The route follows the ridge of the ice sheet from the meeting point to the German inland station, Kohnen. From January 12 to 14, we stayed in Kohnen to work on the vehicles, firn core drilling, and snow samples which would be directly sent from Kohnen to Germany by air. This was a great opportunity for us to refresh ourselves for the rest of the traverse.

Kohnen, German research station established in 2001


Hearty welcome by Hans Oerter, the leader of the German team


This station was named after Heinz Kohnen (1938-1997),
the former leader of Antarctica logistic team


Snow trench for EPICA deep ice core drilling


The drilling has been completed in 2006


Automatic aerosol sampling system driven by solar and wind power


The team was revived by the wonderful dinner and hospitality

RETURN