By Thursday December 15, drilling with the large-diameter Blue Ice Drill (BID) already reached 50 meters depth.

COLDEX projects have made steady progress this week.

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.