Sling load of gear to set up the Milne Ice Shelf camp.
Jill waist deep in the frigid waters for science! She swears her GPS point was around there somewhere.
Shot of our helicopter at the epishelf lake mooring.
Adam on the descent from time lapse camera servicing on the Milne Glacier.
Gear packed and loaded. Kevin and Jill on our way in to the field on a twin otter.
Milne Ice Shelf camp after the fog rolled out.
Jill intently working on instrument spacing on her mooring line on the Milne Ice Shelf.
Supraglacial melt channels leading into a larger melt stream on the tributary glacier.
First setting up of camp shortly after arrival to the Purple Valley camp site.
Amazing geology seen from the helicopter while transiting from Purple Valley to the Milne Ice Shelf
Stunning snow and ice formation on the outer edge of the Milne Ice Shelf.
Fog rolling in from the coast at the Milne Ice Shelf camp site.
Group shot left to right: Adam Garbo, Andrew Hamilton, Jill Rajewicz, Kevin Xu
Andrew celebrating his birthday while out in the field at the Purple Valley camp site. He had a special gift from Chris Hatfield!
Andrew in the helicopter on the way to work in the field.
A dramatic shot of Jill, Kevin and Andrew on the way back from a long day of CTD profiling on the Milne Glacier.
Fog rolling in to Purple Valley camp site.
Jill doing a CTD cast at the epishelf lake mooring.
Adam and Kevin’s tents at the Purple Valley camp site.
Panoramic shot of the Milne Glacier taken from the site of one of the time-lapse cameras.
Andrew and Kevin doing a daily CTD cast at the Milne Ice Shelf camp site.
Melt stream on the Milne Ice Shelf (and yes walking through the water is cold!)
CTD profiling and ice thickness measuring out on open Arctic Ocean waters beyond the Milne Ice Shelf.
A windsock at the Eureka air strip.
Twin otter plane taking off from Purple Valley campsite.
Jill’s CTD profile setup at the Milne Ice Shelf camp site.
Milne Ice Shelf camp site on a nice and sunny day.
Andrew and Kevin using the auger to drill a new hole for CTD profiling.
View from the time lapse cameras overlooking the Milne Glacier.
Melt stream on the tributary glacier leading into the Milne Glacier. Very refreshing water to drink.
Ablation stake installed by Adam to track daily melt while at the glacier camp site.
Shot of gear at a lunch stop while heading to the tributary glacier to test out the ice penetrating radar.
Kevin and Adam with the marvellous new toilet.
Group shot after a job well done. From left to right: Andrew Hamilton, Adam Garbo, Jill Rajewicz, Kevin Xu
Side profile of tributary glacier leading into the Milne Glacier.
Rare wildlife spotted while servicing time lapse cameras along the Purple Valley ridge.
Andrew majestically looking into the distance on the Milne Ice Shelf.
Types of broken terrain required to cross while CTD profiling on the Milne Glacier.
Shot of the tributary glacier leading into the Milne Glacier.
Adam’s tent on the Milne Ice Shelf camp after thick fog had rolled in.
Purple Valley camp on a nice and sunny day.
Plant life along the ridge of the Milne Glacier.
Adam’s tent on the medial moraine of the Milne Glacier with the tributary glacier in the background.
Attempting to find a way back to our Milne Glacier camp in the fog.
Panoramic shot taken near the Milne Glacier camp site. Tributary glacier seen to the right.
Adam on a warm and sunny day on the Milne Ice Shelf drilling holes in the ice.
Adam and Andrew, clean and freshly shaven, heading out in to the field on a twin otter.
Melt patters in the Milne Ice Shelf as seen from the helicopter.
Jill investigating the state of Luke Copland’s weather station, while Adam and Andrew look on intently.
Andrew CTD profiling and Jill setting up the outer Milne Ice Shelf mooring.
Andrew calling in to the PCSP on the satellite phone.