Halley Diary — April 2007 (in English)
30 April, 2007 BAS Bloggers
From the meteorological view the Antarctic autumn lasts from 1st of march to 31st of May. So, April is right in the middle of the Austral autumn. It is the …
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30 April, 2007 BAS Bloggers
Aus meteorologischer Sicht dauert der antarktische Herbst vom 1.3. bis zum 31.5. Somit ist der April mittendrin im antarktischen Herbst. Und man wird sich bewusst: Der Sommer mit seinen angenehmen …
Halley Diary — March 2007
31 March, 2007 BAS Bloggers
March is an underrated time of year at Halley, falling in the Antarctic Autumn, a season sandwiched between the hustle and bustle of summer and the stunning auroras of winter. …
Halley Diary — February 2007
28 February, 2007 BAS Bloggers
February is usually an odd month at Halley. The summer ends, the crowds depart, and Halley is left in the hands of the wintering team once again. A huge amount …
Halley Diary — January 2007
31 January, 2007 BAS Bloggers
Unlike last year, when relief finished by New Years Eve, this year the madness started on New Year’s Day. After a week of the ship being stuck 50 miles from …
Halley Diary — December 2006
31 December, 2006 BAS Bloggers
Happy New Year! Hope you all had an excellent Christmas as well. It’s been a bit strange here, not being bombarded by the constant Christmas advertising since September it all …
Halley Diary — November 2006
30 November, 2006 BAS Bloggers
November — Who needs running water? November at Halley saw an average temperature of -9.2°C, average pressure of 978.8hPa, mean scalar wind speed of 14.8 knots. We had 21 days of …
Halley Diary — October 2006
31 October, 2006 BAS Bloggers
October is a busy month here at Halley. We have many winter trips going on and a lot of other stuff to have the base ready for the summer season, …
Halley Diary — September 2006
30 September, 2006 Mark Wales
September started for us with temperatures of -40°C and lower, even a simple task of walking to one of the other platforms requires dressing up in full combat gear completely …
Halley Diary — August 2006
31 August, 2006 BAS Bloggers
August has whizzed by with the return of the sun and the trips to see the Emperor penguins. During the first week of August I was very fortunate to combine …
Halley Diary — July 2006
31 July, 2006 BAS Bloggers
July traditionally a month of lulls, was full of anticipation and preparations for the return of the sun to brighten up our days. It got off to a swinging start …
Halley Diary — June 2006
30 June, 2006 BAS Bloggers
June is a month which seems to be largely compressed into a week, the week around our winter solstice. Midwinter is a big issue down here, signifying the point at …
Halley Diary — May 2006
31 May, 2006 BAS Bloggers
Hello from Halley. This month started off with the May Bank Holiday. In the absence of a maypole we considered dancing round one of the Comms masts but the idea …
Halley Diary — April 2006
30 April, 2006 BAS Bloggers
Well, another month passes at Halley. For me, April started with a week on nightshift. As well as the pleasure of cleaning the toilets every night, this was also a …
Halley Diary — March 2006
31 March, 2006 BAS Bloggers
Working Hard Winter is on its way. Halley feels almost empty as the summer crowd have escaped and left sixteen happy souls to make the place their own. March is …
Halley Diary — February 2006
28 February, 2006 BAS Bloggers
A few words from Alex Gough — Winterer for 2006 Well, everyone’s about to leave us in peace. Almost everyone went early on Saturday morning, but five or six spare …
Halley Diary — December 2005
31 December, 2005 BAS Bloggers
New faces At the beginning of the month with the arrival of the aeroplanes new people come to Halley. Basler DC3 The first arrivals to break the Winter isolation were …
Halley Diary — November 2005
30 November, 2005 BAS Bloggers
First visitors It feels strange to recall the end of the winter now that summer is in full swing! During November we went on the last of the post winter …
Halley Diary — October 2005
31 October, 2005 BAS Bloggers
Perpetual Sunlight Well the month started with a long storm with the pressure dropping off the charts (for those met geeks among us). This kept the Sledge Golf party (Kev …
Halley Diary — September 2005
30 September, 2005 BAS Bloggers
The Last Aurora! Are you sure it’s September already? I’m sure it’s already been said but it is amazing how quickly time passes down here. The beginning of the month …
Halley Diary — August 2005
31 August, 2005 BAS Bloggers
Sun Up!, written by Mike Rooney As usual, August was a busy, fun packed month. We found ourselves looking eagerly towards the Northern Horizon for a brief hint of the …
