Drillers fly to Crary Ice Rise

Following some challenges with the weather, our hot water drillers and most of our AIDD (Antarctic Intermediate Depth Drill) team have arrived at our deep-field scientific drilling site at Crary Ice Rise approximately 700km from Scott Base. 

They flew there on a Basler BT-67 (DC-3), a journey over the Ross Ice Shelf taking around three hours. Having set-up sleeping tents, they’re now busy preparing to get our hot water drilling underway. Our Co-Chief Scientists Molly Patterson and Huw Horgan, and the rest of the team will fly out to join them soon.

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