All COLDEX teams now are present in McMurdo, with only two team members remaining off continent but joining us soon.

With the full I-165 team arriving in MCM this week, we’ve made much progress moving toward put-in of the shallow ice coring camp at Allan Hills.

A two-week travel shutdown restricting travel to McMurdo Station, Antarctica has made for a challenging start to the first COLDEX field season.

COLDEX will deploy its first field teams in November 2022.