On our way to New Harbour field camp

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VIDEO to view - SLEDGE TRAIN LEAVING SCOTT BASE WITH ALL THE SCIENCE AND CAMP GEAR, TO NEW HARBOUR Click here to see the Ice Sledge train leaving Scott Base The Hagland drivers take 9 hours to get to New Harbour going right out across the frozen sea ice. They have to drive together in convoy the whole way. They will pitch their tent when they get there and stay over night then drive the Haglands all the way back to Scott Base the next day!

  • Loading the Haglands

  • Sir Ed's sledge - still being used!

  • Ice hole melter coils on the sledge

  • Hitching up the dozer to tow the sledge onto the sea ice

  • Hitching the Hagland to the sledges on the sea ice

  • A special photo for Steven Rainbow, Warrington School

  • Loading the helicoptor with our gear for the ice field camp

  • Vonda (our team leader) and Chazz ready to board the helicoptor. Their helmets have radio communications that plug in so you can talk to the pilot.

  • The first group of our team to New Harbour. This is an American helicoptor that helps out with transporting NZ scientists in Antarctica.

  • Buckled in and communications plugged in with all the safety briefing done. Ready to fly.

  • Our Helicoptor off to New Harbour field camp. It will take about half an hour to get there, 80km away.

  • From window of helicoptor - crevasses in the sea ice. The hagland train had to watch out for these!

  • Look at all that sea ice! Can you see the black dot near the bottom left of the photo? That's the shadow of the helicoptor!

  • The massive Ferrar Glacier coming out from one of the Dry Valleys.

  • Coming over the Dry Valleys into New Harbour

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