Archive for November, 2012
First visitors
Friday, November 30th, 2012
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- Unloading fuel at midnight
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- A full house for lunch
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- ALE traverse team head home
Describing the 280km traverse
Friday, November 30th, 2012Making a snow mountain
Thursday, November 29th, 2012All work and no play
Thursday, November 29th, 2012
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- Preparing the well head
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- That is one big pile of snow!
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- Filming in -20C is a major challenge
First container on the rails
Wednesday, November 28th, 2012
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- Cleaning the wheels ready for fitting
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- The first container on the rails
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- Break time for Andy, Reit, Chris & Andy
How the track system works
Wednesday, November 28th, 2012Testing continues
Wednesday, November 28th, 2012
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- Calibration tests on a drill hole
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- A first glimpse down into the ice
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- The entire Lake Ellsworth field site
Wiring up the containers
Wednesday, November 28th, 2012
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- Setting up the main generators
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- Insulating and raising the power cables
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- Clearing snow around the boiler container
