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(Eric Philips strides out across the Ross Ice Shelf. Photo: Jon Muir) (Jon Muir pulls his sled into the Ross Ice Shelf horizon as slow moving clouds pass overhead. Photo: Eric Philips) (Jon, sun and  sastrugi.  Photo: Eric Philips  (This image is available as a postcard. See the ICETREK  products and services page  for more details.) ) (With sleds weighing almost 200kg, it's hard work dragging them over  sastrugi  or soft snow. Photo: Eric Philips)
(Pulling up for a rest in a white-out.  Navigation was more interesting on days such as this. Photo: Eric Philips) (It is common for Antarctic travellers to move at different speeds, and is often the cause of friction within the group. Photo: Eric Philips) (Peter Hillary hauls in front of a backdrop of Transantarctic Mountains. Photo: Eric Philips) (Eric Philips on bullet-proof glacial ice. Photo: Jon Muir)
(Peter Hillary hauls up a wave of shimmering blue ice. Photo: Eric Philips) (Sledding towards Everett Nunatak near the junction of the Shackleton and Zanefeld Glaciers. Photo: Eric Philips) (Peter Hillary hauls his 180kg sled over the Ross Ice Shelf. Photo: Eric Philips ) (Trekkers move slowly past sun parhelion on the Antarctic plateau. Photo: Eric Philips)