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Four Prinoth groomers and bulldozers line up to groom and clear the runway, ensuring safe landing conditions for the incoming cargo aircraft.

The newly installed automatic weather station stands fully assembled on the rocky surface of Vesthaugen Nunatak.

A final look at the newly installed solar thermal panels, marking an important upgrade to the station’s renewable energy system.

Alain Hubert and Nicolas Herinckx after the successful setup of the station, photographed by Simon Steffen.

The new solar thermal panels are lifted into place and aligned on the station’s roof, ready for installation.

The new panels are firmly fixed to the mounting structure to ensure stability under Antarctic weather conditions.

The original solar thermal panels are carefully removed from the roof of Princess Elisabeth Antarctica Station after more than a decade of service.

To support the FROID project, our team returned to marked GPS points on the Antarctic Plateau to track subtle ice movements in blue ice areas. Carrying out precise GPS measurements at bamboo-marked points from last year. These repeat surveys help detect subtle ice flow in the blue ice areas.

To support the FROID project, our team returned to marked GPS points on the Antarctic Plateau to track subtle ice movements in blue ice areas.The trip was too long for a single push, so the team set up camp in a sheltered location the bottom of the Nils Larsenfjellet (south-west of the Sør Rondane Mountains).