The Million Year Ice Core (MYIC) drilling team flew to Concordia Station on New Year's Eve 2024 before the short nine kilometre ride to their drill site at Dome C North (DCN) on 1 January 2025.

Follow the team's progress in their field diary (links to each week below).

Four scientists setting up ice-drilling equipment, surrounded by snow and ice
Setting up the shallow coring Eclipse drill. Photo: Joel Pedro

This season will set the team up for the next 4-5 years as they strive to drill an ice core with a climate record of more than one million years. 

2024-25 science team: Daniel Baggenstos, Mark Cook, Etienne Gros, Derryn Harvie, Chelsea Long, Joel Pedro, Chris Plummer.

2024-25 traverse team: Damien Beloin, Chris Gallagher, Liv Grover-Johnson, Tim Harris, David Holley, Ryan Kunst, Jack McLeod, Nate Payne, Rob Tisdale, Chris Wilkinson

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