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Victoria University Antarctic Research Expedition Science and Logistics Reports 1974-75: VUWAE 19

APPENDIX II - ITINERARY

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APPENDIX II - ITINERARY

EREBUS EXPEDITION

Dec 2 Kyle, Dibble, Lambert, Giggenbach to Scott Base.
3 Preparations; Dibble, Giggenbach to Erebus Summit Camp.
4 Tazieff, Le Guern, Sabroux, Le Bronec, Stauffer, Cavillon to Scott Base.
4-7 Summit; acclimatisation and recon.: preparations at Scott Base.
7 Norman, Lambert, Swindells, Milton and 6 French to Fang acclimatisation camp.
8 Blizzard.
9-10 Summit; tent and setting up seismometer: Fang; tent days.
11 Summit; tent day: Fang; ascent/descent practice in Fang windscoop.
12 Kyle and Keys to Fang: Norman et al to summit.
3-15 Summit; seismometer network, acclimatisation, some gear to main crater rim, main crater wall route: Fang; geology, geochemistry.
16 Tent day.
17 Kyle and Keys to summit, gear from Scott Base to summit camp and from there to rim pad, seismometer in main crater.
18 Gear to flying fox site, flying fox and winch assembled, seismology.
19 Geology, geochemistry round main crater rim and in icecave, seismology.
20 Gear to inner crater rim, inner crater winch assembled, gas sampling bottles broken, inner crater 24 hr observation commenced.
21 Kyle, Lambert witness big eruption, flying fox cable broken, geology, geochemistry, seismology; Giggenbach, Sabroux to Scott Base.
22 Tent day, seismology.
23 Flying fox restrung, rest of gear to main crater floor, geology, geochemistry, seismology.
24 Le Guern, Keys, Tazieff, Norman witness 6 eruptions (one big) within 3 hours; Giggenbach, Sabroux to summit camp, geology, geochemistry, seismology; Dibble, Keys witness big eruption.
25 Tent day, Christmas celebrations.
26 Tent day, geology, geochemistry, seismology in ice cave.
27 Tent day.
28 Geology, geochemistry on summit plateau to west, seismology.
29 Tazieff, La Bronec, Stauffer, Cavillon to Scott Base, geology on summit plateau to south, east and north, seismology, some gear back to camp.
30 Geology, geochemistry, seismology, rest of gear removed from main crater and back to camp.
31 Breaking camp, geochemistry, party returns to Scott Base.
Jan 1 6 French, Dibble, Giggenbach return to N.Z.
6 Kyle returns to N.Z.
Division of Time from Dec 12-31 for VUWAE members.
Work days/support activities 15 1/2
Tent days … 4
Travel … 1/2
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BLACK ISLAND

Part 1

Dec 5 Kyle and Keys to Black Island from Scott Base. Camp set up at southern end of Ice Lake.
5-7 work around Mt. Melania, Ice Lake and central island region.
8 Tent day.
9 Work to west of Ice Lake and south of cape Hodgson.
10 Close support, Kyle and Keys return to Scott Base.
11 Preparation for Erebus expedition.

Part 2

Jan 11 Packing gear for N.Z.
12 Keys and Sound-Turner to Black Island, camping at northern end of Ice Lake.
13-16 Work around northern end of Ice Lake, Mt. Melania ridge and two dammed lakes to north.
16 Keys and Round-Turner return to Scott Base.
17-25 Keys packing VUWAE gear for N.Z., assisting unloading of Scott Base resupply and general Base activities.
26 Keys and 20 other university and DSIR personnel board Pvt John R. Toule.
31 Arrive at Lyttelton.

Division of Time

Geology/geochem. work days 7
Tent days … 1
Travel, awaiting helo 2 1/2
Preparation, packing, etc. at Scott Base … 11 1/2
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GLACIAL SEDIMENT STUDIES

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.

Division of Time

Work days … 25
Travel/awaiting aircraft 10
Tent days … 2
Preparation, packing etc. at Scott Base 4
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SEISMIC PROFILING

Dec 17,18 Equipment loaded aboard USCGC 'Burton Island' at Lyttelton.
Jan 13 Christoffel, Northey, Brown to Scott Base.
14 Party boards Burton Island, along with co-workers Kong and Kohsmann from Northern Illinois university.
15-17 Unpacking and setting up equipment, while heading towards Terra Nova Bay, Victoria Land.
18-20 Profiling. Arrived Terra Nova Bay Jan 20.
20-24 Profiling in Terra Nova Bay. Two abortive attempts at reflection runs using sonobuoys on Jan 20 and 22, losing a sonobuoy on Jan 20.
24-27 Headed back to McMurdo to clear ice for cargo ship 'Pvt John R. Toule". No profiling.
Jan 28-Feb 2 Profiling on a grid pattern in McMurdo Sound.
Feb 3 Profiling in Ross Sea, northeast of Cape Bird.
4 Berthed at McMurdo.
5 Christoffel, Northey, Brown return to N.Z.

