Lewis Juckes tells his once-in-a-lifetime adventure of being a young geologist in East Antarctica. Sent on a 2-year trip by Prof. Lester King to find geological evidence for a former connection between southern Africa and East Antarctica in Gondwana, he not only has to deal with a hostile climate and complex geology but also needs to master a dog-sled team.

The present study of mafic rocks from Jutulsessen, Gjelsvikfjella, extends the presence of high-pressure rocks in the Maud Belt in Dronning Maud Land, Antarctica. The physical conditions necessary for the development of these rocks were attained during continent–continent collision along the East African–Antarctic Orogen. The new data in this study largely confirm the geodynamic implication outlined by others for the region.