Following some challenges with the weather, our hot water drillers and most of our AIDD (Antarctic Intermediate Depth Drill) team have arrived at our deep-field scientific drilling site at Crary Ice Rise (CIR; ICDP_SWAIS2C_Site 2); approximately 700 km from Scott Base.

They flew there on a Basler BT-67 (DC-3), a journey over the Ross Ice Shelf taking around two hours. Having set-up sleeping tents, they’re now busy preparing to get our hot water drilling underway. Our Co-Chief Scientists Molly Patterson and Huw Horgan, and the rest of the team will fly out to join them soon.