Drilling at Lake El'gygytgyn continues slowly but surely as we make our way down through some difficult unexpectedly coarse grained sediment sections below 190 m depth. The lake ice under the drill rig is 2.1 meters thick and exceptionally strong to support drilling operations. Nevertheless given that drilling platforms anywhere can be dangerous work places, we maintain one vehicle at the edge of the ice platform in the unlikely event of an emergency. We also have a balok (one of the small sleeping containers) at the edge of the platform on 24-hour standby stocked with rations and sleeping bags. How do you spell the name of the Russian All-terrain vehicle? The Russian word is shown in the photo. Westechod Wesdechod Vezdehod Vestehotte Vestahot Vastehot Vastahot Vestehoat Vestehaut Vestehoet Vestahoet Vastehoet Vestehoet Vastahoet Vestikhot Veez’dahoot