The cross--3 meters tall and made of Australian jarrah wood-- was originally erected on 22 January 1913 by surviving members of Scott's Terra Nova expedition...it took seven of them 2 days to carry the cross up the hill. More recently...members of the McM and Scott Base communities carried the cross up the hill on 23 January 1994. After it was installed, a small service by the local clergy closed the ceremony; it was recorded for NZ television.
A crowd of folks follow the cross carriers.
Another look at the evolution (photo by Robert Holmes). 
This was not the first time that the cross had been dislodged. Severe storms in July and August 1974 dislodged the cross. on 24 September several members of the Scott Base winter crew uprighted the cross in its original foundation (November-December 1974 Antarctic Journal article mentioning the storm and with cross photos).
In 2014-15 a protectiive encasement was installed by the New Zealand Antarctic Heritage Trust in an attempt to preserve the lettering on the cross.
The photos on this page not otherwise credited were shared in 2025 on the Antarctic Support Contract Facebook page.