| Oct 22 |
Robinson, Fowlie, Palmer, Nalder to Scott Base. |
| 21-31 |
Preparing field gear, scientific and surveying equipment, working on toboggans etc. One day field test of equipment. |
| Nov 1 |
Robinson, Fowlie, Palmer, Nalder and Monteath to snout of Taylor Glacier. Laying camps by helo. |
| 2-3 |
Surveying ice velocity poles. |
| 4 |
Shift to camp 2. Surveying and ablation measurements of Line D. |
| 5 |
To camp 3. Surveying of Line E. |
| 6 |
Drilling of 20 meter hole for ice temperature measurements. |
| 7-8 |
Continued temperature recordings. Surveying Line F. |
|
Monteath returns to Scott Base (Nov 7). |
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Shift to Camp 4 (Solitary Rocks). |
| 10-11 |
Surveying Line G. |
| 12 |
Tent Day, strong SW winds and blowing snow. |
| 13 |
Surveying link-up network. |
| 14 |
Move to Camp 5 (Kennar Valley). |
| 15 |
Placing of Line H and surveying. |
| 16 |
Establish trig on Finger Mt. |
| 17 |
To Camp 6 (Depot Nunatak). |
| 18 |
Reconnaissance of Depot Nunatak and search for USGS trig. |
| 19 |
Nalder, Palmer and Fowlie to Scott Base. Hull to Depot Nunatak. |
| 20 |
Continued work at Depot Nunatak. |
| 21 |
Event 13 arrives Depot Nunatak. Robinson and Hull sledge to camp 4. |
| 22 |
Mapping 'Dune' Valley. |
| 23 |
Tent day, strong SW wind, low cloud and blowing snow. |
| 24 |
Mapping Arena Valley. |
| 25 |
Shift to Beacon Valley. Met up with Event 13. |
| 26-27 |
Mapping Beacon Valley. |
| 28 |
Shift to camp 3. Event 13 to Pearse Valley. |
| 29-Dec 1 |
Temperature measurements and moraine sampling at Knobhead and Cavendish Rocks. |
| 2 |
Sledge to old 'Y' camp; temperature measurements. |
| 3 |
Sledge to Beehive Mt. |
| 4-7 |
Bad weather. Repair toboggan and tried to find USGS trig VA 18 (Dec. 5). Climbed Northwest Mt to replace USGS trig. (Dec. 7). |
| 8 |
Sledged to camp 5 (Kennar Valley). |
| 9-15 |
Joined Event 25. Studied Metschel Tillite; mapped Kennar Valley. |
| 16 |
Sledged to camp 1 (snout of Taylor Glacier). |
| 17 |
Set up camp on shores of Lake Bonney. |
| 18 |
Helo. delay. |
| 19 |
Wendon arrives from Scott Base. Event 12 shifts to Lake Bonney camp. |
| 20-26 |
Work on glacier tunnel. |
| 27 |
Study metasediment belt. |
| 28 |
Digging permafrost trench. |
| 29-Jan 2 |
Photography and description of glacier margin. |
| 3 |
Wendon to Scott Base. Robinson and Hull to camp p by helo. |
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Then to Pearse Valley by toboggan.page 22.gif) |
| 4-6 |
Mapping in Pearse Valley. |
| 7 |
Sledge to camp 1. Mapping along northern margin of Taylor Glacier. |
| 8 |
Complete basal ice measurements in tunnel. |
| 9-10 |
Helo. delay. Ablation measurements on snout poles. |
| 11 |
Nalder to Taylor Glacier (camp 1). Survey for USGS benchmark on Lake Bonney. |
| 12 |
Surveying velocity poles. |
| 13 |
Sledge to camp 2. |
| 14 |
Tent day, 40 knot winds. |
| 15-16 |
Surveying. Shift to camp 3. |
| 17 |
Temperature measurements, surveying and ablation recordings. |
| 18 |
Nalder to Scott Base. Robinson and Hull to Kennar Valley. |
| 19 |
Work in Kennar Valley. |
| 20 |
Robinson and Hull to camp 3, joined by Nalder from Scott Base. Sledged to camp 4. |
| 21 |
Day sledge trip to Finger Mt. and surveying to Line H. |
| 22 |
Surveying on line G. |
| 23 |
Robinson, Hull and Nalder return to Scott Base. |
| 24-27 |
Packing and preparations for NZ return. |
| 28 |
Robinson and Hull return to Christchurch. |
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