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Victoria University Antarctic Research Expedition Science and Logistics Reports 1976-77: VUWAE 21

Event 5, Mt. Erebus

Event 5, Mt. Erebus

Dec 18 Awaiting helo, cleaning gear. Monteath, Keys, Stern, Palmer + 2 USARPs to Fang Glacier.
19 Traversed Mt. Fang, sampling tephra layers en route.
20 Climbed up to Erebus Crater via fumarole towers (sampled). Checked lava lake and measured lava temperature.
21 Shifted to Mt. Erebus summit camp, after acclimatising satisfactorily in 3 days.
22 Set up seismometer and seismograph inside cave. Placed leg of lamb in hot ground in Side Crater.
23-26 Tent days due to wind and snow. Set up inoperative seismo gear in main tent. Retrieved successful hangi on 25th.
27 Keys plus 2 USARPs return to Scott Base. Keys works on samples. Monteath, Stern, Palmer begin surveying programme.
28-30 Surveying continuing, with holdups due to poor visibility.
29 Keys returns to Christchurch.
31 Monteath, Stern, Palmer return to Scott Base.
Days on Mt. Erebus 12
Tent 4
Work 6 1/2
Travel 1 1/2