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1. August – Snowblowing

   Blowing snow the Rothera way Written by Chris Jacobs and Iain Airth When clearing a gravel strip runway in the middle of winter it is not without problems. There is […]

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2. August – Night shift

   Week on Night Shift written by Issy Gerrard At some point during the winter each base member will do a week on night shift. My turn came around in late […]

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3. August – Skiing

   Skinning Up? It had to happen after an absence of 18 years from skiing I had to give up, giving up. My previous experiences of skiing are not good, for […]

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4. King Edward Point Diary – July 2003

   Rich’s entirely true diary! All of us at King Edward Point were shocked and saddened when we learnt of the death of Kirsty Brown at Rotherathis month. Nearly all of […]

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5. Halley Diary — July 2003

   By Annette Faux, Meteorologist This month for all of us wintering in the Antarctic has been overshadowed by the tragedy at Rothera. Our thoughts have been very much with the […]

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6. June – Midwinter

   June 2003 – Midwinter The month of Midwinter had arrived. The three weeks prior to the big day, the sun completely vanished below the horizon and darkness reigned. But not […]

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7. King Edward Point Diary – June 2003

   Midwinter June. Umm, June. Well it’s been very busy and lots of fun and frustrating and sad. To try and leave you with a favourable feeling I am going to […]

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8. Halley Diary — June 2003

   By Elaine Cowie, Meteorologist June has been a very busy month as this month we celebrated a very important date 21st June, Mid-Winters Day. So we can officially say that […]

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9. June – Photo Comp.

   June 2003 – Midwinter Midwinter Photo Competition Photo competitions at Rothera have been traditional, as shown by the number of winning photos that are proudly hung around the dining room. […]

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10. June – Presents

    June 2003 – Midwinter Midwinter Presents On first hearing about the presents that winterers give to each other on Midwinter’s Day, I was full of dread. Why? Because they are […]

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11. June – Celebrations

    June 2003 – Midwinter Midwinter’s Week Midwinter’s week for Rothera base started on the Midwinter’s day (Saturday 21st June). The day started with tea, coffee and toast delivered to those […]

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12. June – LIDAR

    June 2003 – Midwinter Rothera Lidar Facility During the 2002/2003 summer season a new atmospheric research laboratory was installed at Rothera. This facility houses a single piece of equipment, the […]

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