Victoria University Antarctic Research Expedition Science and Logistics Reports 2000-01: VUWAE 45

7 Event Diary

7 Event Diary

Day Date Location Activity
01 19/11/00 AH - camp (Trudge Valley -TV) insertion and camp setup (Holme, Bornholdt, Spencer - AFT instructor and temp guest)
02 20/11/00 AH - central Allan Hills traverse to place diatom trap on ice-sheet imm. west of Allan Hills
03 21/11/00 AH - Holme at Echo Gully; Bornholdt, Spencer at Mt. Waiters Holme - revisit outcrop; Bornholdt, Spencer outcrop measurement
04 22/11/00 AH - Holme at camp for a.m. then western TV; Bornholdt, Spencer at Mt. Watters Holme - recce; Bornholdt, Spencer outcrop measurement, description and sampling. K047A arrival and Spencer to SB
05 23/11/00 AH - camp, drillsite Help K047A set up camp and drillrig
06 24/11/00 AH - south ridge of TV in a.m.; Holme at drillrig in p.m. while Bornholdt at Mt. Watters mapping in a.m.; Holme help at drillrig in p.m. while Bornholdt mapping
07 25/11/00 AH - rim of gully in southeast corner of TV recce for second drillsite location
08 26/11/00 AH - Holme walk with K047A members Dickinson, Hosie, Wayne to 'Triangle' in central Allan Hills; Bornholdt at Mt. Watters Holme look for new drillsite; Bornholdt mapping
09 27/11/00 AH - Holme walk with entire K047A group to Triangle; Bornholdt at Mt. Watters Holme look for new drillsite and outcrop; Bornholdt mapping
10 28/11/00 AH - eastern TV sampling transect
11 29/11/00 AH - eastern TV sampling transect
12 30/11/00 AH - Holme on west side of Triangle; Bornholdt at Mt. Watters Holme outcrop work; Bornholdt mapping
13 01/12/00 AH - Holme at camp; Bornholdt at Mt. Watters Holme assisting K047A with helos; Bornholdt mapping
14 02/12/00 AH - at camp Holme revising field plan; Bornholdt assisting K047A with helos
15 03/12/00 AH - Holme at camp; Bornholdt at Mt. Watters Holme ill with fever; Bornholdt mapping
16 04/12/00 AH - Hicock arrival. Holme, Hicock on west side of Triangle; Bornholdt on ridge Holme, Hicock doing outcrop description; Bornholdt mapping
south of TV
17 05/12/00 AH - Holme at camp; Hicock in central Allan Hills; Bornholdt on ridge south of TV Holme working with GPS units; Hicock taking outcrops photos; Bornholdt mapping
18 06/12/00 AH - Holme, Hicock on east side of Triangle; Bornholdt in short valley south of TV Holme, Hicock doing outcrop description; Bornholdt mapping
19 07/12/00 AH - Holme, Hicock on east side of Triangle; Bornholdt in short valley south of TV Holme, Hicock doing outcrop description; Bornholdt mapping
20 08/12/00 AH - Holme on ridge north of TV; Hicock, Bornholdt ridge south of TV Holme recce; Hicock, Bornholdt mapping and recce then packing up camp
21 09/12/00 MF - move to Mt. Feather move to Mt. Feather, camp setup, recce
22 10/12/00 MF - all around study area recce
23 11/12/00 MF - south corner of plateau outcrop description
24 12/12/00 MF - Holme, Hicock at east and north corners of plateau, Bornholdt at camp Holme, Hicock doing outcrop description; Bornholdt tending camp
25 13/12/00 MF - at east and north corners of plateau then Bornholdt at camp doing outcrop description; Bornholdt then tending camp
26 14/12/00 MF - at camp waiting for helo move to Table Mtn. at camp waiting for helo move to Table Mtn.
27 15/12/00 MF - move to Table Mtn., move to Table Mtn., camp setup, recce
28 16/12/00 TM - Holme, Hicock west of camp; Bornholdt at camp Holme, Hicock doing outcrop description; Bornholdt tending camp
29 17/12/00 TM - Holme west of camp; Hicock all over Table Mtn; Bornholdt near camp Holme doing outcrop description; Hicock doing recce; Bornholdt assisting K047A. K047A and Hicock to SB. Hosie remaining at Table Mtn.
30 18/12/00 TM - Holme, Bornholdt southwest of camp; Hosie north and east of camp Holme, Bornholdt doing outcrop description; Hosie studying permafrost polygons
31 19/12/00 TM - Holme south of camp; Bornholdt, Hosie working in vicinity of camp Holme doing outcrop description; Bornholdt, Hosie studying permafrost polygons
32 20/12/00 TM - Holme south of camp; Bornholdt, Hosie at Navajo Butte Holme doing outcrop description; Bornholdt, Hosie exploring
33 21/12/00 TM - camp waiting for helo pickup
34 22/12/00 TM - to SB return to SB