| December 3 |
Fitzgerald, Patterson arrive Scott Base. |
| December 4-5 |
Fitzgerald prepares field gear. Patterson survival course. |
| December 6 |
Travel Scott Base to Butter Point using Snotrac 35. |
| December 7-8 |
Work around New Harbour, east end of Kukri Hills. |
| December 9 |
Return to Scott Base. |
| December 10-11 |
Continued preparation of field gear. |
| December 12 |
Helicopter delay. |
| December 13 |
Fitzgerald, Patterson helicopter to Miers Valley.
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December 14-17 |
Work in Miers Valley area. |
| December 18 |
Helicopter move to Robertson Ridge - close support on Hjorth Hill, Mt Coleman, Mt Falconer and Mt McLennan en route. Join K043A (Korsch and George). |
| December 19-21 |
Work in the lower Victoria Valley, Robertson Ridge and Olympus Range. |
| December 22-23 |
Helicopter delay. |
| December 15-23 |
Vincent at Scott Base. Checking vehicles and field preparation for Blue Glacier. |
| December 24 |
Vincent and Hall helicopter into upper Blue Glacier from Scott Base. Fitzgerald and Patterson join them from Robertson Ridge. |
| December 25 |
Reassemble sledges, prepare crevasse rescue kits. Instigate vehicle maintenance schedule. Work on .1430 and take 30 kg rock sample for Korsch. |
| December 26 |
Work on .1890. |
| December 27 |
Wait for resupply. Practise crevasse extraction of Grizzleys and methods of travel on crevassed country. |
| December 28 |
Bad weather. |
| December 29 |
Travelled up true left of Salient Glacier. Worked on Frio Peak and ridge along south side of Salient Glacier. |
| December 30 |
Worked and sampled ends of ridges on both north and south side of Salient Glacier. |
| December 31 |
Bad weather. |
| January 1 |
Worked south end of Blue Glacier. |
| January 2 |
Move camp to Granite Knolls. |
| January 3 |
Set camp altitude from Granite Knolls trig. Sample .1243. |
| January 4 |
Fitzgerald and Vincent work Briggs Hills. Hall and Patterson wait for resupply. |
| January 5 |
Toboggan overhaul and rock packing in morning. Fitzgerald, Vincent and Patterson work on ridge beneath Chaplins Tableland. Resupply arrives 1500. |
| January 6 |
Attempt to cross Blue Glacier in order to work on Mt Kowalczyk and Williams Peak. Turned back by river running down middle of glacier. |
| January 7 |
Bad weather. Cleared up sufficiently at 1400 to work on ridge north of Lister Glacier. |
| January 8 |
Move camp to Lower Hooker Glacier in deteriorating weather. |
| January 9 |
Bad weather. |
| January 10 |
Move camp back to Granite Knolls. Work on ridge between Hooker and Salient Glaciers. Sample peak on east side of Blue. Glacier opposite Williams Peak. |
| January 11 |
Bad weather. Prepare Grizzlys, sledges and rock samples for tranport back to Scott Base. |
| January 12 |
Helicopter arrives 1415. Close support, then 2 shuttles to return to Scott Base. |
| January 13-14 |
Return field gear. Packing cargon. |
| January 15 |
Fitzgerald, Vincent assist in surveying of Mackay Glacier tongue for K042. |
| January 16 |
Fitzgerald, Vincent, Patterson return Christchurch. |
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