BBC: More than 400 pieces of Alpine ice have been moved to a giant freezer - a first step in their journey to Antarctica.
The seemingly strange plan to send ice to the coldest place on Earth is part of a scientific mission to "rescue" some of the world's most endangered glacial ice.
Bubbles in old, deep glacial ice are frozen records of our past atmosphere.
Scientists say their purpose-built Antarctic ice bunker will keep these safe for future research.
"What we know for sure is that the ice...