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A New Zealand climber along with para rescue team chops footholds during a U.S. Antarctica Research Program in Antarctica.
Operation Deep Freeze of the United States being carried on in Antarctica. A climber instructor from New Zealand and a man from VX-6 para rescue team chop footholds in the ice. The man places a foot and then chops another foothold. Two para rescue men chop snow. An ice cliff in the background. They move slightly down as they chop a foothold. Five men on a slope and other men on a hill. A team member chips away at an ice slope and places his foot into the hole. Two para rescue men look on as the instructor chops away ice. New Zealand instructor tests a climb rope as he slides down a hill. Two rescue team men climb up a slope with a rope. The instructor slides down a hill as the rope is attached to an axe stuck in ice. The man gets up and climbs back.
Men attach a ski to a stabilizer during a United States Antarctica Research Program in Antarctica.
Operation Deep Freeze of the United States being carried on in Antarctica. A man tighten bolts on a ski tourk tube. A man connects hydraulic lines to a ski. A hand wrench being used to tighten it. Two men attach a stabilizer to the ski. Men on ice as they attach the stabilizer. An aircraft in a snow covered field with a sign on the fuselage that reads' little Horrible'.
Byrd Expedition in Antarctica photographs Sea Gulls and Snow Petrels in Antarctica.
Sea Gulls and Snow Petrels in Antarctica, as photographed by members of the Byrd Antarctic Expedition in 1929. . A flock of Sea Gulls on a glacier. They stand and move around. Two Sea Gulls share a piece of some food. They both pick at it. A small flock of gulls picks at a big piece of some food. A large flock of Snow Petrels on the ice. The ocean in the background. Some of them fly. The flock rests and then again takes flight.
Members of the Byrd Antarctic Expedition experiment with a waddle of Penguins in Antarctica.
Members of the Byrd Antarctic Expedition observe wild life in Antarctica. A waddle of Penguins on ice in Antarctica. They slide on their bellies across the ice. Men with dogs follow the penguins. The penguins run as the men rush along. They surround the penguins. The men put an artificial penguin near a penguin as it reacts strongly. The artificial penguin on the ice. Other penguins come closer to explore the artificial one. They examine it and drop it on the ice. The ocean in the background. Penguins walk through a gap in the ice. Baby penguins follow. The waddle stands near a net.
USAF LC-47H lands and taxis as LH-34B flies overhead and men are scattered about on ice in Antarctica.
U.S. Air Force Douglas LC-47Hs Skytrain land and take off in Antarctica. A large sign reading "Welcome to Three Palms, Antarctica; Population 21; Elevation 21'", a drawing of three palm trees in a cluster, the trunks in orange and the leaves in green, the letters, "NCEL MCBS". On ice covered land, equipment seen far in the background. USAF LC-47H approaches far in the background, for landing on skis. The aircraft touches down and taxis. Men are scattered about on ice. The aircraft slows down at far end of the runway. LH-34B in flight overhead. The LC-47H comes to a stop.
Crew members dig snow and ice during an expedition to Antarctica.
A film about Sir Ernest Shackleton's last expedition to Antarctica. Ship Quest reaches the southern most point of it's trip during their Antarctica expedition. Crew members dig and load blocks of ice in a container. The container being pulled aboard . The crew members dig at the snow covered ice and a dog is seen in the foreground. The ship is stopped, unable to get past the ice.
