Stairways to Heaven
© Anton Chekalin HOMEPAGE

This is a five-metre-deep water well melted into a glacier at the Novolazarevskaya station. The light acquires a bright blue colour as it travels through the ice.

Full story please read here:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/russian/talking_point/newsid_7659000/7659043.stm (russian)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_pictures/7670264.stm (english)