SWAIS2C: 2026-01-06
Drilling complete at 229 metres

SWAIS2C has finished drilling at Crary Ice Rise (hole: SWAIS2C ICDP 5072_2_A), with an unprecedented 229 m of sediment core drilled. Following the end of rotary coring, Downhole Logger Arne Ulfers (LIAG Institute for Applied Geophysics), carried out logging down the hole with a spectral gamma radiation tool supplied by ICDP Operational Support Group, obtaining data that will help us understand the properties of the sediment. Pack-down is now underway, with the drill team pulling out more than 1300 metres of drill string and riser casing. We are thrilled with our success this season and are looking forward to working with the wider SWAIS2C science team to apply a wide range of disciplines to explore the information in this unique geological record of West Antarctic Ice Sheet history.
