Refuelling at a fuel dump on the Hatherton Glacier on our way to Lake Wellman. (McLeod)

Our transport on Lake Wellman with the Britannia Mountains in the background. (McLeod)

Our campsite on the snow. We slept in the polar tents and prepared our meals, ate and packed our soil samples in the large Polarhaven tent . (McLeod)

Polar tents. (McLeod)

Inside the Polarhaven tent. Note the oil-fired heat. (McLeod)

Every morning we trekked out across the ice of Lake Wellman to access the soils at the head of the lake. Sometimes we hitched a ride on the sled. (Aislabie)

View of the soils located at the head of the lake. (McLeod)

Soils at head of the lake - note the terminal moraine. (McLeod)

Desert pavement. (McLeod)

View of Lake Wellman. (McLeod)

Jim and Jackie traversing a snow patch. (McLeod)

A view into "the snake pit". Note the moraines. (McLeod)

View of mountains above the "snake pit". (McLeod)

Climbing into the "snake pit". (McLeod)

View from head of the lake looking towards Britannia Mountains. (McLeod)

Edge of Lake Wellman. (McLeod)

The middle of summer during "the melt". (McLeod)

Trudging "home" across the lake at the end of the day, with the Britannia Mountains ahead. (McLeod)

Time to pack up and wait for helo transport back to Scott Base and home. (McLeod)