Approximate Division of Time

Days spent profiling … 15
Air and ship travel without profiling 5
Preparation/waiting at Scott Base and McMurdo 6
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LATE CENOZOIC STRATIGRAPHY

Nov 28 Vucetich, Robinson to Scott Base.
29 Field preparations.
30 Core studies, McMurdo.
Dec 1 Scott Base to Commonwealth Glacier.
2 Geology recc. to New Harbour.
3 Geology measuring polymicton sections. New Harbour stream.
4 Geology excavating sections near camp.
5 Geology measuring sections near camp for map.
6 Geology west flank of Commonwealth Glacier.
7 Geology sections in Wales Stream.
8 Geology transect midway to L. Fryxell.
9 Geology sampling in New Harbour Stream.
10. Geology checking interpretation near Lake Fryxell.
11. Tent day.
12. Geology: complete detailed log and sampling near Camp.
13 Commonwealth Glacier to Lake Vida.
13 Geology: recce. south Wall opposite camp.
14 Geology: recce. up Barwick Valley and return McKelvey Valley.
15 Tent day.
16 Geology: to Victoria Lower Glacier.
17 Geology: "Rock Glacier" and dunes near Vida.
18 Geology: Lake margins 3 ml. N.W.
19 Geology: ascent N. of camp - Tuff Bed (Max. Temp. 10°C).
20 Lake Vida to Lake Bonney.
21 Geology: Suess Glacier and basalts.
22 Tent day - snow.
23 Geology: Excavating polymicton section "P" near Lacroix Glacier.
24 Geology: Excavating polymicton section "P" near Lacroix Glacier.
25 Xmas Day.
26 Geology: traverse return to Lake Chad.
27 Geology: sampling section "P" (near Lacroix Glacier).
28 Geology: sampling section "P" (near Lacroix Glacier).
29 Geology: Lake "Benches" s. side of Lake Bonney.
30 Geology: Lake "Benches" s. side of Lake Bonney.
31 Geology: T. Left flank Hughes Glacier.
Jan 1 New Years Day.
2 Geology: N. side of Lake Bonney - benches.
3 Geology: excavation of section "S".
4 Geology: snout of Taylor Glacier.
5 Tent day - snow.
6 Geology: H. Keys joined camp 1115 hrs.
7 Geology: H.K. sites close to Lacroix Glacier.
8 Geology: consult with Prof. Wilson and party; section "S".
9 Geology: H.K. sites north and south side. Lake Bonney.
10 Vucetich, Robinson, Keys Lake Bonney to Scott Base. Packing cargo for New Zealand.
11 Vucetich, Robinson Scott Base - New Zealand.

Division of Time

work days … 30
Tent days … 6
Travel/awaiting helos 4
Preparation … 2
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BASAL BEACON STUDIES

NOV 7 Plume and Keys arrive at Scott Base.
8 Began preparation of field gear - sledged to Cape Royds.
9 Return to Scott Base.
10 Final preparation for movement to field.
11 Event moved to Mt. Kempe.
12 Tent day due to bad weather.
13-16 Work around Mt. Kempe.
17 Tent day.
18 Barrett and Powell join Event moving to Table Mountain.
19-25 Work around Table Mountain
26 Event moves to Knobhead - Barrett and Powell return to Scott Base.
27-28 Work on Mt. Handsley and Knobhead.
29 Tent day.
30 Work on Knobhead and valley.
Dec 1 Tent day.
2-3 Work on Knobhead.
4 Saxby joins Event moving to New Mountain - Keys returns to SB.
5-7 Geology on New Mountain.
8-9 Tent days.
10 Geology on New Mountain
11 Tent day.
12-14 Geology on New Mountain
15 Barrett and Powell join event moving to Taylor Valley - Saxby returns to Scott Base; replaced by Rainsbury.
16 Geology around Mt. JJ Thompson.
17 Geology on Mt. Coates.
18-19 Rest days. Geology at Taylor Glacier.
20 Event moves to Mt. Boreas - Barrett and Rainsbury return to SB.
21 Tent day.
22 Geology on Mt. Boreas.
23 Tent day.
24 Geology on Mt. Electra.
25 Christmas Day.
26 Geology on Mt. Aeolus and Mt. Jason.
27 Event moves to Vanda Station.
28 Preparation of equipment for return to Scott Base.
29-31 Geology on Mt. Odin.
Jan 1 New Years Day.
2 Geology on Mt. Odin.
3 Event moves to Asgard Hut.
4 Geology on Plane Table.
5 Tent day.
6-7 Geology on Plane Table.
8 Event moves to Vanda Station.
9 Event moves to Scott Base.
Plume and Powell return to N.Z.

Division of time

Work days … 38
Held up by weather … 12
Travel/awaiting helos 12
Preparation … 3
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