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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 Core workshop findings indicate past Ross Ice Shelf collapse and West Antarctic Ice Sheet retreat

Core workshop findings indicate past Ross Ice Shelf collapse and West Antarctic Ice Sheet retreat

09 July 2026

Analysis from our core description workshop supports the initial observations made in the field – our Antarctic sediment core holds a record of an open marine environment, far closer to…

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Core workshop gets underway

Core workshop gets underway

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