15 km to where the Lucie River meets the Oost River. The base camp was established here. From this base camp, a trail was cleared heading northwest toward Julianatop (Juliana summit); at km 14, the trail turned northeast, and at km 19, it turned north. From that point, a 3.5 km long side path was cut in an easterly direction. Small camps were set up at km 9, 14, 19, 21, and halfway along the eastern track.

The expedition to Julianatop was an extension of the June, July, and August 1963 expedition to the Wilhelmina Mountains, led by Dr.