Field Season 2021/2022

BEIOC team holding the first firn core and marking the opening of the BEOIC drilling. FLTR: Pauty, Teste, Scalet, Panichi, Delanoe, Monaco, Possenti, Hüther. Credits: Pauty©PNRA/IPEV

Entering Little Dome C precinct on the only road. The camp is visible in the background. Credits: Barbante©PNRA/IPEV

Michele and Calogero mobilizing courage for a stunt from the container roof. Credits: Barbante©PNRA/IPEV

Giacomo in front of the satellite dish within the protective hull. Photo: T. Stocker (Leica SL2, 42 mm, f6.3, 1/3200, ISO 400). Credits: Stocker ©PNRA/IPEV

Midday halo and “sun dogs” above the BEOIC drilling tent. C. Barbante (Leica SL2-S, 26 mm, f22, 1/200, ISO 100) Credits: Barbante©PNRA/IPEV

The IGE reamer entering the BEOIC hole at the drilling trench floor at about 8 m depth. Photo: C. Barbante (Leica SL2-S, 24 mm, f4.2, 1/100, ISO 100) Credits: Barbante©PNRA/IPEV

A core storage box pulled from the temporary storage trove next to the BEOIC drilling tent. Photo: T. Stocker (Leica SL2-S, 16 mm, f3.5, 1/320, ISO 50). Credits: Stocker©PNRA/IPEV

Tarmac at Dome C. Two Basler aircrafts (DC-3) bringing personnel and cargo. The Skidoo crew is ready to unload the cargo. Photo: C. Barbante (Leica SL2, 46 mm, f5.0, 1/2500, ISO 100). Credits: Barbante©PNRA/IPEV

LDC site with drilling tent, containers, satellite antenna, and fuel tank from afar. Photo: T. Stocker (Leica SL2-S, 280 mm, f4, 1/1000, ISO 50). Credits: Stocker©PNRA/IPEV

Flag parade at the entrance of Little Dome C with Calogero, Carlo, Michele and Giacomo. Photo: T. Stocker (Leica SL2-S, 31 mm, f10, 1/640, ISO 200). Credits: Stocker©PNRA/IPEV

Olivier working in the most extreme working conditions available at Little Dome C. Photo: T. Stocker (Leica SL2, 26 mm, f3.7, 1/1000, ISO 100). Credits: Stocker©PNRA/IPEV

Olivier and Matthias with the BEOIC bore hole logger. Photo: C. Barbante (Leica, SL2, 30 mm, f18, 1/40, ISO-400). Credits: Barbante©PNRA/IPEV

The comfortable sleeping tents at LDC for four persons. They feature a wooden floor, proper beds with duvets, a heating system and are fully equipped with electricity and light. Photo: C. Barbante (Leica SL2, 85 mm, f13, 1/125, ISO-50). Credits: Barbante©PNRA/IPEV

Matthias and Olivier on the scaffolding cutting through the tent canvas. Photo: T. Stocker (Leica SL2, 56 mm, f6.3, 1/125, ISO-100). Credits: Stocker©PNRA/IPEV

Little Dome C firn cores drilled by Philippe Possenti. Photo: C. Barbante (Leica, SL2, 56 mm, f22, 1/40 s, ISO-100). Credits: Barbante©PNRA/IPEV

Saverio shoveling snow into the hot tub. Photo: C. Barbante (Leica, SL2, 280 mm, f16, 1/100 s, ISO-100). Credits: Barbante©PNRA/IPEV

Romain working on the drip channel of the BEOIC drill. Photo: C. Barbante (Leica SL2, 44 mm, f 5.6, 1/320 s, ISO-400). Credits: Barbante©PNRA/IPEV

One of the underground container ready to store ice cores in the season 2022/2023. Each shelf can accommodate 60 m of ice core. Photo: T. Stocker (Leica SL2-S, 23 mm, f 6.3, 1/30 s, ISO-400). Credits: Stocker©PNRA/IPEV

Matthias focusing on a line of code that needs to be fixed. Photo: T. Stocker (Leica SL2-S, 26 mm, f 4.5, 1/15 s, ISO-100). Credits: Stocker©PNRA/IPEV

Michele and Calogero slicing the pizzas. Photo: T. Stocker (Leica SL2-S, , 30 mm, f 6.3, 1/60 s, ISO-400). Credits: Stocker©PNRA/IPEV