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Posted: 14 Nov 2013

Taken: 14 Nov 2013

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Eroded Timbers, Mawson's Hut

Eroded Timbers, Mawson's Hut
Section of the roof, showing the erosion of the timbers. Incessant blasting by snow carried by high winds has reduced the timber thickness, leaving nails proud of the surface and raised "shadows" where now-gone timbers have protected the surface for a period before being torn off by the wind. The capping on the left is steel.

Diane Putnam, , , Janet Brien and 3 other people have particularly liked this photo

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 tiabunna
tiabunna club
Thank you very much, Rachel. Yes, it is remarkable the buildings have survived. Conservation work began only in fairly recent years (and, apparently, just in time) and now is being carried out by a volunteer group, the Mawson's Hut Foundation
10 years ago.
 Janet Brien
Janet Brien club
Amazing x 10. Honestly, I sat and just STARED at this picture, thinking about what you wrote and looking at all the details of this ravaged wood. Incredible. Just wow. Love the textures and the nails, the ?scoured paint?...it's all just crazy to look at and imagine the power of nature!! Thanks for sharing, I put a question or two on the picture because I'm not sure what I'm looking at! :D
10 years ago.
tiabunna club has replied to Janet Brien club
Janet, the impact of actually seeing the erosion was overwhelming - the photos don't really convey the full effect. I've tried to cover the answer to your query in another note alongside yours. FWIW, I gather from the Mawson's Hut Foundation website that some of the roof timbers had been thinned to about 10mm (from an original thickness of about 40mm) - if the winds had broken through then the hut would soon have been destroyed.
10 years ago.
 Treasa Ui Cionaodha
Treasa Ui Cionaodha
Excellent capture here George. Great POV and details. Well done my friend Hugs Tess.
10 years ago.
tiabunna club has replied to Treasa Ui Cionaodha
Thank you very much, Tess.
10 years ago.

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