Mont Ross, Kerguelen Island. In the Indian Ocean at about 50° S. latitude, halfway between Australia and Africa, lies storm-buffeted Kerguelen Island. Its high point, Mont Ross, is only 6070 feet high, but it is heavily glaciated and where the rock is exposed, rotten. Bad weather is the rule. The fifth expedition to attempt this peak was French, led by Jean Rivolier. The group was helicoptered from their ship halfway to the mountain some four miles from the summit on the eastern side. They ran a camp up onto the southeastern side. On January 5 Jean Afanassieff and Patrick Cordier made the difficult climb to the summit in eight hours. On January 12 Patrice Bodin, Denis Ducroz and Georges Polian also climbed to the top. On the ridge running north from the main summit lies Petit Ross (5646 feet). This was climbed on January 16 by the five mentioned above and Jacques Regnard.