Field Season 2021/2022
Credits: Panichi©PNRA/IPEV
Credits: Panichi©PNRA/IPEV
Credits: Possenti©PNRA/IPEV
Credits: Panichi©PNRA/IPEV
Credits: Panichi©PNRA/IPEV
Credits: Panichi©PNRA/IPEV
Credits: Panichi©PNRA/IPEV
Credits: Panichi©PNRA/IPEV
Credits: Panichi©PNRA/IPEV
Credits: Panichi©PNRA/IPEV
Credits: Panichi©PNRA/IPEV
Partial solar eclipse observed at Dome Concordia, 4.12.2021, 4.20 pm (Photo: Leica SL2, 280 mm, f9, 1/8000, ISO 50, ND16) Credits: Barbante©PNRA/IPEV
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
Among the cargo is an emergency vehicle for rapid transport from Dome C to Little Dome C. Credits: Barbante©PNRA/IPEV
After a voyage of 1100 kilometers the traverse reaches the outskirts of Dome Concordia. Credits: Stocker ©PNRA/IPEV
Entering Little Dome C precinct on the only road. The camp is visible in the background. Credits: Barbante©PNRA/IPEV
Greg Teste cutting the freshly drilled firn core from 102 m depth into 1-m pieces. Credits: Stocker©PNRA/IPEV
The trench for the ice core containers is ready. Credits: Barbante©PNRA/IPEV
Jakob and Remo with RADIX cargo before unpacking. Credits: Stocker©PNRA/IPEV
Placement of the antenna for broadband communication. Credits: Stocker©PNRA/IPEV
The LDC Team in front of the BEOIC ice core storage that was installed today. Credits: Barbante©PNRA/IPEV
Carlo and Mathias assembling the Vissmann elements. Credits: Stocker©PNRA/IPEV
Philippe and Romain working on the reamer with the big vacuum cleaner in the background. Credits: Stocker©PNRA/IPEV
Olivier and Anthony working hard that all activities have power. Credits: Stocker©PNRA/IPEV
Michele and Calogero mobilizing courage for a stunt from the container roof. Credits: Barbante©PNRA/IPEV
BEOIC drilling tent slowly filling up with two Vissmann cabins and the logging bench to the right. Photo: C. Barbante (Leica SL2, 131 mm, f14, 1/200, ISO 100). Credits: Barbante©PNRA/IPEV
In a distance of 5.15 km from LDC IPEV has deposited containers for the Australian Million Year Ice Core Project. Photo: C. Barbante (Leica SL2, 131 mm, f14, 1/200, ISO 100). 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
View of the Little Dome C camp from a distance of 2 km. Photo: C. Barbante (Leica SL2, 131 mm, f14, 1/200, ISO 100). Credits: Barbante©PNRA/IPEV
Matthias working on the electrical installation in the drilling tent. Photo: T. Stocker (Leica SL2, 90 mm, f4, 1/320, ISO 200) 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 BEOIC drilling tent and EU flag flying in the stiff 23 knot wind at LDC. T. Stocker (Leica SL2, 90 mm, f7.1, 1/1000, ISO 50). Credits: Stocker ©PNRA/IPEV
Olivier Alemany with wide vision at Little Dome C. Photo: C. Barbante (Leica SL2-S, 90 mm, f18, 1/60, 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
The RADIX firn drilling was successfully completed today at 107.6 m depth. Credits: Barbante©PNRA/IPEV
David, our carpenter, prepares a pedestal. Photo: T. Stocker (Leica SL2-S, 21 mm, f4.5, 1/50, ISO 50). Credits: Stocker©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
Matthias working on the electrical bard. Photo: T. Stocker (Leica SL2-S, 16 mm, f.1, 1/100, ISO 200). Credits: Stocker©PNRA/IPEV
Saverio finds a good mortadella in his food storage container. Photo: T. Stocker (Leica SL2-S, 34 mm, f6.3, 1/1000, ISO 200). 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
Calogero heading home to LDC (note the Christmas decoration at the mirror in high winds). Photo: C. Barbante (Leica SL2, 24 mm, f14, 1/160, ISO 200). Credits: Barbante©PNRA/IPEV
Concentrated work in the BEOIC drilling tent. Romain, Carlo and Philippe are cleaning the hole from reaming debris. Photo: T. Stocker (Leica SL2-S, 276 mm, f5.6, 1/125, ISO 100). Credits: Stocker©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
RADIX tent with some of the transport boxes for the less than 2 tons of equipment. Photo: T. Stocker (Leica SL2-S, 16 mm, f3.5, 1/2000, ISO 100). Credits: Stocker©PNRA/IPEV
One needs to remember such views (19.12.) when visibility is low, and the horizon is barely in sight (today). 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
A piece of the drilling tower is loaded on the BEOIC Arctic Truck. Photo: C. Barbante (Leica SL2-S, 29 mm, f4.4, 1/640, ISO 100). Credits: Barbante©PNRA/IPEV
In the preparation of the casing operation at the BEOIC drilling trench. Photo: C. Barbante (Leica SL2-S, 30 mm, f7.1, 1/125, ISO 200). Credits: Barbante©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
December 23, 2021: Setting the last BEOIC casing tube. Photo: T. Stocker (Leica SL2, 90 mm, f4, 1/200, ISO 100). Credits: Stocker©PNRA/IPEV
Jakob and Remo drilling at RADIX. Jakob is holding the hydraulic tube at the drilling depth of 159.9 m which was reached this afternoon. Credits: Stocker©PNRA/IPEV
