Victoria University Antarctic Research Expedition Science and Logistics Reports 1974-75: VUWAE 19
[Glacial Sediment Studies Itinerary]
Nov 13 | Barrett and Powell to Scott Base. |
14-17 | Study of core from DVDP 10, Earth Science Lab. Meeting with Rutford on Nov 14. Meeting with Robertson Nov 15. |
18 | Barrett and Powell by helo to Table Mountain picking up Keys and Plume (Event 12) at Mount Kempe. |
19-25 | Work on Beacon Supergroup (3 days) and Late Cenozoic glacial sediments (4 days) at Table Mountain. |
26 | Barrett and Powell by helo to Scott Base. Keys and Plume by helo to Knobhead (Event 12). |
27-Dec 2 | Study and sampling of core from DVDP 10 and 11. Trip to New Harbour for sampling (Dec 1). |
Dec 3 | Barrett, Powell, Rainsbury, Stevens and 11 dogs to Crary Ice Rise by C-130. |
4 | Party moved camp to "NE corner" of Ice Rise. |
5-8 | Explored area, discovering sea water in rift system but no dirty ice. |
8 | Party moved camp back to put-in.page 20 |
Dec 9 | Barrett and Stevens sledged 30 km NW along Ice Rise. |
10 | Blizzard. |
11 | Barrett and Stevens return to put-in. |
12 | Dogs exhausted. Lie-up. |
13 | Party return to Scott Base by C-130. |
14 | Barrett and Powell complete sampling of DVDP 11. |
15 | Barrett, Powell and Rainsbury by helo to snout of Taylor Glacier, picking up Plume and Saxby (Event 12) from Knobhead. Saxby returns to Scott Base. |
16-19 | Barrett and Powell carry out sedimentological study around glacier margin. |
20 | Barrett and Rainsbury return to Scott Base by helo. Plume and Powell (Event 12) to Mount Boreas by helo. |
23 | Barrett to New Zealand. |