For ice operations, equipment and personnel were transported to a stable area of ice via zodiac. A hole is started using a hand drill before putting in the ice coring device. Emperor penguins flock to the area to see what we're doing. They seem attracted to the orange suits. The ice coring device is placed in the hole that was just made.
Brute strength is used to force the corer deep enough for a sample.
A little weight helps. A few people trekked to an area of upturned ice where brown ice would be easily accessible. Slices of ice cores and samples of brown ice were placed in a cooler for transport back to the ship. Samples of brown ice close by the ship were picked up during ice operations using this lift.