John Biscoe at Southampton

John Biscoe berthed at Southampton October 1963

f-004 Biscoe Leaving.jpg

John Biscoe leaving Southampton

f-005 Rough Seas.jpg

Rough seas in the Atlantic

f-006 Sunset at Sea.jpg

Atlantic Sunset

f-007 Entering Montevideo.jpg

Entering Montevideo harbour

f-008 Montevideo Square.jpg

Montevideo Square

f-009 Montevideo from Hill.jpg

Montevideo from hill above town

f-010 South Atlantic.jpg

The South Atlantic

f-011 Entering East Falkland.jpg

Entering Stanley harbour, East Falkland

f-012 Stanley Whalebones.jpg

Whalebones in Stanley

f-013 Stanley Church.jpg

Stanley Church

f-014 South Georgia - Husvik.jpg

Whaling station on South Georgia

f-015 South Georgia - Gritvyken.jpg

Gritvyken in South Georgia

f-016 South Georgia - Husvik2.jpg

Whaling station on South Georgia

f-017 Elephant Seals.jpg

Elephant seals on South Georgia

f-018 Shackleton's Memorial.jpg

Shackleton's memorial on South Georgia

f-019 Shackleton's Grave.jpg

Shackleton's grave on South Georgia

f-020 Shackleton's Plaque.jpg

Plaque on Shackleton's grave

f-021 Lemaire Channel.jpg

Antarctic peninsular - Lemaire channel

f-022 Iceberg.jpg

Iceberb

f-023 Iceberg.jpg

Tabular iceberg

f-024 Biscoe at Deception Island.jpg

John Biscoe at Deception Island base

f-025 Pack Ice.jpg

Pack ice and iceberg

f-026 Coastline.jpg

Antarctic coastline

f-027 Coastline.jpg

Antarctic coastline

f-028 Glacier edge.jpg

Mouth of glacier

f-029 Chinstrap penguin.jpg

Chinstrap penguin

f-030 Giant petrel chick.jpg

Giant petrel chick

f-031 Pack ice.jpg

Pack ice and bergs

f-032 Biscoe in pack ice.jpg

Biscoe in light pack ice

f-033 Ice breaking.jpg

Ice breaking

f-034 Biscoe in ice.jpg

Biscoe in pack ice

f-035 Icebound.jpg

Icebound

f-036 Stuck fast.jpg

Stuck fast in heavy ice

f-037 Hard digging.jpg

Hard digging

f-038 Moored at ice cliff.jpg

Moored at ice cliff many miles from base

f-039 Glacier above mooring.jpg

At top of glacier above ice cliff mooring

f-040 Skidoo up glacier.jpg

Skidoo taking stores up glacier

f-041 Camp at top of glacier.jpg

Temporary camp on plateau above glacier

f-042 Airlift to base.jpg

Airlifting stores and men to base

f-043 Ice cliff mooring from air.jpg

Ice cliff mooring from the air

f-044 Base 'T' Adelaide Island.jpg

Base 'T' Adelaide Island

f-045 View from base.jpg

Evening view from base

f-046 Icebergs and growlers.jpg

Icebergs and growlers

f-047 Unloading stores at Base T.jpg

Biscoe eventually arrives at base

f-048 Stores unloaded.jpg

Stores unloaded from Biscoe

f-049 Taking met readings.jpg

Taking meteorological readings

f-050 Radio room on base.jpg

Radio room - the only outside contact for the next 12 months

f-051 Cutting snow for water.jpg

Cutting snow blocks for water

f-052 Home for two years.jpg

Home for the next 2 years

f-053 Sledge workshop.jpg

Sledge repair workshop

f-054 Generator shed.jpg

Generator shed - a few hours electricity a day

f-055 Husky dog.jpg

Husky dog

f-056 Dogs.jpg

Huskies

f-057 Man's best friend.jpg

Man's best friend

f-058 Husky.jpg