Halley Diary — July 2005
31 July, 2005 BAS Bloggers
Another month passes quickly, written by Jamie Koplick (Heating/Ventilation Engineer) The month began pretty much the same as all the others, without me realising it! Time really does fly down …
Halley Diary — June 2005
30 June, 2005 BAS Bloggers
Midwinter celebrations, written by Bryn Jones (AIS Engineer) June began where May left off, with the temperature hovering around the very chilly mark of -50°C. However, life inside our warm …
Halley Diary — May 2005
31 May, 2005 BAS Bloggers
Sundown The month started with the yearly Sundown ceremony, to mark the day that the sun disappears and we start three months of darkness. As the oldest member of the …
Halley Diary — April 2005
30 April, 2005 BAS Bloggers
A Chef Writes – knocked together by Kevin (the Sheff-Chef) O’Donnell This month started off with winds of 40 knots and temperatures of −30°C and pretty much stayed the same …
Halley Diary — March 2005
31 March, 2005 BAS Bloggers
Winter Trips Deutsch March is always an exciting time at Halley because after the ship has left, winterers begin their winter trips. It is our type of holiday down here …
März – Winter Trips
31 March, 2005 BAS Bloggers
M�rz 2005 – Winter Trips English Der Monat M�rz ist in Halley immer ein besonders spannender Monat, weil die �berwinterer, nachdem das Schiff Halley zum letzten Mal f�r dieses Jahr …
Halley Diary — February 2005
28 February, 2005 BAS Bloggers
Goodbye to the Shackleton by Craig Nicholls It was a month in which we said goodbye to old friends, the ones who worked all summer getting the base ready for …
Halley Diary — January 2005
31 January, 2005 BAS Bloggers
Hoc of Halley by Hoc Baldock, Summer Admin Support After working for BAS for 14 years you feel you know a bit about it, but how different the reality can …
Halley Diary — December 2004
31 December, 2004 BAS Bloggers
Summer arrives by Simon Coggins December is always a hectic month at Halley as it signals the end of the months of isolation and the beginning of the busy summer …
Halley Diary — November 2004
30 November, 2004 BAS Bloggers
Preparations for Summer By Russ Locke November has been a busy month here at Halley with preparations for the coming summer season well and truly underway. As the winter begins …
Halley Diary — October 2004
31 October, 2004 BAS Bloggers
October Web Page By Allan “Tommo” Thomas Hello there, and welcome to October’s web diary. My name is Allan Thomas, I’m Station Electrician, and I shall be your guide this …
Halley Diary — September 2004
30 September, 2004 BAS Bloggers
Life at Halley by Jeff Cohen Having past the spring equinox on the 22nd of September the hours of daylight now exceeds the hours of darkness and the amount of …
Science at Halley September 2004
30 September, 2004 BAS Bloggers
The main event at the Caslab this month was the “intensive” these are carried out around the Equinoxes and Solstices when the frequency of data sampling is increased. Instead of …
Equinoxes and Solstices
30 September, 2004 BAS Bloggers
Equinoxes and Solstices In the Northern hemisphere the Equinoxes are the two times each year when the length of the day equals the length of the night and are the …
Work at Halley September 2004
30 September, 2004 BAS Bloggers
Digging the melt tank is a daily task which everyone takes turns in doing. It can become one of the worst tasks on the station when the weather turns bad. …
Leisure Activities at Halley September 2004
30 September, 2004 BAS Bloggers
September saw the end of the second series of the TV serial 24. What will we do on Monday evenings now? As you can see below there is plenty to …
Kiting at Halley September 2004
30 September, 2004 BAS Bloggers
With the landscape being flat at Halley Kiting gives skiers and snow boarders an extra dimension to their sport. The only other practical options would be ski jouring when the …
Keeping fit at Halley September 2004
30 September, 2004 BAS Bloggers
This month has seen new faces visiting the Gym these are people who have singled themselves out in the past as the select few who not only have never used …
Post winter trips September 2004
30 September, 2004 BAS Bloggers
In preparation for the post winter trips and any fieldwork that might be required Ed our GA gave some practice sessions in the garage jumaring up to the garage ceiling …
Halley Diary — August 2004
31 August, 2004 BAS Bloggers
Sun up! by Edwyn Dodd August is a busy month at Halley. The end of the 105 or so days or darkness arrives on the 10th-ish (debate about when the …
Halley Diary — July 2004
31 July, 2004 BAS Bloggers
