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Frosty beard

Copied from an ancient negative (1966). That's me among the Central Masson Ranges, after a climbing day a short distance inland from Mawson Station in Antarctica. The surface is blue ice and I'm leaning on VW "Antarctica 3" - the third in a series and the first 'usable' motor cars on the continent (one of the early explorers had a car which proved near unusable). Here's a musical link.

I originally posted this in conjunction with my ipernity article "Preserving history".
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Gudrun said:

Really cool! That must have been a fun excursion:-) I like the leopard seal on the car;-)
10 years ago

tiabunna replied to Gudrun:

Thanks, Gudrun. It was a great day, though I picked up frostbitten toes. The sign on the car was the emblem for the Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions and the leopard seal part was usually known (rather unkindly) as the "leaping lizard". :-)
10 years ago

William Sutherland said:

Terrific shot!

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10 years ago ( translate )

tiabunna replied to William Sutherland:

Thanks very much, William.
10 years ago ( translate )

Gudrun replied to tiabunna:

I've always thought leopard seals look somewhat reptilian;-)
10 years ago

Malik Raoulda said:

Absolument magnifique,un souvenir très précieux.
Merci pour toutes ces informations.
10 years ago ( translate )

tiabunna replied to Malik Raoulda:

Merci beaucoup, Malik.
10 years ago ( translate )

Roger (Grisly) said:

A lovely image and great information George, History recorded.
10 years ago ( translate )

tiabunna replied to Roger (Grisly):

Thank you, Roger.
10 years ago

slgwv said:

Historic indeed! And a great opportunity to get to an area most folks will never see. What was the expedition for?
10 years ago

tiabunna replied to slgwv:

This day outing was essentially recreational/training, Steve. My job at Mawson was as a weather observer, other sciences there were auroral physics, cosmic radiation physics, seismology, glaciology. Later in the year I was part of a four month inland surveying trip (ref. my latest article).
10 years ago

Richard Nuttall said:

Fantastic George absolutely fascinating
10 years ago ( translate )

tiabunna replied to Richard Nuttall:

Thanks very much, Richard.
10 years ago ( translate )

Lian said:

Hello, George :-)
10 years ago ( translate )

William Sutherland said:

ADMIRED in 4U
10 years ago