Call of the ice : fifty years of New Zealand in Antarctica / David L. Harrowfield.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 230) and index.

The Ross Sea region -- Southward bound -- Committed to the future -- A proud achievement -- Ross Island and McMurdo sound science -- The dry valleys -- Deep field -- Mountaineering in the Ross Dependency -- In southern seas -- Icons of exploration -- International Collaboration -- In the environmental era -- The ultimate adventure -- Creating an awareness -- On and off the ice -- Forseeing the future. -- Appendices: Summer parties 1956-58 -- Polar medals -- Winter-over teams at Scott Base, Hallett Station, Vanda Station and Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station -- Young New Zealanders who have visited Scott Base -- Arts Fellows supported by the New Zealand Antarctic Programme -- The universities.

David L. Harrowfield, a long-standing and revered member of the Antarctic community, has documented through meticulous research and many personal interviews the experiences of the New Zealanders in Antarctica and has created a fitting tribute and celebration of their achievements.