The camp has one main building for cooking, eating and computer work. Three smaller buildings serve as labs, plus there are a couple of older structures for storage. Everyone sleeps in tents scattered near the buildings. The camp runs almost entirely on solar power during the summer, with a generator used if needed. The only thing the camp is short of is water.
All water has to be melted from the glacier just a hundred yards away, or brought from the lake.
So water is used sparingly. Catching Some Rays We couldn't have picked more perfect weather to be in camp. Camp Hoare on a sunny day. The face of the glacier in the background stands 70 feet high. The views around Hoare are stunning.