Antarctic

Base Camp Chat: Video Interview with Polar Guide Eric Philips

In this first in a series of video interviews...
June 19, 2020

Coping with Isolation and Extremes: Interview with Peter Suedfeld

Climbing mountains, skydiving and polar expeditions are some peoples...
June 17, 2020

Three Training Locations for Polar Travelers

For the aspiring polar sledder, gaining the necessary experience...
May 29, 2020

Colin O’Brady, Reality TV and Rowing to Antarctica

Last Christmas day, a team of six landed on...
May 28, 2020

10 Things You Should Avoid Doing in the Polar Regions

  1. Wearing tight garments Technical compression socks and underwear may...
April 20, 2020

ExWeb Ambassadors Complete Antarctic Expeditions

Separately, two ExWeb ambassadors, Ryan Waters and Sarah McNair-Landry,...
January 27, 2020

Antarctica Week Nine: The Season Winds Down

Many expeditions to the Pole have wrapped up, but...
January 17, 2020

Richard Parks Pops Up in Antarctica

Keeping his plans to himself for almost a month,...
January 13, 2020

Antarctica: Two British Soloists Were Resupplied

Last week, a trio of British women -- Wendy...
January 12, 2020

Antarctica Week Eight: It Gets Busy at the Pole

A number of expeditions have wrapped up, and a...
January 10, 2020

Jenny Davis Completes Solo South Pole Ski

Jenny Davis has limped over the finish line on...
January 10, 2020

Wendy Searle Reaches Pole but Misses Record

Wendy Searle reached the South Pole yesterday after an...
January 9, 2020

Geoff Wilson Completes His Longest Journey

Despite a route change to skip the South Pole,...
January 7, 2020

Updated: Antarctic Speed Record Remains Unbeaten

Wendy Searle and Jenny Davis set off separately in...
January 6, 2020

Updated: Antarctica Week Seven: The Home Stretch

This week, most expeditions are on the home stretch,...
January 2, 2020

Antarctica Week Six: The Weather Turns

The weather seemed too good to be true, and...
December 27, 2019

ALE: Antarctica in Pictures

Since the golden age of master Antarctic photographers Frank...
December 22, 2019

Antarctica Week Five: Halfway There

The stellar weather continues for Antarctica's man and woman...
December 20, 2019

Antarctica Week Four: Summertime and the Weather is Fine

Week four brought beautiful weather for those heading to...
December 12, 2019

ALE: Antarctic Destinations

Most of us know that beyond Antarctica's 40-odd scattered...
December 11, 2019

Antarctica Week Three: The Race is On

The final expeditions have set off from Hercules Inlet...
December 6, 2019

Antarctica Week Two: Wind and Whiteouts

Too much wind for some, too little wind for...
November 27, 2019

Unpredictable Antarctica

The first Antarctic explorers trudged into the white nothingness...
November 26, 2019

Antarctica 2019-2020: Off They Go

The Antarctic season has begun for the earliest arrivals. More...
November 20, 2019

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