Camp and Field Site pullout

After two months at our Blood Falls and the Taylor Glacier field site it is now time to break down camp and return everything to MCM. In order to get all of our samples (13 freeze safes) and personal gear back to town safely we will rely on the best pilots and helo-techs that I have worked with, PHI of Antarctica. This group has been crucial to the success of our project and I cannot thank them enough.

The final load of gear is slung from the glacier field site back to MCM via helicopter

"Lake Taylor" and the end of sampling

Tunneling operations ceased on the 25th of November due to rising water at the tunnel entrance. Luckily, we had collected all of the samples that we had planned and this event did not change or negatively impact all of our work. On the last day of work at the field site it was necessary to expeditiously remove all of our samples and equipment from the tunnel. See photos below.
At this point we are transporting all of the ice back to MCM. We collected nearly 1000 kg (2100 lbs.) of ice from TG and we are currently preparing these samples for shipment to the U.S. and Belgium for future analysis.