An online diary of my trip to Halley Bay, Antarctica working for the British Antarctic Survey. Contains images, information and personal thoughts about living and working in the Antarctic.

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Return to the Hinge Zone

Pictures from another winter trip to the Hinge Zone in March 2005.

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Once we were ready we departed the perimeter for the Hinge Zone. Each 'Alpine Pair' pulls a Nansen sledge full of supplies and each pair of skidoos are linked together by long ropes in case one of them was to fall into a crevasse.