Daily reports from the NGRIP-camp - week 33 year 2000
Monday, August 14th
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| A relatively warm day with overcast. |
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The ski ways are now in shape
to receive a plane tomorrow afternoon. Eight pallets with cargo and one
of the large vehicles have been prepared for take off with this first skier.
Today the kitchen and dinning areas have been cleaned, and inventory
was made in the kitchen. The snow scooters and the Kaessbohrer vehicle
were checked and repaired. The camp is almost ready to be left for wintertime. |
Tuesday, August 15th
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| The general cleaning and packing continued in camp today, and the generator
was repaired. At 18.43 p.m. the skier arrived and the cargo was loaded.
The plane needed 4 attempts to take off, however it was heavily loaded,
including the Trackmaster which was being flown out. The grooming of the
skiway continued in the evening after the plane had taken off. |
Wednesday, August 16th
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So finally the last day in camp ! The last persons in camp were flow
to Kangerlussuaq today and the camp closed. 3 hours before take-off the
main generator was switched off and the injection pump taken out. The main
generator has been running for 8569hrs, which corresponds to almost a year.
Another smaller generator provided the power for the camp until take-off.
2 hours before departure the antenna cable was cut around the snow melter....This
was not good, since the camp must have radio contact with the skier and
Kangerlussuaq until the last minute. Therefore the antenna cable was quickly
repaired and communication could continue. Operating in Greenland never
leaves out excitement.
The Hercules plane arrived at 20:33 West Greenland time, at 21:36 all
persons and retro cargo were onboard. The skier was airborne in first attempt
without using JATO's at 21:46. And the plane
arrived in Kangerlussuaq
airport at 23:52. |
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| We will stop writing the dairy for this year. Any news about what happens
now... will be put on the main
homepage for North GRIP, or as links from this homepage. We will put
some new pictures on the pictures gallery 2000, when the last persons arrive
back home. This will not be before in a weeks time or so. Thank you for
looking in and following the events in camp, Maybe we will reach
the bottom next year ????? |
Thursday, August 17th
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Friday, August 18th
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Saturday, August 19th
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Sunday, August 20th
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This is the last week of this year's field season.
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