3587 meters above sea level
Site 91 is our first major science stop, and today was our first full day here. After a short meeting this morning, everyone picked up where they left off last night. The largest task at the major science stops (Sites 91, 92, 93, 94) is the ice core drilling. This morning, Lou, Stein, Glen and Tom finished setting up the Eclipse drill, and reached 31 meters depth by the end of the day; Atsu and Jan-Gunnar used a hand-powered drill to collect shallow cores; Karsten and Helgard worked on processing radar data and replacing some parts on their systems (and we hope Karstens mother is feeling better!); Stian assembled one of the UAVs and is hoping to do a test flight tomorrow; and Einar, John and Kjetil worked on projects around camp.
Drilling started off a bit slow, but improved when Stein began singing to the drill. Atsu and Jan-Gunnar invited Stein over to sing to their drill as well, and notable improvements were achieved.
This contribution is from the log of the Norwegian-US Scientific Traverse Team, who are en route from Troll Station to the South Pole Station. Much more information can be found here.
Photo caption: Karsten checks some preliminary data, while Glen works on the core processing area. Photo: Stein Tronstad.