... low, from sea level almost indistinguishable flat islands around Sørkappøya, where only the white spray from the breaking swell is visible. And wind, wind and more wind. We went on a first reconnaissance trip to the north along the eastern ...
... rather uncomfortable. Then the sea was calm but full of ice. In the middle of Hornsund the waves were high and breaking – no immediate danger to the Zodiac but a pain because of the high luggage which was blocking the view for a sitting ...
I woke up about half past six when a board from the bed above mine fell down on me while the hut was shaking in the wind gusts. A minute later Majek shouted his alarm – the Zodiac was moving again. We quickly dressed up and went ...
... outboard engine – some heavy pulling to get it started and the engine worked on all three cylinders. After some smoking and a warm-up we tested it with a short trip out of the bay and back and it seems to be ok, except for idling. This ...
... there was something around the house which is more than the wind. Shortly after there was a more than decent knocking at the front door. Majek stated, while jumping up from the bed, that he can see a polar bear ass through the window, so ...
... station and their plans. In the meantime a brown fox came to Hyttevika, entertaining us with running around us, looking curious, jumping scared away, coming back. Unfortunately, the light wasn’t ideal for photography, but this is fun. ...
... driving back to the Polish station. Now we and the equipment are in place for the trip back home. This afternoon packing, tomorrow back to Longyearbyen with a two sampling stops on the way. The weather is fine, the weather report as well. 🙂 ...
... their purposes and they always go first, also in non-emergency situations – the consequences for others, who had bookings several months in advance, does not matter. Thus, we were angry, had a disappointing call home to family, cancelled ...
... there was an introduction and safety course and some of the researchers prepared their equipment for the studies taking place during transit, i.e. sea spray and icing studies. The researchers was transported to Oden by boat. Photo: Jan-Ola ...
... scanner. Photo: Jan-Ola Olofsson Sveinung Løset from NTNU, who is cruise leader, later managed to deploy an Ice Tracking Drifter (ITD) on top of the iceberg. The ITD makes it possible to study the iceberg’s drift – its movement, ...
... work. If there isn’t any work or preparations to do, people pass the time by reading, watching movies, working out in the gym or hanging out at the bridge. Yesterday evening we deployed the last mooring line, which means that we ...
... were busy studying ice ridges, measuring ice friction and turbulence, performing borehole jack tests and so on. Looking for a suitable ice ridge. Photo: Jan-Ola Olofsson Ice friction measurements. Photo: Jan-Ola Olofsson The micro drone ...
... September day! We had enough time for a short ice station and stopped at an ice floe for a couple of hours. Working on the ice. Photo: Jan-Ola Olofsson The ice ridge team got some work done and an underwater noise measurement buoy was ...
Som sagt, vädret skiftar snabbt. Den 11 november vaknade vi upp i ett strålande Grytviken. Mjuka hävningar, blå himmel och en temperatur på närmare tio grader. På båten pratar vi fortfarande om det värsta väder vi någonsin upplevt. För att ni...
... vegetation and located with a good view over the surroundings. Four tents were put up as sleeping tents, one as cooking tent and one sleeping tent for the night guard. We put up a washing station and collected water from a nearby creek. An ...
... course for a hungry Arctic fox. Next came the rocks, and the adrenaliine rush of the day, a rockslide! Our quick thinking leaders led us to saftey. The climb was steep and difficult, but well worth it. The view was incredible! For many ...
Today is officially the halfway point of our trip and we were greeted by the rolling mist waking up. It blanketed the landscape and shrouded the mountains and glaciers that we had grown accustomed to admiring, it was ...
... the same mother polar bear and cubs we had seen a few days prior. Pyramiden. Foto: Dag Avango After two hours of hiking we finally saw the fog covered settlement in the valley below. Walking through Pyramiden we saw several public buildings ...
... the previous week. Unexpectedly, we didn’t see any major change from our active readings. After we were done taking the surveys, the plan was to visit a nearby glacier. However, we were unable to reach it because of a strong stream. The ...
... back was an adventure in and of itself. The seas were quite rough and a few students didn’t take to kindly to the rocking and got quite sick. We had survived Petunia Bay and Pyramiden but the Arctic Ocean was quite the challenge. All in all ...
