BELARE 2006/2007 - Another lesson from Antarctica
The ship is in the new position off Breid Bay. Brian and the Basler are on stand-by waiting to see whether he should go to collect Philippe Herman and Dieter …
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BELARE 2006/2007 - Flights in and flights out
The brilliant sunshine on Utsteinen today sent our thermometer soaring to 18°C, boys and girls. We were as amazed as you. The day began with the confirmation from Brian …
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Weather conditions are changing
The first containers and the two Prinoths ice tractors are on the ice but the conditons begin to change. The ice starts to screech, and breaks off at the tide …
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BELARE 2006/2007 - The Ivan Papanin is now closer
The Ivan Papanin is now closer to the coast. The distance across the ice is only 100m. Finally, it looks like the unloading can begin, and the Coast party, 34km …
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BELARE 2006/2007 - The tension is mounting
The Coast party too has a sleepless night. They land towards the west end of Breid Bay, where the ship is anchored offshore, around 2.30 in the morning. At 5.30 am Alain …
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BELARE 2006/2007 - The Expedition finally arrived at Utsteinen
The BELARE Expedition finally arrived at Utsteinen. The buzz of excitement mounted as the plane overflew the landing site twice to gauge the ground conditions and test the wind, and …
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Exhibition to communicate DAMOCLES Polar Research during IPY
The International Polar Foundation is developping an exhibition for the DAMOCLES research consortium, which is funded by the EU to research, over 4 years, developments in ice, ocean and atmosphere in …
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BELARE 2006/2007 - Windy days at Novo
The outlook is grim. The wind has steadily picked up during the night, and the weather has sharply deteriorated. We will use the time to re-assemble the two skidoos that …
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BELARE 2006/2007 - Getting started
The Expedition with ten members (Alain Hubert, Johan Berte, Gigi Amin, (IPF), Jos Van Hemelryck, Joris Wouters, Dieter de Decker (VRT) Benjamin Luypaert (RTBF), Bernard Bleeckx,Vincent Piret (Aeriane) and …
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BELARE 2006/2007 - Flight briefing before a cold night
We spent the morning at the ALCI pre-flight briefing and talking with the pilots about our plans for the coming days. The call finally came at 18.00H – the flight …