One of the most important things at a remote camp in Antarctica is feeding all of the people at the camp! Scientists Jason Coenen and Gavin Dunbar dug out a freezer in the snow using shovels and a bucket to remove the snow. Once the underground area was prepared, Alex Michaud kept the inventory while Jason, Gavin, and Richard Levy moved food into our deep-field freezer.
Much of the food was brought out during the traverse, but additional supplies (including fresh fruits and vegetables) can be sent by plane during personnel transfers or other planned trips. We can also sometimes get resupplied from planes that need to stop by our site to refuel on their way to other locations.
Jason Coenen excavating the freezer
