FIELD TRANSPORT

Fig.3: GPR/GPS set-up. A 400MHz antenna travels in front of the first skidoo. A second skidoo tails the set-up for crevasse safety.

• Vehicles
  The two allocated skidoos (Alpine II) were in good condition and performed well. However, our GPR traverses on the Evans Piedmont Glacier were reduced due to rough surface conditions, which proved too demanding on the skidoos and the technical equipment mounted on the Nansen sledge. The skidoos and Nansen were used primarily for GPR survey in a crevasse travel configuration. This is a relatively light weight operation and could be improved with lighter vehicles and sledge, especially when vehicles are flown to site. The GPR setup on the sledge could also be improved if a suitable sledge was pre-dedicated.page 4
• Aircraft Operations
• All our helicopter moves were done by HNO. We enjoyed the professionalism, friendliness and efficiency of the HNO staff, Rob McPhail and Richard Desborough. Difficult cargo such as skidoos, nansen sledge and fuel barrels was handled in a very professional and safe manner. None of our loads got damaged or lost although the underslung Nansen sledge was a slow load to fly.