G. Personnel

All members of the expedition had a successful and happy season. A large part of the expedition's success was due to the overall competence of our DSIR companions, Palmer, Nankervis and Sullivan. Their inventiveness and mechanical and alpine experience proved extremely worthwhile. Sullivan's sledging experience was invaluable to Event 36. Both Robinson and Anderson proved very capable toboggan mechanics also.

It is a boon to one's work programme and general wellbeing if a field worker can climb up a steep slope to an outcrop, cross a crevasse field, or do some difficult sledging between localities, all the time remaining confident in his companions' abilities. This would have been the case generally with VUWAE 21.