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| A PGC map of Shackleton Glacier (with the camp area circled in pink) and surrounds. |
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| View southeast from Shackleton camp. McGregor Glacier is on the left, past the skiway markers and the mountains are the Cumulus Hills. |
As mentioned in my last post, the goal with being at Shackleton Camp was to get out to Mill Glacier. These pictures of from around the camp and the one day trip to Mill Glacier. Also some maps in case you are curious about where this all is...The Trans-Antarctic mountains are pretty stunning. |
| The sleeping area of Shackleton. |
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| Dean, me and Corey on the twin otter. |
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| Foothills of the Prince Olav Mountains, looking down Shackleton Glacier toward Taylor Nunatuk. |
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| Ice falls - where a glacier drops over steep terrain. |
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| Glaciers merging (the dark line is a moraine marking the point where they merge) |
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| Looking across Mill Glacier toward mountains (one of those is Mt Westminster I believe) |
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| Sastrugi - ridges and grooves in snow formed by generally by wind |
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| The twin otter pilots (Kelsey and Phil) |
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| Cool geology near Shackleton camp. |
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| Twin Otter with Mill Glacier camp in background and Plunket Point on the right. |
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| Swithin Bank Lateral moraine! The area where two glaciers meet and all the ground up rock they've produced collects between the two. |
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| A map of Mill Glacier, which flows into the Beardmore Glacier. |
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