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Tararua Antarctic expedition (1962-1963).

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Destination	Conclusion	Diary: Introduction	Diary: Preparation	Diary: Polar Plateau
Diary: Quartzite Xmas	Diary: Into the Glacier	Diary: Home Run	Appendix: Polar Life	Appendix: Logistics
Appendix: Mapping	Acknowledgements

West Quartzite Range

Nunatak LL2 has a typical
steep, bare-rock south flank,
viewed under an ominous sky.
24 December.

British Polar tents easily weather a Christmas gale at Camp VII.
Nunatak LL2 stands above a ground blanket of blown snow.

Furiously blown snow impairs visibility.

Christmas gale intensifies.

Scant snow falls, but it blows around a great deal
before consolidating into polar plateau ice.

On a clear day, a distant nunatak looks like a stroll

Gale aftermath, 26 December.
Nunatak T9C beyond lies 25 km south.

Midnight sun casts bold shadows on plateau sastrugi.

New Year�s midnight return from survey station VV2 to Camp IX.
Pyramid Peak lies to the right, Millen Range to the left.
Pyramid's leading ridge gave a delightful climb for New Year's Day.

Upper Glacier

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