Seasonal reopening of the PEA

21 pictures posted on the 20.11.2011

The new DC3/Basler on its airstrip arrival

The new DC3/Basler on its airstrip arrival

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  • The new DC3/Basler on its airstrip arrival
  • Unloading thne Basler takes about an hour
  • Everyone helps for the unload of the plane
  • After two days work the Piroth vehicles could start taking the snow away et rebuilding an airstrip
  • PEA at arrival
  • The PEA belgian station at the arrival of the belgian team
  • The Japanese researches of the NIPR helping the Belgians to clean the snow
  • The snow melter after the garage
  • On the second day (17 November) still a lot of snow had to be cleaned
  • Utseinen, 10pm, at the end of the first day
  • Kristof, chief engineer, without him no expedition
  • François, will help Kristof in every step of his work
  • The solar panels under the snow
  • Thermal and photvoltaic solar pannels
  • Unloading sledges on the ridge
  • Still removing snow after day 2
  • Snow accumulation on the north face of the station
  • The entrance of the main building is now free of snow
  • vehicles and science sledges in front of PEA
  • Jaren (japanese) buldozer
  • First sunset at PEA