Rothera Diary — June 2012
28 June, 2012 David Routledge
June, the pivotal month in the Antarctic. We are tilted as far away from the sun as it is possible to be. But now the huge mass of our planet …
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Rothera Diary — May 2012
30 May, 2012 Adam Bradley
With the Ernest Shackleton long departed and the daylight disappearing rapidly, the 18-strong team remaining at Rothera really started to experience the proper Antarctic winter. On the 18th of May …
Rothera Diary — April 2012
20 April, 2012 BAS Bloggers
In one hour it will be time to switch on the high frequency radio and report back to base, let them know we’re safe & well, our location, our intentions …
Rothera Diary — March 2012
28 March, 2012 BAS Bloggers
Early March saw the departure of the last BAS planes for the season. This left 42 people on station to carry on the science, various works and to commence winterising …
Rothera Diary — December 2011
31 December, 2011 BAS Bloggers
Cargo and Christmas were the main features of December at Rothera. The arrival of the BAS ship RRS James Clark Ross turned the base into an even busier place than …
Rothera Diary — July 2011
31 July, 2011 BAS Bloggers
Cold and Icy I am sitting in my office in The Bonner Laboratory looking out over the frozen sea towards the snowy mountains and remembering why it was such an …
Rothera Diary — June 2011
30 June, 2011 BAS Bloggers
Some Things Never Change Spending June in the Antarctic gives you time to think a little. Darkness, blizzards and the all important task of polishing my midwinter’s present often left …
Rothera Diary — May 2011
30 May, 2011 BAS Bloggers
It’s been two months since the RRS Ernest Shackleton left us, and left 20 of us alone at Rothera Research Station to look after the facility and maintain the science …
Rothera Diary — April 2011
30 April, 2011 Michael Brian
With memories of those who left us in March becoming more distant by the day, April was a month of “getting into the swing” of the Winter regime proper. While …
Rothera Diary — March 2011
30 March, 2011 Malcolm Airey
Good morning, outside world! As I sit here typing this, the first few snowflakes of winter are starting to fall outside the window, and Rothera is well and truly taking …