Three Peaks

December 27, 2009   

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Today was the most beautiful day of the season and luckily for me I wasn’t on SAR! It is still stunning outside at midnight! This is the problem with continuous daylight you never want to go to bed when it is such amazing weather and you also can’t stand being inside.

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We left at 10:30am and got back to station at 5:30pm after bagging all three stork peaks. We started at the northern end of the range and worked our way along the traverse which was rocky at some points and had lots of snow in other areas so we had to take our crampons on and off. There was a group of 8 of us and we roped up in two lines of four people in each. Lots of tea and cake breaks were required especially as the scenery was so breathtaking. We could see the islands reflected in the perfect calm of Ryder Bay. On my radio I could hear the coxs on SAR enjoying time on the boats out on the water as many people on base decided that was the place to be on such a beautiful day.

 

One Response to “Three Peaks”

  1. Helen Whyte December 29th, 2009 at 12:29 pm

    Dear Ashley
    It was great to speak and so exciting to get a call from you in Antarctica.You sounded so close. We are following this trip with great interest and wonder. You never cease to amaze us with the calm way you settle into theses places and with such ease. It is fascinating reading, looking at your breathtaking photos with the most wonderful scenery and seeing what you have achieved. (Some of it is so scary!) The other characters at Rothera are obviously brilliant too and such fun to be with as seen in the pics!. You are doing so many awesome things and joining in with everything. We are so envious!! Life here is very dull in comparison. Stew saw Myles last night. Stew and Emily have been helping out at a Crisis Centre for the homeless which was a good leveller for them. They are going back on Thurs.for another session. Had 13 for lunch yesterday and on opening the oven today, realised I forgot to serve the roast potatoes!! Returned to work today an indication that the festivities are nearly over!! Looking forward to seeing Mum and Dad on their return. A very happy exciting new year and thanks for all the fantastic info,.Love all the Whytes