operations HQ, London…
Poor weather saves the bubble – by Brian Newham
There has been a fair amount to do since we arrived at Princess Elisabeth Station as we prepare for our departure. It’s part of the transitional period and I think we are all coming to terms with the reality that it is now so nearly over. We have had a slight reprieve as the Belgians were due to arrive in the next day or two but poor weather has delayed the start of the season’s flying…
GPS measures Ice Train position to within a few centimetres!
This is the second in our series of summaries by scientists behind The Coldest Journey’s many research projects. By Dr Jeremy Wilkinson: Knowing our location accurately is important for many activities; for example, millions of people use the GPS on their smart phones to find shops, restaurants or to navigate city streets. These systems have an accuracy of around 10 meters in the horizontal,…
Science Matters…
As you know, the Ice Team has been carrying out a huge amount of scientific research during the expedition, from meteorological observations and snow sampling to the psychological and physical testing of the White Mars project. Now that the journey is at an end and the team wait to be air-lifted from the continent, we have asked some of the scientists behind the research projects for a litt…
Preparing for the off
After arriving at the Princess Elisabeth Research Station the Ice Team have a lot to do before they are airlifted from the continent later this month. Keep your eyes on our Facebook page and the website for latest news, pics, videos, reflections and more…
A Changing World – by Brian Newham
In slowly deteriorating conditions we travelled the final few km to the Princess Elisabeth Research Station. I think we were all immersed in our own thoughts, reflecting on the fact that this is the end of our travels. Arriving at the station was a strange experience. It’s clearly manmade and it marks our return to a world of human endeavour but it’s deserted. Nobody spends the winter her…
The Bubble
by Brian Newham Just to the west of last night’s camp was an enticing ridgeline with fairly easy access so there was a morning raid which gave spectacular views of glaciers, peaks and nunataks. It was well worth the effort. Then it was back to business and we were soon on the move. Our target for the day was a shallow col 8km to the north to which we had done a reconnaissance yesterday wit…
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