See the pictures for the journal Nov 14, 1999. They are cozy to sleep in too. Up on the mountain the ground is covered with snow and ice. This makes walking around even in the bunny boots hard. Jean Wardell one of the geochemist scientists from New Mexico Tech and a seasoned researcher on Mt Erebus is getting crampons to fit her boots.
Ropes are an important safety item anywhere in Antarctica, but particularly up on the mountain.
Walking around on glaciers can be dangerous and trekkers must be roped together to help prevent falls into unmarked crevasses. Here Jean is cutting small lengths of rope to make handles for our storage boxes. The daily routine of carrying equipment, radios, food and water around from test site to test site on the mountain requires good quality packs. Here Jean is selecting some of the packs we will need for the work on the mountain. Many of them are like the ones you carry your books around school in.