Category : Antarctic

Antarctica: Kite-Skiers Make the Pole, But Abe Won’t Finish

Martin Walsh

13/01/2022

Last week, Preet Chandi finished her Hercules Inlet to South Pole route. This week, Justin Packshaw and Jamie Facer-Childs have made it too....

Scientists Embark For ‘Doomsday Glacier’ Seeking Rate of Decay

Sam Anderson

07/01/2022

Antarctic

If the tongue of the Thwaites Glacier collapses, we're in trouble. A massive portion of the 400km-wide glacier in west Antarctica floats on ...

Antarctica: Running Out of Time

Martin Walsh

06/01/2022

Antarctic Antarctic Poles

In this week's update, Preet Chandi arrives at the Pole, Justin Packshaw and Jamie Facer-Childs inch closer, and Masatatsu Abe's expedition ...

Science Links of the Week

Rebecca McPhee

01/01/2022

Antarctic Natural History Oceans Science Wildlife

A passion for the natural world drives many of our adventures. And when we’re not actually outside, we love delving into the discoveries abo...

Antarctica: The Home Stretch for Some, A Long Way to Go for Others

Martin Walsh

30/12/2021

Antarctic Antarctic Poles

In this week's update, Preet Chandi flies into the home straight, Masatatsu Abe celebrates his birthday, and Justin Packshaw and Jamie Facer...

Antarctic Roundup: Another Evacuation

Martin Walsh

23/12/2021

Antarctic Poles

This week in Antarctica features more drama. Another expedition has required an emergency evacuation, and the weather continues to frustrate...

Live, Ancient Creatures Found in Pitch Black ‘Oasis’ Beneath Antarctic Shelf

Sam Anderson

21/12/2021

Antarctic Natural History Science

Floating atop Antarctica’s Weddell Sea in 2018, a team of researchers from the Alfred Wegener Institute drilled through the Ekström Ice Shel...

Antarctica: Expeditions in Trouble

Martin Walsh

17/12/2021

Antarctic Poles

In this week's Antarctic roundup, one expedition aborts and another one struggles. Packshaw and Facer-Childs kite-ski expedition Packshaw ...

Winter Himalayan Teams Reach Base Camps. Plus: Sherpas to Antarctica

Angela Benavides

14/12/2021

Antarctic Winter 8000ers Winter Himalaya

Winter officially begins in one week, and some teams have already reached their Base Camps. Others are acclimatizing not far away. ...

Antarctica Update: An Eclipse and a Major Route Change

Martin Walsh

09/12/2021

Antarctic Poles

For most Antarctic expeditions, the weather has improved in the last two days; but as always, it remains tough going on the coldest continen...

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