Fossil Bluff
Thru Hiker
Fill yer boots, probably the heaviest gear on here
Anyway, I’ve emptied my sac for you to have a look...
Anyway, I’ve emptied my sac for you to have a look...
Nothing like a good kit list video.
Crazy, you're wearing a puffy and a beanie, and I'm still wearing shorts & t-shirt going out.
Have you thought about reading children's stories...?
Nice video Seamus is Petra a working dog, SARDA?
I was part of lowland sar here on Anglesey for a couple of years, first team in wales, we worked with SARDA on a couple of occasions and I had the pleasure of watching a demo from a man and wife team from Denbigh working their dogs over difficult terrain. One was an air scent dog, the other a trail dog. I was very impressed how they all worked together. Good on you mate
Really interesting, must have been a great experience. Lovely dogs.ps what camera were you using? Rollie?The most beautiful ‘dog’ time of my life was when I was with the British Antarctic Survey. I was in Antarctica from late 91 to 94 - We had the last sledge dogs of Antarctica - when we came out in 1994 they also left - The last ever dogs on the continent, ever. They had to be removed by international treaty.
I took this photo in the Antarctic winter of 1992 while sledging on a climbing trip.
The Admirals
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Really interesting, must have been a great experience. Lovely dogs.ps what camera were you using? Rollie?
Yes om1 is a good camera. My mate has one that is still going. Great experience, I would of loved to be a part of that type of adventure/work.I wish it was a Rollie...
It was an Olympus OM1 - a very popular camera down there at that time. Fully manual and one small battery. Mostly we used Kodachrome 64 slide film but we had two dark rooms on the base, so we would do a lot of B&W. There is actually a scratch on that negative, I can see it crossing my skis - any moist air on the film plate could freeze and then scratch the film as you 'wound on'....
Blimey, I had forgotten all that
Yes om1 is a good camera. My mate has one that is still going. Great experience, I would of loved to be a part of that type of adventure/work.
Hi @Fossil Bluff – thanks for the vid. You're putting a lot of work into this. Just wondered, did you have a UK supplier for the SplashFlash?
The most beautiful ‘dog’ time of my life was when I was with the British Antarctic Survey. I was in Antarctica from late 91 to 94 - We had the last sledge dogs of Antarctica - when we came out in 1994 they also left - The last ever dogs on the continent, ever. They had to be removed by international treaty.
I took this photo in the Antarctic winter of 1992 while sledging on a climbing trip.
The Admirals
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Great pic.
I was at Halley for the summer of 94 - 95, and a guy came over from wintering at Rothera to do some work. He'd been a dog handler, and said that he wouldn't fancy overwintering without dogs, as they gave some structure and companionship through the long, dark days.
I considered joining Antarctic survey when I finished Uni. To be told don’t bother “they don’t take females”. An experience I’d have loved.
Some pre-requisites at the time (to be a winterer) were that:
1) You were male
2) Physically fit
3) Under the age of 32 yrs
We had quite a few summer scientists who were female, and at Signy they were trialing 2 x female staff over the winter.
Obviously none of that applies now. How things have changed
One of the female winterers from Signy joined us at Halley for the summer. She was an oceanographer, but took over as radio operator because (in her own words) she had a strong technological background.