Erebus Expedition

Erebus Expedition

ANTARCTICA - REGION OF THE EREBUS VOLCANO - EREBUS EXPEDITION - CAMP N? 4: TO STRENGTHEN IT AND PROTECT ITSELF FROM THE VIOLENT GUSTS OF WIND, FREQUENT IN ANTARCTICA, JEAN LOUIS ETIENNE REINFORCES HIS IGLOO TENT BY SURROUNDING IT WITH BLOCKS OF ICE. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

Erebus Expedition

Erebus Expedition

ARCHIVES (WINTER 1993/1994) ANTARCTICA - ROSS SEA REGION - EREBUS EXPEDITION LED BY JEAN LOUIS ETIENNE. THE SAILING SHIP ANTARCTICA ATTEMPTS TO MAKE ITS WAY TO ROSS ISLAND THROUGH THE PACK ICE SURROUNDING THE ANTARCTIC CONTINENT. IN THE ICE, ROUTE CHOICES ARE MADE FROM THE CROW'S NEST, 27 METRES ABOVE THE WATER, WHERE THE PILOT IS IN CONSTANT RADIO CONTACT WITH THE HELMSMAN. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

Erebus Expedition

Erebus Expedition

ARCHIVES (WINTER 1993/1994) ANTARCTICA - ROSS SEA REGION - EREBUS EXPEDITION LED BY JEAN LOUIS ETIENNE. PORTRAIT OF THE EXPEDITION LEADER. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

Erebus Expedition

Erebus Expedition

ARCHIVES (WINTER 1993/1994) ANTARCTICA - ROSS SEA REGION - EREBUS EXPEDITION LED BY JEAN ETIENNE: EVERY DAY, INFORMATION IS EXCHANGED BETWEEN JEAN-LOUIS ETIENNE AND FRANCE: LOGBOOK, METEOROLOGICAL AND NAVIGATION DATA, QUESTIONS FROM STUDENTS AND JOURNALISTS, EMAILS, ETC. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

Erebus Expedition

Erebus Expedition

ANTARCTICA - REGION OF THE EREBUS VOLCANO - EREBUS EXPEDITION - WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 2, 1994: JEAN LOUIS ETIENNE AND HIS TEAM REACH THE EDGES OF THE CRATER, AT THE HIGHEST POINT OF THE EREBUS VOLCANO, AT 3794 METERS ABOVE SEA LEVEL. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM