A member of ice detection team sinks into the ice while searching for routes for the blocked China's ice breaker Xuelong or "Snow Dragon" during her 25th expedition to Antarctica, on November. 24, 2008.

A member of ice detection team measures the depth of the snow on ice with a stick while searching for routes for the blocked China's ice breaker Xuelong or "Snow Dragon" during her 25th expedition to Antarctica, on November 24, 2008.