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AG 55 images Created 17 May 2021

AG - Antarctica - 1988
Description: Adventure and aviation in Antarctica, including Ellsworth Mountains and Antarctic Peninsula. 
Details: Photos captured in Antarctica from 1988 to 1989 

This is part of the AlpenImage Photography Archive, a vast image collection from around the world shot by Gordon Wiltsie. For more information about this gallery, or to browse the entire archive explore our interactive database at https://www.alpenimage.com/database
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  • ANTARCTICA. Adventure Network DC-4 takes off from bare ice glacier, Patriot Hills, Ellsworth Mountains.  This was first private aviation company to ferry expeditions to the interior of Antarctica.
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  • ANTARCTICA, Twin Otter ski plane pilot Henry Perk flies in Ellsworth Mountains. Sun compass on right was used for navigation before GPS was publically available.
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  • ANTARCTICA. Ski mountaineer sleeps outside at Patriot Hills Tourist Expedition Base at 80 degrees south latitude in the Ellsworth Mountains.
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  • With gusts in his face, South Pole Ski Expedition member J.K. Bajaj of India (MR) negotiates wind-sculpted sastrugi snow by a small nunatak at 80 degrees south latitude in Antarctica.
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  • ANTARCTICA, Mike Sharp navigates across featureless snow with sextant readings off sun while guiding South Pole Ski Expedition in 1988.
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  • ANTARCTICA. Jerry Corr (MR) in windy camp at 83 degrees south latitude during South Pole Ski Expedition in 1988.
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  • ANTARCTICA, South Pole Ski Expedition. Windy camp at 83 degrees south latitude on featureless polar plateau
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  • ANTARCTICA, Mount Vinson Expedition. Dr. Lis Densmore (MR) pulls a heavy sled to Camp One, en route to becoming first woman to climb continent's 16 058-foot highest mountain. 15,918-foot Mount Tyree (third highest) is in background.  Ellsworth Mountains.
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  • ANTARCTICA. Nunataks south of Vinson Massif in Ellsworth Mountains. Vast polar plateau in background.
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  • ANTARCTICA, Mount Vinson Expedition. Dr.Lis Densmore (MR) builds snow wall below continent's highest summit to protect camp from high polar winds. Sentinel Range, Ellsworth Mountains.
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  • Dr. Lis Densmore, the first woman to climb Antarctica's highest peak, nears the 16,058' summit of Mount Vinson, often called the Vinson Massif.
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  • ANTARCTICA, Mt.Vinson Expedition. Dr.Lis Densmore (MR), first woman to summit on Antarctica's highest mt.(16,000+') Mts.Shinn & Tyree bkg.(#'s 3 & 2)
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  • Dr. Lis Densmore, the first woman to climb Antarctica's highest peak stands atop the 16,058' summit of Mount Vinson, often called the Vinson Massif.  Behind are Mounts Epperly and Tyree (far right.)
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  • ANTARCTICA. Rime from breathing coats face & jacket of Dr. Lis Densmore after becoming 1st woman to climb 16,067' Mount Vinson, Antarctica's highest mountain. (Ellsworth Mountains).
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  • MOUNTAINEERING. Mike McDowell on summit ridge of 4650-meter Mount Shinn, Antarctica's third highest summit. 4,852-meter Mount Tyree (Antarctica's second highest peak) in background.  Ellsworth Mountains.
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  • Ellsworth Mountains, Antarctica. A climber atop Mount Shinn, third highest peak on the continent.
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  • A mountaineer rejoices atop Mount Shinn, 3rd highest peak in Antarctica.
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  • ANTARCTICA. Mountaineering. Mike McDowell atop 15,292' (4661m) Mount Shinn, third highest peak on continent. (Ellsworth Mountains)
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  • ANTARCTICA. Mountaineering. Mike McDowell (MR) atop 15,292' (4661m) Mount Shinn, third highest peak on continent. (Ellsworth Mountains)
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  • 15,919 foot Mount Tyree, the second highest in Antarctica, towers above the Northern Ellsworth Mountains. (This image shot from Mount Shinn, the 3rd highest mountain).
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  • ANTARCTICA. Mountaineer atop Independence Hills in southern Ellsworth Mountains.  Dr. Lis Densmore (MR).  Vast polar icecap in background.
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  • ANTARCTICA. 16,067' Vinson Massif, highest point on continent. Ellsworth Mts.
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  • ANTARCTICA, Ellsworth Mountains. Vinson Massif, (16,067'), Antarctica's highest, &  Mt.Shinn (L) (15,291'), 3rd highest.
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  • ANTARCTICA. 16,067' Vinson Massif, highest point on continent. Ellsworth Mts.
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  • ANTARCTICA. Minaret Peak in the Marble Hills, Ellsworth Mountains (80 degress south latitude.)
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  • ANTARCTICA. Tourism, Mountaineers dig out stuck Adventure Network DC-4 near Patriot Hills tourist base.
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  • An aging DC-4 lands on the blue ice runway at Patriot Hills in the Ellsworth Mountains of Antarctica.
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  • ANTARCTICA. Icebergs and pack ice in southern ocean below mountains and glaciers of Antarctic Peninsula.
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  • ANTARCTICA. Icebergs and pack ice in southern ocean below mountains and glaciers of Antarctic Peninsula.
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  • Danco Coast, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica.
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  • Danco Coast, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica.
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  • Icebergs float near the Loubet Coast on the Antarctic Peninsula.
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  • An iceberg floats near the Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica.
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  • Sunset over Antarctic Peninsula near Adelaide Island & Danco Coast.
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  • A fly-in ski expedition travels by the edge of a floating ice shelf by Jones Sound on the Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica.
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  • ANTARCTICA. Guided, fly-in expedition members cross country ski near Jones Sound on Antarctic Peninsula, during first-ever tour of its kind.
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  • A brown "subantarctic" skua fies above snow covered mountains near Jones Sound, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica.
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  • The sun sets on mountains above a glacier near Jones Sound on the Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica.
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  • The Hampton Glacier on Alexander Island flows toward ice-choked George VI Sound, which separates the island from the southern Antarctic Peninsula.
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  • A brown skua (Stercorarias antarcticus) looks for prey on King George Island, Antarctica.
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  • ANTARCTICA. Weddell seal sleeps on snowy beach on King George Island in South Shetland Islands, near the Antarctic Peninsula.
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  • ANTARCTICA. Young southern elephant seals (Mirounga leonina) lounge on beach, King George Island. Seal on right is shedding winter fur.
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  • Southern elephant seals lounge on sandy beach on King George Island (South Shetland Islands).
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