Maria stares at the hole, her face troubled. She looks at Rachel, nodding her head. "It can be done, if it's done very carefully. Let me go down. If the ice is unstable, I'm the one who most likely can get through it without causing more damage," Maria said.<br/><br/>"If you think that's best," Dr. Parker said tensely.<br/><br/>Maria cinched a rope to her belt. "Just lower me down real steadily, and be prepared to pull me up if I call for it," she said.