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Victoria University Antarctic Research Expedition Science and Logistics Reports 1990-91: VUWAE 35

10) LOSS AND DAMAGE TO EQUIPMENT

10) LOSS AND DAMAGE TO EQUIPMENT

All field equipment functioned without problem. With the exception of a grey Brunton Compass (belonging to Woolfe), which was lost, all items were returned from the field.

Several pairs of crampons suffered point losses as result of prolonged use on blue ice. This emphasis the need for parties working in known blue ice areas to carry extensive crampon spares.