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  • BELARE 2007-2008: Flooring Goes On

    BELARE 2007-2008: Flooring Goes On

    The building team spent just 5 days building the station's floor. That's roughly 500 m² of pine wood resting upon the metal struts. This rigid progress puts the building team a …

  • BELARE 2007-2008: The Floor Goes In

    BELARE 2007-2008: The Floor Goes In

    It is snowing lightly, the sky is overcast, but the sun still pierces through the clouds. A fresh breeze rises now and then upon the Utsteinen ridge, cooling any extremity …

  • BELARE 2007-2008: Reaching for the Sky

    BELARE 2007-2008: Reaching for the Sky

    Building on site continues, no matter what the weather is like. When one activity slows down, another one picks up speed. There are always more than 20 people working up on …

  • BELARE 2007-2008: Cold Winds, Chilly Tents

    BELARE 2007-2008: Cold Winds, Chilly Tents

    Since the metal struts have been mounted on the Utsteinen ridge, work on the station has been advancing fast. Neither the weather nor the hard physical work has slowed the …

  • Early Recognition of the Station’s Structure

    Early Recognition of the Station’s Structure

    The Station's metal struts have emerged from the Utsteinen rock in just 3 days. With only two struts left to place, the early stages of the station's pre-construction in Brussels are …

  • BELARE 2007-2008: Mounting the Metal Structure

    BELARE 2007-2008: Mounting the Metal Structure

    Seven people have left on another traverse. The rest of the team is either working on the ridge, filming those working on the ridge, building new bathroom facilities or cooking …

  • BELARE 2007-2008: A Sixth Traverse for the New Year

    BELARE 2007-2008: A Sixth Traverse for the New Year

    This Ivan Papanin arrived in Cape Town during the night of December 28. Unloading operations lasted through December 29. Several waste containers and a few heavy drilling pieces were brought back to …