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

Among the cargo is an emergency vehicle for rapid transport from Dome C to Little Dome C. Credits: Barbante©PNRA/IPEV

The LDC Team in front of the BEOIC ice core storage that was installed today. Credits: Barbante©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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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