Transportation in Antarctica and on Mount Erebus

The only way to Antarctica from New Zealand is on a military transport plane (C-130, C-141 or C-5). The only way to get up to Mt. Erebus (either the Fang acclimitization camp or the lower Erebus hut) is by helicopter (Bell 212 or A-Star). All travel around the summit of Mt. Erebus is either by foot or snowmobile. Here are a few photos of people getting around.

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Shauna Mikelic (l), Dawn Sweeney (m), and Julie Calkins (r) - arrival in Christchurch, NZ.
 Rich Karstens boarding a New Zealand Air Force C-130 for transport to Antarctica.
 Noel Barstow on the C-130 flight from New Zealand to Antarctica.
Shauna Mikelic (l), Dawn Sweeney (m), and Julie Calkins (r) - arrival in Christchurch, NZ.
Rich Karstens boarding a New Zealand Air Force C-130 for transport to Antarctica.
Noel Barstow on the C-130 flight from New Zealand to Antarctica.
Jean Pennycook on the C-130 flight from New Zealand to Antarctica.
 Packed into the belly of a C-130 aircraft for the 7+ hours flight from New Zealand to Antarctica.
 In the belly of the beast (C-130), at least a few people seem happy.
Jean Pennycook on the C-130 flight from New Zealand to Antarctica.
Packed into the belly of a C-130 aircraft for the 7+ hours flight from New Zealand to Antarctica.
In the belly of the beast (C-130), at least a few people seem happy.
Nelia Dunbar and Bill McIntosh try to get some sleep on the C-130 flight from New Zealand to Antarctica.
 A good chunk of the Erebus crew (2003) on their C-130 flight from N.Z. to Antarctica.
 Arrival in Antarctica.
Nelia Dunbar and Bill McIntosh try to get some sleep on the C-130 flight from New Zealand to Antarctica.
A good chunk of the Erebus crew (2003) on their C-130 flight from N.Z. to Antarctica.
Arrival in Antarctica.
Mode of transport from the airfield to McMurdo Station.
 It's really called "Ivan The Terra Bus".
 A Delta transport for getting around on the sea ice.
Mode of transport from the airfield to McMurdo Station.
It's really called "Ivan The Terra Bus".
A Delta transport for getting around on the sea ice.
Transportation to the Happy Camper School aboard a Delta.
 Tim Vermaat preparing for tranport to the Fang acclimatization camp aboard a Bell 212 helicopter.
 Tina Calvin (back) and Jessie Crain in an A-Star helicopter.
Transportation to the Happy Camper School aboard a Delta.
Tim Vermaat preparing for tranport to the Fang acclimatization camp aboard a Bell 212 helicopter.
Tina Calvin (back) and Jessie Crain in an A-Star helicopter.

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Mt. Erebus Volcano Observatory
New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology