Yesterday it all happened! Christine and Mike boarded the Basler and made the journey across the Ross Sea. Meanwhile Fawna and Tim packed their things on the most beautiful sunny day at the East Lockhart camp. Chris was readied to pass on photos, maps and ideas to the new party. Danny conducted interviews with the departing members to capture their reactions to the place, the people and the circumstance. It was a bittersweet departure for us (ah, don't feel too sorry as we are heading back home to summertime in Perth), and we are very excited to hear what the new group sees and discovers and hope the very best for the second half of the season!
Here are a few photos and sketches from the first month in the field...
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| Bird Bluff, site of the first traverse and the first three weeks in the Fosdicks |
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| Chris and Fawna tackle the base of this vertical section |
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| Blowing snow over a wind-scoop...blue ice lake to the left |
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| Crevasse training on a windy day |
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| Tim happy to find more chunks of the mantle |
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| Using the tablet computer to trace photos of melt networks (yellow) |
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| The Snow Petrels of Bird Bluff |
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| Another windy day - this time playing cards in the Endurance cook tent |
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| Fawna packing the last item from our Scott tent in front of the Bitgood massif |
WONDERFUL to see! Looks like a wonderfully productive time. Good luck to all - those continuing in the field as well as those going home to + 28 degrees!!!!
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