Our 2024/25 season is underway

The traverse makes its way across the Ross Ice Shelf through some wild weather. Photo: Joe McDougal / Antarctica New Zealand

The Antarctica New Zealand traverse arrived at KIS3 on 15 November, after a 15-day, 1328 km journey across the Ross Ice Shelf. They quickly set to work building the camp – getting generators operating, assembling the mess tent, and preparing the 1.6 km runway in the ice.

After a few days of weather delays the hot water drill team flew into KIS3 on 25 November, followed the next day by our AIDD drillers. They have been busy digging out and organising equipment, while waiting for the wind to ease to allow final construction of the drill tent.

 

The first of our science team, including the two Co-Chiefs Tina van de Flierdt and Richard Levy, have arrived in Antarctica, and will soon be deploying to camp.

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