There a very few landing places in Antarctica proper because of the virtually continuous apron of glaciers and ice cliffs. We were also surprised at the relative calm of the seas that is brought about by all the obstacles to wind and waves such as the bergs and intricate peninsulas and islands. The weather was overcast for much of the time....hence the grey skies in many shots...but we got some sun on a couple of days when the film disappeared fast.

 

 
 


 


This shot was taken with a fish eye lens by Tara after she had been hoisted up the mast in a bosun's chair. This viewpoint helped us find leads through the pack ice on our Southernmost day, south of Lemaire Channel, until we grew tired of the tedium of cracking ice floes with our little boat.
 
 

This is Tara on a ridge that we climbed on Booth Island near our Port Charcot anchorage. Mt Clery and the Lemaire Channel can be seen in the distance beyond the pack.
 
 

Pack Ice and Booth Island from Fernande's Mast: We anchored under the saddle in the snow that can be seen on the horizon to the left of the sun (N. Port Charcot) and climbed ridge heading up to teh right (previous picture).


Cape Renard. The sheer face of granidiorite on the left was first climbed a couple of seasons ago.


See what I mean about the calm seas of the Antarctic Peninsula!
 

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