Tramway Ridge

A birds eye view of scientific productivity! In the foreground, Craig Herbold, Morgan Langille and Ian McDonald traverse the ice toward the Tramway Ridge protected area. Meanwhile, Brad Tebo and Hubert Staudigel survey a nearby ridge for use as

Collecting samples at Tramway Ridge, Mt. Erebus. In the background, to the left is the snowmobile parking lot. Regulations state that snowmobiles cannot get any closer to the protected area. Beyond that lies a panoramic view of the Ross Sea

Joe and Craig in isolation suits

Craig sampling at Tramway Ridge

Looking for high-temperature soil to sample: Nov. 2009: collecting samples at Tramway Ridge, Mt. Erebus wearing protective suits to minimise contamination of the study site. A relatively ice-free Ross Sea can be seen stretching over to the Transantarctic

Collecting soil samples at Tramway Ridge

Hot samples from Tramway Ridge