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In 2007 the researchers moved their equipment from the earlier drilling site NGRIP to the new drilling site NEEM.
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Steff is drill constructor and mechanic, in charge of ice core drilling. He is carrying all equipment for drilling the 3 planned shallow icecores with a depth of 70-100 m.
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Steff is drill constructor and mechanic, in charge of ice core drilling. He is carrying all equipment for drilling the 3 planned shallow icecores with a depth of 70-100 m.

  • A five star dinner made out of emergency rations….
  • Clauda and Susanne are taking the first-class trip in the Toyota. The car is crammed with radar equipment and the antennas are dragged behind it.
  • Steff is drill constructor and mechanic, in charge of ice core drilling. He is carrying all equipment for drilling the 3 planned shallow icecores with a depth of 70-100 m.
  • Maria and Peter from Germany. They manage a radar system on sleds and snowscooters
  • Lars is driving around, setting up sticks to measure the iceflow.
  • Sverrir is the chief mechanic. Do as he says or you are in trouble!
  • NEEM apron center<br /> Camp structure to the S (left). Southern half of apron groomed to hardness. Parking spot at triple black flags left side.
  • Main Street, NEEM<br /> On the right you see the two ´tomatoes´ - one is kitchen and living room, the other for storage and sleeping.
  • NEEM camp structure to the S of skiway.
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  • The skiway, our local airport<br /> NEEM skiway 35 (350 magnetic), turnaround and threshold
  • The whole gang at the NEEM ceremony<br /> Celebrating after deciding the exact drill location. The flag bears the logo of IPY. Left to right: J.P, Peter, Susanne, Sverrir, Lars, Maria, Steff, Simon, Claude
  • The whole group in front of the traverse just before leaving NGRIP. Left to right: Simon, Susanne, J.P., Maria, Claude, Lars, Steffen, Sverrir and Peter
  • Regular or Super, Sir?<br /> J.P. filling up the Toyota, for further radarmeasurements.
  • The Kansas radar after a job well done
  • Makeshift repairshop<br /> The second belt is repaired before it is too late. A stitch in time...
  • Sverrir repairing the mattrack<br /> An icelandic magician at work. Everything seems as good as new, after it has been through Sverrirs careful scrutiny.
  • The whole camp<br /> The white tent in front is (literally) the outhouse. The one further back is the shower.
  • The slow train, with J.P.
  • The faster train, with Sverrir
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