After the summer of 2006 we found images on Flickr (taken on August 28th) which showed that all was OK on the ice.
![fallenbase](https://glacsweb.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/fallenbase.jpg)
Then we received email from Valentin Burki showing the base had fallen down a deep crack which openned in the glacier.
![crushedbase](https://glacsweb.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/crushedbase.jpg)
Then we went on a “rescue mission” in November – when the base had been seen floating in the lake! This is what it looked like on recovery.
The rescue trip was recorded for BBC News.