Date |
Location |
Distance travelled |
Fuel added |
Comments |
25 Dec. |
From camp in Upper Blue to Saddle south of 1430± |
9 km |
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Pulling 450 lbs. All running gear checked in evening on 053. |
26 Dec. |
From Camp to below 1890± |
9 |
2 galls |
Pulling 450 lbs. Adjusted choke on 053 in evening. Was running too rich. All running gear checked 054. |
27 Dec. |
Around Camp. |
2 |
− |
Crevasse rescue practice. |
28 Dec. |
From Camp down glacier |
6 |
− |
Travelled 3km before weather closed in. |
29 Dec. |
From Camp up true left of Salient Glacier |
20 |
2 galls |
053 running better. New variator belt in 054. |
30 Dec. |
Lower ridges each side of Salient Glacier |
20 |
1 1/3 galls |
Both running well. |
31 Dec. |
NO TRAVEL |
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1 Jan. |
To top of Blue Glacier from Camp |
10 |
1 gall |
− Travelling on good snow. Running gear checked in evening. |
2 Jan. |
Moved Camp from top of Blue to Granite Knoll |
26 |
2 galls |
− Towing 1100 lbs. Breaking through snow to 250 mm. Hard work but they travelled well. Snotric wouldn't have made it. |
3 Jan. |
From Granite Knoll to Descent Pass |
21 |
1 1/3 galls |
− Both running well. |
4 Jan. |
From G.K. to Briggs Hills |
30 |
2 galls |
− Towing 950 lbs. General good snow conditions and few crevasses. |
5 Jan. |
From G.K. to east ridge of the Pimple |
20 |
1 1/2 galls |
− Got toboggans up to first saddle in ridge.page 63 |
6 Jan. |
Tried to get from G.K. to Mt. Goat |
20 |
2 galls |
− Tried to cross 'Blue River' - got stuck - set up 4 to 1 to pull toboggan out. |
7 Jan. |
To ridge south of Lister Glacier |
19 |
1 1/2 galls |
− Towed 900 lbs - running gear checked in evening. |
8 Jan. |
To above and then to bottom of Hooker Glacier |
25 |
2 galls |
− Towed 600 lbs - both running well. |
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Diary ends. |
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