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QM 5 71 images Created 29 Oct 2021

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  • A wind-blown bare ice glacier glistens near the Wolthat Mountains.
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  • A ski plane is dwarfed by an immense bare ice glacier in Queen Maud Land.
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  • Wind-blown spindrift billows off the Filchner Mountains in Queen Maud Land.
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  • Alex Lowe glimpses Antarctica's Queen Maud Land for the first time from the cockpit of a C-130 Hercules aircraft, en route to a big wall climbing expedition.
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  • Expedition members ski near the Fenris Mountains in Queen Maud Land, Antarctica. Mount Ulvetanna is the large peak in the left background.
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  • An expedition to climb Rakekniven spire (L) works in their base camp in the Filchner Mountains, Queen Maud Land, Antarctica.
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  • A Twin Otter ski plane departs from a mountaineering base camp below Rakekniven spire, in the Filchner Mountains, Queen Maud Land, Antarctica.
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  • Gordon Wiltsie photographs a climbing expedition to Rakekniven Spire in the Filchner Mountains of <br />
Queen Maud Land, Antarctica.
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  • Expedition members ski near the wind-whipped Filchner Mountains in Queen Maud Land, Antarctica.
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  • After climbing the right hand skyline of Rakekniven Spire in Antarctica, mountaineers Conrad Anker and Jon Krakauer ski atop the mile-thick icecap surrounding it.
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  • Conrad Anker ascends a rope high on Rakekniven ("The Razor"), a towering granite fin in the Filchner Mountains of Antarctica's Queen Maud Land.  Behind are the Fenris Mountains.
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  • Alex Lowe & Conrad Anker exult after climbing Rakekniven spire in the Filchner Mountains, Queen Maud Land, Antarctica.  (Picture 009)
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  • The Troll's Castle and Filchner Mountains cast long shadows at midnight, Queen Maud Land, Antarctica.  (Mount Gessnertind & Muhlig-Hofmann Mountains bkg.)
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  • Picture 018.  Conrad Anker watches Alex Lowe wash his hair in Rakekniven base camp,  Filchner Mts, Queen Maud Land, Antarctica.
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  • Alex Lowe relaxes in a hanging Portaledge camp 1700 feet above the glacier on Rakekniven ("The Razor"), a massive overhanging cliff in the Filchner Mountains of Queen Maud Land Antarctica.
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  • Mike Sharp talks on short wave radio from a tent in Queen Maud Land, Antarctica
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  • ANTARCTICA, Camp staffer shovels drifting snow during wind storm, Patriot Hills expedion base, Ellsworth Mts. (80deg. S. latitude).
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  • MOUNTAINEERING, ANTARCTICA.  Mike Graber climbs satellite peak of Troll's Castle (bkg), Filchner Mts, Queen Maud Land. (MR)
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  • MOUNTAINEERING, ANTARCTICA. Climber's feet, 1000' above glacier on Rakekniven spire, Filchner Mts., Queen Maud Land.
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  • ANTARCTICA, Conrad Anker skis Mount Kubus in Filchner Mountains, Queen Maud Land.
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  • ANTARCTICA, Alex Lowe's hands, bloodied from free-climbing on Rakekniven spire, Queen Maud Land.
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  • ANTARCTICA, Queen Maud Land. Wind-blown snow blows off Mt.Kubus, Filchner Mts.
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  • ANTARCTICA, Queen Maud Land. Rick Ridgeway, with nose bloodied by fallen rock, relaxes in base camp for "The Razor," Filchner Mts. (MR)
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  • MOUNTAINEERING, ANTARCTICA. Alex Lowe rappels after 1st ascent of Troll's Castle, Filchner Mts., Queen Maud Land. "Media Peak" bkg. (MR)
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  • MOUNTAINEERING, ANTARCTICA. Conrad Anker, Jon Krakauer & Alex Lowe climb summit spire of Troll's Castle, Filchner Mts., Queen Maud Land. (MR)
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  • MOUNTAINEERING, ANTARCTICA. Alex Lowe & Mike Graber bivouacked near summit of Troll's Castle, Filchner Mts., Queen Maud Land (MR).
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  • ANTARCTICA, Windy campsite in Queen Maud Land.
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  • ANTARCTICA, Queen Maud Land Expedition members celebrating departure to Antarctica. (Alex Lowe & Conrad Anker fgnd.) (MR)
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  • ANTARCTICA, Queen Maud Land. Expedition members below Rakekniven spire, Filchner Mts.  Route follows cracks right of summit.
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  • ANTARCTICA. Twin Otter-supported reconnaissance expedition camps on Ronne Ice Shelf en route to Queen Maud Land.
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  • ANTARCTICA. Aerial reconnaissance expedition to Queen Maud Land refuels from cache near Vahsel Bay, where Jet A costs more than Scotch whisky.
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  • ANTARCTICA, Fenris Mountains. Queen Maud Land. (L to R): Mts. Ulvetanna, Kinntanna and Holtanna.
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  • ANTARCTICA,  Queen Maud Land.   Ski-equipped Twin Otter lands on glacier near Wohlthat Mts.
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  • ANTARCTICA, Queen Maud Land. Indian freighter unloads supplies for Maitri science base at edge of ice shelf on Princess Astrid Coast.
