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Victoria University Antarctic Research Expedition Science and Logistics Reports 2001-02: VUWAE 46

*EVENT DIARY

*EVENT DIARY

Date Main Activities and Location Helo weights
02 Nov Bertler, Hill and Patterson NZSB
03/04 Nov Hill and Patterson AFT
05-08 Nov Bertler, Hill and Patterson Equipment preparation at SB and BFC
09 Nov Bertler, Hill and Patterson Traverse to Marble Point with Huggland accompanied by Reid
10 Nov ICDS drill flown from Byrd Station to MCM
10 Nov Bertler, Hill and Patterson put in to Victoria Lower Glacier, camp set-up, drill site preparation, GPS base station installation and mass balance measurements 5500 lb with HNO
16–17 Nov Pyne, Kingan and Koçi (ICDS driller) assemble, test and train on ICDS drill
18 Nov Pyne and Kingan traverse from SB to Marble Point with Huggland accompanied by Reid
19 Nov Pyne and Kingan put in at Victoria Lower Glacier 3500 lb with HNO
19 Nov Pyne, Kingan, Bertler, Patterson and Hill set up of drill and test drill hole
20 Nov Pyne, Kingan, Bertler, Patterson and Hill, drilling commences
23 Nov Core pick up to Crary Laboratory 1920 lb by HNO
29 Nov Koçi put in to Victoria Lower Glacier 300 lb by HNO
29 Nov Core pick up to Cary Laboratory 1920 lb by HNO
03 Dec Bertler, Patterson, and Hill to Marble Point waiting for weather to clear at Shapeless Mountain 1600 lb with US helo
03 Dec Kingan to Marble Point for traverse to SB 5400 lb with US helo
03 Dec Pyne and Koçi to Scott Base, core pick up to Crary Laboratory 2000 lb with US helo
04 Dec Kingan traverse from Marble Point to SB with Huggland accompanied by Reid
04 Dec Bertler, Patterson and Hill put in at Shapeless Mountain location, camp set-up and collection of snow samples from snow pit 1600 lb with HNO
08 Dec Bertler, Patterson, and Hill to Scott Base 1720 lb with HNO
08 Dec Kingan RT NZ page 4
09 Dec Bertler commences work on ice cores at Crary Laboratory
20 Dec Pyne, Patterson RT NZ
24 Dec Patterson RT NZ
02 Jan Bertler RT NZ