Husky

f-059 Husky.jpg

Husky

f-060 Sea scape.jpg

Seascape

f-061 Sea starting to freeze.jpg

The sea starting to freeze over

f-062 Sea freezing - pancake ice.jpg

The sea freezing - pancake ice

f-063 Winter scene of base.jpg

Winter scene of base

f-064 Meal time.jpg

Meal time on base

f-065 Life on base.jpg

Life goes on

f-066 Scrub out.jpg

Scrub out

f-067 21 June 1964 mid-winter's day.jpg

Mid-winter's Day party 21 June 1964

f-068 21 June 1965 mid-winter's menu.jpg

Mid-winter's Day menu 21 June 1965

f-069 Kitchen staff.jpg

Kitchen staff for the day

f-070 Party time.jpg

Party time

f-071 Summer arrives.jpg

Summer arrives at last

f-072 Sledge repairs.jpg

Sledge repairs

f-073 Puppy.jpg

Puppy on the loose

f-074 Sledging on sea ice.jpg

Sledging on sea ice

f-075 Exercising the dogs.jpg

Exercising the dogs

f-076 Field trip.jpg

Field trip

f-077 Camp.jpg

Camp site

f-078 Tent.jpg

Home from home

f-079 Cooking in tent.jpg

Brew up in the tent

f-080 Midnight avalanche.jpg

Midnight avalanche

f-081 Camp site.jpg

Camp site

f-082 Digging out sledge.jpg

Digging out sledge after snowfall

f-083 Breaking camp.jpg

f-084 Dogs at icefall.jpg

Breaking camp

f-085 Dog team at icefall.jpg

Dogs resting below icefall

f-086 Surveying.jpg

Surveying

f-087 Air support.jpg

Air support for field party

f-088 Supplies by air.jpg

Supplies delivered to the door

f-089 Husky.jpg

Husky

f-090 Muskeg in crevasse.jpg

Muskeg tractor stuck in crevasse

f-091 Aerial view.jpg

Aerial view

f-092 Aerial view.jpg

Aerial view

f-093 Aerial view.jpg

Aerial view

f-094 Fossil Bluff.jpg

Fossil Bluff - summer sledging base

f-095 Adelie penguins.jpg

Adelie penguins

f-096 Adelie penguin.jpg

Adelie penguin

f-097 Penguin on nest.jpg

Penguin on nest

f-098 Ginger penguin.jpg

Ginger penguin

f-099 Bev at window.jpg

New mum 'Bev' at window

f-100 Puppy days old.jpg

Puppy just days old

f-101 Puppies weeks old.jpg

Puppies a few weeks old

f-102 Puppies at rest.jpg

Puppies resting

f-103 Puppy howling.jpg

Howling practice

f-104 Husky weigh-in.jpg

Annual husky weigh-in

f-105 Husky weigh-in.jpg

100 pounds of solid muscle

f-106 Puppy weigh-in.jpg

Like father, like son

f-107 Shag on nest.jpg

Blue-eyed Shag on nest

f-108 Shag with chick.jpg

Shag with chick

f-109 Shag defending nest.jpg

Shag defending nest

f-110 US Navy visitors.jpg

US Navy visitors

f-111 Royal Navy visitors.jpg

Royal Navy visitors from HMS Endurance

f-112 Crash landing in whiteout.jpg

Crash landing in a 'whiteout'

f-113 Weddel seal.jpg

Weddell seal

f-114 Seal pup.jpg

Seal pup

f-115 Crabeater seal.jpg

Crabeater seal

f-116 Adelie penguins and chicks.jpg

Adelie penguins with chicks

f-117 Shackleton visiting 1966.jpg

A visit from RRS Shackleton

f-118 Final haircuts.jpg

Final preparations for departure

f-119 Moored off base during resupply.jpg

Biscoe moored off base during re-supply

f-120 Farewell sunset.jpg

Final Antarctic sunset

f-121 Last look around.jpg

Last look around

f-122 Final view.jpg

Final view

f-123 Leaving.jpg

Sailing home