Camp closed down quickly, I caught an earlier flight off of the continent, and I have already made the long journey home to Flagstaff!
Current bottom of the hole: 2561.57m!
Here is the DISC drill hard at work! This video shows the whole drilling and core logging process. Enjoy!
Here is a short video of my commute to the drill arch from camp.
Mr. Wesche came to visit WAIS Divide! What a great surprise! It is rare to have a friend just hop over for a visit when you are in the deep field in Antarctica.
You can't have life without water but we no liquid water is in sight in the frozen land! Here are the details about how we make water from snow here at WAIS Divide.
We just collected an ice core with a visible layer in it! We think it is a volcanic ash deposit! This was an exciting day!
We have now been coring for about two and half weeks and we are finally getting the hang of drilling, documenting, and packing the ice cores.
Here is a video about weather reporting at WAIS Divide and setting off weather balloons to get the height of the clouds.
Holiday spirits and cheer are high here at Camp. Happy Holidays to everyone back home!
