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Victoria University Antarctic Research Expedition Science and Logistics Reports 1990-91: VUWAE 35

5 PREPARATIONS FOR THE FIELD

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5 PREPARATIONS FOR THE FIELD

We were met on arrival (October 12) at the ice runway by John Alexander and shortly after arriving at Scott Base had an event briefing with him. This was a useful and to the point working meeting that sorted out all our uncertainties. We also got a brief report on the ice conditions in the region in which we intended to work. We spent October 13 and 14 preparing to go into the field, testing equipment and being issued with field gear and food. On October 15 all members undertook the sea ice travel course, with V Homewood completing the full survival course (October 16 and October 17). R G Buckley, J H Trodahl and J Southon travelled by toboggan to the experimental site on October 16 and V Homewood on October 18. We were able to complete our initial optical measurements the night we arrived, October 16, which was one of the major achievements of this year's event. John Alexander and Eric Saxby were helpful in getting us away. Due to ice conditions at the transition in front of Scott Base, we had problems leaving the Base and had to travel via the ice shelf and Willy's field road.