Acknowledgements

We wish to thank the University Grants Committee and the VUW Internal Research Committee for financial support. Our thanks also to Antarctic Division, DSIR, for logistic and field support, to OIC, Scott Base and summer support staff, particularly Clayton Ross, summer mechanic, for advice and help while we were in the field.

Special thanks to Geoffrey Blake, our DSIR field assistant, for his enthusiasm and mechanical expertise, and to Lt Fernando Zurita, for his help and cooperation at Scott Base and during the short time he was in the field.

We are grateful for the technical expertise and willing assistance of the Kiwi surveyors, Brian Anderson and Garth Falloon, K191. We also appreciated the assistance and cooperation of S216, from the U.S. programme.

VUW Mechanical Workshop provided practical assistance and expertise with the hydraulic winch, grab and other equipment, and their efforts are greatly appreciated.