This book provides a review of mechanical ice drilling

technology, including the design, parameters, and performance of various tools

and drills for making holes in snow, firn and ice. The material presents the historical

development of ice drilling tools and devices from the first experience taken

place more than 170 years ago to the present day and focuses on the modern

vision of ice drilling technology. It is illustrated with numerous pictures, many of them published for the first time. This book is intended for specialists

in ice core sciences, drilling engineers, glaciologists, and can be useful for

highschool students and other readers who are very interested in engineering

and cold regions technology.