Photograph taken by:
Brad Tebo
Scott tents are the preferred residences for LEH scientists, three Kiwi Models and one USAP Scott Tent. Large propane bottles are flown in for cooking and the red barrel serves as the snowmobile gas station, 1:40 premix, to be dispensed by a manual drum pump. Note the plastic berm around the fuel drum to contain potential spills. There is a major effort within the USAP to minimize the human footprint on the mountain, eliminating spills and taking out everything humans bring in...
Location
Lower Erebus Hut
McMurdo
Antarctica
Created by Hubert Staudigel on Saturday, 4 December 2010
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