Victoria University Antarctic Research Expedition Science and Logistics Reports 1972-73: VUWAE 17
ITINERARY VUWAE 17B - PARTS 1, 2
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ITINERARY VUWAE 17B - PARTS 1, 2
PART 1
Oct. 21 | Blackwood, Keys fly to Scott Base. |
Oct. 22 - 23 | Field preparations and trial. |
Oct. 24 | Blackwood, Keys plus one toboggan to Cape Evans. |
Oct. 25 | Work Cape Evans. |
Oct. 26 | Work Cape Evans until replacement toboggan arrived. Travel to Cape Royds. |
Oct. 27 - 29 | Weather-bound. Sea ice breakout south of Cape Barne. |
Oct. 30 | Reconnaissance of overland route to Capes Barne and Evans. |
Oct. 31 - Nov. 1 | Work Cape Royds. |
Nov. 2-3 | Weather-bound. |
Nov. 4 | Work Rocky Point. |
Nov. 5 | Transfer to Cape Evans by helo. Pick up additional toboggan. Work Inaccessible and Tent Islands. |
Nov. 6 | Work Cape Barne, including mirabilite deposit. |
Nov. 7 | Work Razorbacks, Turks Head, Tryggve Point, Cape Evans. |
Nov. 8 | Work Cape Evans. |
Nov. 9-10 | Weather-bound. |
Nov. 11 | Travel to Scott Base. |
Nov. 12 - 15 | Weather-bound Scott Base. Field preparation. |
Nov. 16 - 17 | Keys, work Hut Point Peninsula with Mason, not Blackwood. |
PART 2
Nov. 18 | Freeman flies to Scott Base; field trial including toboggan trip to Cape Barne to investigate mirabilite deposit. |
Nov. 19 | Return to Scott Base. |
Nov. 20 | Field preparation. |
Nov. 21-22 | Awaiting helo. |
Nov. 23 | Freeman, Keys to Pearse Valley by helo, laying food and fuel dump at Lake Fryxell. Work up south side of valley. |
Nov. 24 - 27 | Work Pearse Valley. |
Nov. 28 | Transfer to Lake Bonney by helo. Work up to Taylor Glacier and Taylor Red Deposit. |
Nov. 29 - 30 | Work valley sides from Lake Bonney. |
Dec. 1-3 | Move to Marble Point on foot, via camps at Lake Fryxell and New Harbour. |
Dec. 4 | Transfer to Upper Wright Valley by helo, laying food and fuel dumps at Vanda Station and Don Juan Pond. |
Dec. 5-10 | Work Upper Wright glacier area. |
Dec. 11 | Work to Don Juan Pond on foot. Work Don Juan Pond. |
Dec. 12 | Work to Vanda Station on foot. |
Dec. 13 | Prevented from working by unusually heavy snowfall. |
Dec. 14 | Transfer to Lower Wright Valley near Meserve Glacier by helo. Work down Asgard range side of valley after being dropped off by helo. |
Dec. 15 - 16 | Work Lower Wright Valley. |
Dec. 17 | Work to Vanda Station on foot. Waiting for snow to clear. |
Dec. 18 - 19 | Waiting for snow to clear. 1800 hrs. 19th. Work up slopes of Mt. Odin setting up salt collection buckets.page 28 |
Dec. 20 | Return to Scott Base by helo. |
Dec. 21 | Freeman. Keys to Cape Bird. |
Dec. 25 | Awaiting helo. |
Dec. 26 | Return to Scott Base. |
Dec. 27 | Sealing salts in capillary tubes and packing samples. |
Dec. 28 | Freeman returns to New Zealand. |
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VUWAE 17C
Nov. 18 | Allis, Crump and Hunt fly to Scott Base. Join Blackwood for training trip to Cape Evans. |
19 | Return to Scott Base. Preparation for field. |
22 | Allis, Blackwood, Crump and Hunt to Vanda by helo. |
23-26 | Awaiting transport to Shapeless. |
27 | Party plus Lowery, Lefever by helo to Shapeless. |
Nov. 28 - Dec. 29 | Geological and geophysical work in Shapeless Mountain - Mistake Peak area. |
Dec. 30 | Allis, Hunt to Vanda by helo. |
Dec. 31 - | Continued geological work at Shapeless. |
Jan. 12 | |
Jan. 12 | Blackwood, Crump, Lowery, Lefever by helo to Vanda. Blackwood and Crump to Scott Base. |
Jan. 13 | Crump returns to N.Z. |
VUWAE 17D
Nov. 22 | Shapeless Mountain party (VUWAE 17C) fly by helo to Vanda, awaiting weather improvement at Shapeless Mountain. |
Nov. 23-26 | Allis, Hunt transport equipment on to Lake Vanda. |
Nov. 27 | Helo to Shapeless Mountain. |
Dec. 30 | Allis, Hunt helo transfer from Shapeless Mountain to Lake Vanda. |
Dec. 31- | Geophysical work Lake Vanda. |
Jan. 16 | |
Jan. 17 | Return to Scott Base by helo. |
Jan. | Allis, Hunt return to N.Z. |