A month of birthdays by Graham Gillie July started quietly and after all the midwinter celebrations it was back to work as normal — or as normal as it gets …
Halley Diary — June 2004
30 June, 2004 BAS Bloggers
Midwinter by Nigel Colgan Midwinter’s day is approaching and the workshop doors have been busy swinging back and forth with eager base members working away on their midwinter presents to …
Halley Diary — May 2004
31 May, 2004 BAS Bloggers
Sundown By Rhian La La caveat: don’t believe anything you read below,- none of us are to be trusted any more!!!! Welcome to May at Halley. Halley in May. Mad …
Halley Diary — April 2004
30 April, 2004 BAS Bloggers
Pish Tash By Vanessa O’Brien April has seen the end of the first winter trips and for two weeks the base has been at full capacity. It is very odd …
Halley Diary — March 2004
31 March, 2004 BAS Bloggers
Bath Time By Stéphane Bauguitte Page en Français March was punctuated by three week-long pre-winter field trips, with Sledge Bravo, Sledge Charlie and Sledge Delta boldly going where Sledge Alpha …
Mar – Temps De Bath
31 March, 2004 BAS Bloggers
Page de Mars 2004 par St�phane Bauguitte Page in English Le mois de Mars a �t� ponctu� par trois voyages pr�-hivernaux d�une dur�e d�une semaine chacun, les tra�neaux Bravo, Charlie …
Halley Diary — February 2004
28 February, 2004 BAS Bloggers
Visitors! By Craig Nicholls Well hello to you all…! It has been a totally packed February you couldn’t squeeze anymore in if you tried… Visitors?… we’ve had more than you …
Jan – New Year, new faces…
31 January, 2004 BAS Bloggers
Gavin Francis (Base Doctor) New Year, new Halley wintering team, and a lot of new faces at Halley (mine being one of them). Jon Seddon, 2002 AIS engineer, has handed …
Halley Diary — January 2004
31 January, 2004 BAS Bloggers
Apologies for the tardiness of this first diary installment of 2004. Life at Halley has been very hectic to say the least since RRS Ernest Shackleton arrived for first call …
Halley Diary — December 2003
31 December, 2003 BAS Bloggers
Planes, cranes & snowmobiles by Mark Maltby, SHARE Engineer December has mainly been a month of Planes, Ships, Snowcats, Cranes, Dozers and doos. Plane loads of cargo and people continued early …
Halley Diary — November 2003
30 November, 2003 BAS Bloggers
Summer has arrived! by Gavin Francis, Base Doctor Summer has arrived! There has been a lot going on in November. The post-winter field trips all returned, the sea-ice is breaking …
Halley Diary — October 2003
31 October, 2003 BAS Bloggers
Halley House of Horror Halloween Special Written by Craig Nicholson Chief pot and bottle washer The following diary took place between the 1st October 2003 and 31st October 2003. All events, …
Halley Diary — September 2003
30 September, 2003 BAS Bloggers
Spring by Robert Shortman, Base Plumber Hello to all! This month has been the start of the post winter trips so everybody is getting ready to get away from base …
Halley Diary — August 2003
31 August, 2003 BAS Bloggers
By Stuart Colley, Meteorologist Without a doubt, the most important event this month has been the return of the Sun after 103 days. Over the last couple of weeks we’ve …
Halley Diary — July 2003
31 July, 2003 BAS Bloggers
By Annette Faux, Meteorologist This month for all of us wintering in the Antarctic has been overshadowed by the tragedy at Rothera. Our thoughts have been very much with the …
Halley Diary — June 2003
30 June, 2003 BAS Bloggers
By Elaine Cowie, Meteorologist June has been a very busy month as this month we celebrated a very important date 21st June, Mid-Winters Day. So we can officially say that …
Halley Diary — May 2003
31 May, 2003 BAS Bloggers
By Allan Thomas Hello from the land of darkness and cold! Can you hear me? May has definitely been a month of ups and downs for us all here at …
Halley Diary — April 2003
30 April, 2003 BAS Bloggers
By Paul Torode April has been a very quiet month at Halley, characterised by a steady decrease in daylight hours as the winter approaches. For many of us wintering for …
Halley Diary — March 2003
31 March, 2003 BAS Bloggers
By Russ Locke (AIS Engineer) Finding things to put into this months diary has been an easy job because we’ve been so busy here since the RRS Ernest Shackleton left …
Halley Diary — February 2003
28 February, 2003 BAS Bloggers
February has been a whirlwind month with the arrival and departure of the ship RRS Ernest Shackleton on it’s second and final call to the station, the realigning of the …
Halley Diary — January 2003
31 January, 2003 BAS Bloggers
Gavin Francis (Base Doctor) New Year, new Halley wintering team, and a lot of new faces at Halley (mine being one of them). Jon Seddon, 2002 AIS engineer, has handed …