The LDC-BEOIC Team after a sumptuous Christmas Dinner Photo: C. Barbante (Leica SL2-S, 33 mm, f16, 1/125, ISO-100). Credits: Barbante©PNRA/IPEV
The LDC-BEOIC bore hole at 125 m depth, just below the casing. Credits: Barbante©PNRA/IPEV
One of our two workhorses resting over Christmas, visibly depressed. Photo: C. Barbante (Leica SL2, 24 mm, f18, 1/40, ISO-100). Credits: Barbante©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
Michele blowing snow on top of the core storage containers. Photo: T. Stocker (Leica SL2-S, 16 mm, f6.3, 1/800, ISO-100). Credits: Stocker©PNRA/IPEV
Jakob and Remo lowering the RADIX drill. Photo: T. Stocker (Leica, SL2-S, 35 mm, f11, 1/60, ISO-100). Credits: Stocker©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
Sledge ready for transport to Dome C. The precious load includes 21 boxes of the BEIOC firn core pieces. Photo: C. Barbante. Credits: Barbante©PNRA/IPEV
A view of the new LDC airfield. The last run with PB300 from the beginning of the piste towards LDC. Photo: C. Barbante. 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
A view through the BEOIC drilling tower during the connection of the tower segments. Photo: T. Stocker (Leica, SL2, 65 mm, f4.0, 1/125, ISO-100). Credits: Stocker©PNRA/IPEV
Michele happily refueling the fuel tank for the heaters of the recreation tent. Photo: T. Stocker (Leica, SL2-S, 16 mm, f4, 1/640, ISO-100). Credits: Stocker©PNRA/IPEV
View from the roof of the BEOIC tent looking north... Credits: Barbante©PNRA/IPEV
...and south. Credits: Barbante©PNRA/IPEV
Drone view of Little Dome C from South East. Credits: ©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
Firn ice core with storage tray. Photo: C. Barbante (Leica SL2, 87 mm, f 18, 1/100 s, ISO-100). Credits: Barbante©PNRA/IPEV
Collection of BEOIC drill heads made at AWI ready to be installed. Photo: C. Barbante (Leica SL2, 46 mm, f 22, 1/15 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
BEOIC drilling tent with the drill tower in upright position (drilling position). Photo: C. Barbante (Leica SL2, 29 mm, f 22, 1/125 s, ISO-100). Credits: Barbante©PNRA/IPEV
Ice chips freshly drilled by RADIX from a depth of 260 m. Credits: Stocker©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
Remo adjusting the anti-torque unit of RADIX. Photo: T. Stocker (Leica SL2-S, 34 mm, f 4.5, 1/60 s, ISO-400). Credits: Stocker©PNRA/IPEV
View along the drill tower through the BEOIC drill tent with the open roof, the driller’s cabin and the fluid recycling cabin along the right side of the tent. Photo: T. Stocker (Leica SL2-S, 20 mm, f 5.6, 1/800 s, ISO-400). Credits: Stocker©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
Mid-day sun at Little Dome C illuminating the staircase to the purgatory (the BEOIC hole entrance). Photo: C. Barbante (Leica SL2-S, 16 mm, f 8, 1/1000 s, ISO-400). Credits: Barbante©PNRA/IPEV
Jakob, Michele, and Calogero (in the smoke) starting the Herman Nelson power heater after three years of hibernation in Antarctica. Credits: Walther©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
Prosciutto di Parma in a vice, in absence of an expensive Berkel. Photo: C. Barbante (Leica SL2-S, , 34 mm, f 8, 1/50 s, ISO-400). Credits: Barbante©PNRA/IPEV
Five flavours of pizzas: ready for the oven. The left most is La Speciale, with a good load of peperoncini and garlic. Credits: Panichi©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
Booster shot ready to be applied by Dr. Fabien at LDC. Photo: C. Barbante (Leica SL2-S, 35 mm, f 4.5, 1/200 s, ISO-400). Credits: Barbante©PNRA/IPEV
Carlo and Olivier finishing the exhaust pipe for the ventilation. Photo: T. Stocker (Leica SL2-S, 280 mm, f 4, 1/3200 s, ISO-100). Credits: Stocker©PNRA/IPEV
Aerial view of the LDC Camp. Credits: Barbante©PNRA/IPEV
BEOIC drill in upright position sticking out of the drilling tent. Photo: C. Barbante (Leica SL2, 82 mm, f 8, 1/1250 s, ISO-200). Credits: Barbante©PNRA/IPEV
BEOIC drill being lowered into the bore hole. Photo: C. Barbante (Leica SL2, 90 mm, f 8, 1/25 s, ISO-200). Credits: Barbante©PNRA/IPEV
View into the fascinating cryoscape at Little Dome C on a hazy day. Photo: C. Barbante (Leica SL2, 26 mm, f 10, 1/640 s, ISO-50). Credits: Barbante©PNRA/IPEV
RADIX reaming head after miraculous recovery. Credits: Walther©PNRA/IPEV
Roof opening of the BEOIC drilling tent now closed for winterover. Photo: C. Barbante (Leica SL2, 26 mm, f 10, 1/640 s, ISO-50). Credits: Barbante©PNRA/IPEV
Rare sighting of a double mirage with the skyline of Dome C with the two towers and a row of tents, 34 km away. Photo: C. Barbante (Leica SL2, 280 mm, f 20, 1/320 s, ISO-200). Credits: Barbante©PNRA/IPEV