Mount Erebus Photographs by Rich Esser

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1994 Erebus crew (l to r): Rich Esser, Phil Kyle, Ray Dibble, Ken Simms, Ed Klimasauskas and Alexei Ozerov.
 Killer whale "spy hopping" at the ice edge near Cape Royds, Ross Island.
 Lenticular clouds forming over the summit of Mt. Erebus.
1994 Erebus crew (l to r): Rich Esser, Phil Kyle, Ray Dibble, Ken Simms, Ed Klimasauskas and Alexei Ozerov.
Killer whale "spy hopping" at the ice edge near Cape Royds, Ross Island.
Lenticular clouds forming over the summit of Mt. Erebus.
Mario Ruiz making sure all his ECW (Extreme Cold Weather) gear fits properly before boarding the flight to Antarctica.
 Nelia Dunbar and Bill McIntosh try to get some sleep on the C-130 flight from New Zealand to Antarctica.
 One of the "P-boxes" used to control DC power input/output at the Mt. Erebus seismic stations.
Mario Ruiz making sure all his ECW (Extreme Cold Weather) gear fits properly before boarding the flight to Antarctica.
Nelia Dunbar and Bill McIntosh try to get some sleep on the C-130 flight from New Zealand to Antarctica.
One of the "P-boxes" used to control DC power input/output at the Mt. Erebus seismic stations.
Trying to show a couple of 'sun dogs' that are a common sight in Antarctica.
 A Bell 212 helicopter 'contrailing' in the humidity occasionally present at the higher elevations on Mt. Erebus.
 Crashed helicopter near the lower Erebus hut.
Trying to show a couple of 'sun dogs' that are a common sight in Antarctica.
A Bell 212 helicopter 'contrailing' in the humidity occasionally present at the higher elevations on Mt. Erebus.
Crashed helicopter near the lower Erebus hut.
Nelia Dunbar probing around some of the ice towers near the lower Erebus hut.
 Ice towers and the Erebus plume.
 Steaming ice tower/fumarole near the lower Erebus hut.
Nelia Dunbar probing around some of the ice towers near the lower Erebus hut.
Ice towers and the Erebus plume.
Steaming ice tower/fumarole near the lower Erebus hut.
Crater camera housing that was snapped off by high winds (and corrosion from the plume). The camera was later found about 150 meters down hill.
 Thanksgiving feast.
 Post-Thanksgiving feast.
Crater camera housing that was snapped off by high winds (and corrosion from the plume). The camera was later found about 150 meters down hill.
Thanksgiving feast.
Post-Thanksgiving feast.

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