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  • ANTARCTICA. Queen Maud Land. Russian workers load empty fuel drums in storm at Novolazarevskaya science base.
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  • SOUTH AFRICA. C-130 Hercules prepared to leave Cape Town for long flight to Queen Maud Land, Antarctica.
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  • ANTARCTICA. Mummified crabeater seal, found 100+ miles inland on bare ice glacier in Queen Maud Land.
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  • ANTARCTICA, Queen Maud Land. Twin Otter flies by Ulvetanna & Fenris Mts.
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  • ANTARCTICA, Queen Maud Land. South ridge of Ulvetanna in Fenris Mountains.  Holtedahl Mts. bkgnd.
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  • ANTARCTICA, Queen Maud Land. Jon Krakauer climbs crag in Filchner Mts., Fenris Mts. bkg.
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  • ANTARCTICA, Queen Maud Land. Alex Lowe places a cam for protection, aid climbing high on Rakekniven spire in the Filchner Mts.
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  • ANTARCTICA, Queen Maud Land. Mike Graber skis new powder in clearing storm under Rakekniven Spire in the Filchner Mountains.
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  • ANTARCTICA, Queen Maud Land. Jon Krakauer & Conrad Anker (MR) ski in a stormy white-out in the Filchner Mountains.
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  • ANTARCTICA, Queen Maud Land. Rick Ridgeway with fog-rimed hair under Rakekniven spire in Filchner Mountains.
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  • ANTARCTICA, Queen Maud Land. Michael Graber (MR) with fog-rimed hair, under Rakekniven spire in Filchner Mts.
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  • ANTARCTICA, Queen Maud Land.  Polar Logistics C-130 Hercules plane taxis on bare ice glacier at Blue One expedition base.
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  • ANTARCTICA, Queen Maud Land. Adventure Network C-130 Hercules flies over "Blue 1" ice runway.  Filchner Mountains background.
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  • ANTARCTICA, Conrad Anker relaxes on bare ice glacier at Blue One base, Queen Maud Land.
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  • ANTARCTICA, Queen Maud Land. Jon Krakauer (MR)  in hanging Portaledge camp, high up Rakekniven spire in the Filchner Mountains.
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  • ANTARCTICA, Queen Maud Land. Rick Ridgeway tosses haul bag to begin descent after climbing Rakekniven spire in the Filchner Mountains.
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  • ANTARCTICA, Conrad Anker returns to base after climbing Rakekniven spire in Queen Maud Land.
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  • ANTARCTICA, Queen Maud Land. Alex Lowe, Jon Krakauer & Conrad Anker (MR) ski by crevasse in the Filchner Mountains.
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  • ANTARCTICA, Mike Graber skis by parachute, Queen Maud Land.
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  • ANTARCTICA. Twin Otter lands at Rakekniven base camp, Queen Maud Land.
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  • ANTARCTICA, Queen Maud Land.  Filchner Mts. with midnight sun and shadows. Rakekniven spire (R) & Troll's Castle (center).
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  • ANTARCTICA, Queen Maud Land.  Mountaineer pees in a barrel. Antarctic protocol is to fly out anything imported to the continent, including human waste.
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  • ANTARCTICA, Conrad Anker near summit of Mt.Kubus. Filchner Mts.bkg. Queen Maud Land.
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  • ANTARCTICA. Conrad Anker free climbs high on Rakekniven spire. Filchner Mts. Queen Maud Land.
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  • MOUNTAINEERING, ANTARCTICA.  Alex Lowe hugs Conrad Anker atop Rakekniven spire, Filchner Mts., Queen Maud Land. Jon Krakauer on right.
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  • MOUNTAINEERING, ANTARCTICA. Jon Krakauer belays Conrad Anker, high on Rakekniven. Mike Graber films, bkg.  Filchner Mts., Queen Maud Land.
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  • ANTARCTICA, Queen Maud Land. Conrad Anker free climbs out of hanging bivouac, high on Rakekniven spire, Filchner Mts.
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  • ANTARCTICA, Queen Maud Land. Mount Ulvetanna and Fenris Mountains.
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  • ANTARCTICA, Queen Maud Land. Jonathan Walton use laser theodolite to survey windswept, bare ice glacier for future use as landing strip for large, wheeled aircraft.
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  • ANTARCTICA, Queen Maud Land. Mike Graber ascends rope on overhanging cliff on Rakekniven spire, Filchner Mountains.
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  • EXPEDITION. Michael Graber show feelings about breakfast in base camp for big wall expedition to climb Rakekniven Spire in Queen Maud Land, Antarctica.
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  • Queen Maud Land, Antarctica.	Writing in a notebook in a tent with the Ulvetanna peak beyond.
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  • ANTARCTICA, Conrad Anker relaxes near summit of Mt. Kubus, Filchner Mts., Queen Maud Land
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  • Midnight sun glows on the  Muhlig-Hofman Mountains in western Queen Maud Land, Antarctica.
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  • MOUNTAINEERING, ANTARCTICA. Gordon Wiltsie jumars high above Queen Maud Land icecap on Rakekniven spire.  (Photo by Rick Ridgeway)
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  • A survey team travelling in a Twin Otter ski plane scouts for a bare-ice landing strip for wheeled C-130 aircraft at a site that will later be named "Blue One,"  near the Fenris Mountains in Queen Maud Land.
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