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On reaching the South Pole, the team will celebrate completing one of the most challenging expeditions imaginable, embracing the spirit of Amundsen and the early explorers whose inspiring legacy the Antarctic Heritage Trust cares for.Īntarctic Heritage Trust’s vision is Inspiring Explorers. “Shining white, glowing blue, black crevices lit up by the sun this land looks like a fairy tale”. Wind, cold and white-out conditions will be constant, challenging the body, mind and spirit. Climbing gradually from sea level to 2,800m, the effects of altitude will be prominent. The team will commence the 40+ day journey skirting the western flank of the massive Fountain Ice Stream and the Transantarctic Mountains, before turning toward the final goal, the South Pole. Once the sleds are packed and the team is ready for departure, an ALE flight will drop them at the Messner Start. An ALE flight will then take the team to Union Glacier in Antarctica where a further few days will be spent testing clothing and equipment. The team will fly to Punta Arenas, Chile and spend five days preparing food and equipment and preparing. Technical skill, a high level of strength and aerobic fitness and a commitment to undertake rigorous daily training for several months leading up to the expedition will be required. Experience, a determined positive mindset, and adequate training will contribute to the overall enjoyment and wellbeing of the whole team. In order to achieve this extremely strenuous trip, participants will need skiing, mountaineering or cold weather camping experience and the mental stamina to continue in extreme conditions when physically tried. With temperatures ranging from -25☌ to -40☌, the team will experience all types of weather and reach elevations of 2,800m skiing for up to 10 hours per day for over 40 days, each pulling a 60-80kg sled. Organised by Antarctic Logistics and Expeditions (ALE) and Ousland Explorers (OE), the expedition will run from early November 2022 to early January 2023. Led by the vastly experienced Norwegian polar guide Bengt Rotmo ( Ousland Explorers), and Antarctic Heritage Trust Executive Director Nigel Watson, the team will traverse close to 1000km from the Ronne Ice Shelf to the South Pole, a route inspired by Reinhold Messner and Arved Fuchs’ 1989 Antarctic crossing.

Antarctic Heritage Trust is the agency that cares for the legacy of Antarctica’s first explorers. It hopes to find the iconic shipwreck with state-of-the-art technology and explore it with two underwater drones, and also undertake scientific studies which could help furthering knowledge around ice conditions and climate change.Antarctic Heritage Trust is taking three inspiring young people from New Zealand and/or Norway on a guided expedition to ski to the Geographic South Pole in late 2022 to celebrate the 150th anniversary of legendary polar explorer Roald Amundsen’s birth, the first to reach the South Pole. Royal Geographical Society via Getty Images Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition 1914-1916 (Weddell Sea Party). The expedition will last for between 35 days and 45 days, with the vessel navigating its way through heavy ice and harsh temperatures. After reaching the reported sinking location, they deployed an autonomous underwater vehicle to survey the seafloor, but after 20 hours below, the AUV lost communications and the sea ice forced the Agulhas II to retreat. The search team include members who came close to finding the wreck in 2019, the BBC reported. But 'the team has remained nimble and determined and this has brought us to where we are today.' 'The preparation has been comprehensive, although not without its challenge, including COVID,' said Donald Lamont, chairman of the organizers. Agulhas II set off from Cape Town on Saturday morning with a crew of 46 and a 64-member expedition team aboard, including scientists from top international institutions. 'The worst portion of the worst sea in the world' SPRI University of Cambridge / Getty Images Officers and crew of the 'Endurance' - the shore party group pose under the bow of the 'Endurance' at Weddell Sea Base during the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition, 1914-17, led by Ernest Shackleton. Historian Caroline Alexander, author of the book, The Endurance: Shackleton's Legendary Antarctic Expedition, told CBS News that the story of Shackleton and his men is regarded 'as the greatest survival story' of the 20th century.

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