Halley Bay - 2002

• For the first time ever, the relief ship (RRS Ernest Shackleton) failed to reach Halley, and relief was done in February using Twin Otter aeroplanes from Drescher Inlet, 200 miles northeast. More details.
• Fortunately the ship successfully reached Halley the following season, arriving at Creek 2 on Christmas Eve 2002. Relief was successfully carried out 25-31 December. Details in the RRS Ernest Shackleton Diary.

Official list

Pictures

Base photo

The Wintering team of 2002. (from the May 2002 Halley Diary) Back Row: Douglas Colliar, Paul Sharp, Mark Stewart, Stuart Macmillan, Kevan White, Duncan Cameron, Lyndsey Bishop, Steve Hinde, Ben Norrish, hiding behind Steve is camera-shy Andy McConnachie. On the bar: Jon Seddon Front Row: Mark Ryan, Cathy Moore, Elaine Cowie, Annette Faux, Mickey Hazell Photograph by Paul Sharp

... and here they are outside
(from the November 2002 Halley Diary)

From left to right, back to front: Mark Stewart (Data Manager), Paul 'Sharpy' Sharp (Electrician), Kevan White (Heating and Vent), Stuart 'Shaggy' MacMillan (Chef), Lyndsey Bishop (Doctor) Cathy Moore (Met), Steve Hinde (FGA & WBC), Duncan Cameron (FGA), Andy McConnachie (Gennie Mech), Annette 'Net' Faux (Met) Mickey Hazell (Steel Erector/Chippy), Mark Ryan (Comms Manager), Ben Norrish (Vehicle Mech), Elaine Cowie (Met), Jon 'Student Grant' Seddon (AIS Engineer) , Douglas Colliar (SHARE Engineer) Photograph by Dave Leatherdale

Winter balloon launch

Photograph by Mark Ryan

More pictures by Mark Ryan.

Twin Otters on the ice next to Ernest Shackleton at Drescher Inlet, February 2002.

Map of the Halley area.

Map of the Brunt Ice Shelf, September 2002. Click for a larger picture.

The met angels

Other information, anecdotes etc.

• Mark Ryan
• Lyndsey Bishop
• Station Diary
• Fetish Evening from the Halley Diary
• ESA keeps vigil on the Antarctic ice pack

Summer 2001-02

Steve Marshall writes:

Halley was an amazing period of my life, so many great moments and doing the BC job is manic but very rewarding (sometimes!!) I suppose the most interesting time I had was the 2001/2002 season when the E Shackleton was unable to get through to Halley. The weather that season was dire and we just saved the season and the future winter with a last minute airlift with Twin Otters. One Otter arrived completely full of beer!! This is the moment I knew we could allow the team to take on the next winter!! [16 January 2006]