Tim is proud to be a veteran of 20 years of expedition leadership, both on the ground and behind the scenes. When away from Antarctica, he resides in rural Alaska, or travels the world. With fifteen Antarctic seasons under his belt, he can confidently say that he keeps returning partially because of the beauty of the environment, but mostly because of a fascination with the strange fauna that inhabit the remote outposts that many of us call home. Read Tim’s Staff Spotlight.

Fred has traveled and worked all over the world as a wildland firefighter specializing in aircraft management, as a professional mountain guide, and in avalanche mitigation. This background gives him a unique perspective on risk and operations in dynamic environments. After eight seasons at ALE, Fred has taken on the role of Union Glacier Camp Manager, leveraging his experience to support new programs, science projects and polar adventures.

Martin has been Medical Director of ALE since 2003. He is a wilderness medicine specialist and ensures all of our guests remain safe and well throughout their time in Antarctica. Martin trained in Emergency Medicine and General Practice in Sheffield, and is now back there, having lived and worked in France and Spain. Life is busy with teenagers and dog, but he still loves to road and mountain-bike, ski and climb mountains 

Simon is a professional IFMGA certified Mountain Guide based in the French Alps. He’s worked around the world since 1987 and in Antarctica since 1992. Simon researches and maintains safe routes around our main camp at Union Glacier as well as assisting field teams with risk assessment and route planning. Read Simon’s Staff Spotlight.

Josh is a full-time, year-round guide, who splits his time between working in Alaska as a climbing guide and in Antarctica as a Travel Safety Manager. He began climbing in 1999 and moved to Alaska in 2003 because of its endless climbing potential and motivated outdoor community. He values teaching students outdoor pursuits skills and the science behind climbing systems.

Dean hails from the great country of Wales and oversees communications and IT at Union Glacier. He’s also our go to engineer, ready to fix, install, and maintain all of our communication equipment on the ice.

Avi divides her year between Denmark, New Zealand, Greenland and Antarctica. Her work takes her onboard cruise ships and on land-based tours with guests. Her dream of Antarctica came true in 2016 when she started working for ALE. She has also done one season at the Antarctic Peninsula, where South Georgia was a personal highlight, but Union Glacier is the place that has stolen her heart.

Julia is from Boston, USA but has spent the past 10 years between the USA, Chile, and Antarctica. When she is not on the ice she is usually travelling, working with goats, and developing her skills as a medical interpreter. Read Julia’s Staff Spotlight.

Alan comes from England and prior to ALE, worked for the British Antarctic Survey for several seasons. He’s completed many overland tractor traverses across the continent and truly keeps our camp running as the head mechanic. If anything breaks, he’s the man that can fix it! Read Al’s Staff Spotlight.

Carolyn began her working life as a Geneticist in Cancer Research, before deciding to change direction to work in the outdoors. She has been an Expedition Leader in the Arctic, Antarctic and other countries, leading teams of both adults and young people in cold, challenging and often technical terrain. Her Antarctic career began in 2001 as a Field Guide with the British Antarctic Survey and she has been a Departmental Head with ALE since 2011. In total, she has spent one winter and 14 summers in the Antarctic.

Nestor was born and raised on the island of Borneo. He now resides in New Zealand and considers himself lucky to have the best of both worlds, tropical sun and sea, plus the cool weather. When not working for ALE he does chefing work all over New Zealand and at the North Pole during the Arctic summer.

Tim is our Ski Aircraft Coordinator, having previously worked in the mechanical services department and as the Ski Aircraft Assistant. In his free time, when not in Antarctica, he enjoys going scuba diving, four wheel driving and work maintaining his family’s farm property.

Lucy spends most of the year working as an Outdoor Instructor in the UK. She is based in North Wales in the summer and Scotland in the winter. She enjoys anything outdoors and is a keen mountain and road biker, climber, mountaineer and ski tourer – always with a smile on her face!

Hannah lives in Vermont. She splits her time there between farming and doing research at the University, on topics related to agriculture and climate change. Hannah is also a yoga instructor and really appreciates a good adventure and meeting new people.

Larry has been guiding full-time since 2007, primarily on the mountains and rivers of Alaska. He also works on many safety, science and industrial support projects which have taken him around the globe. In his free time he likes to thaw out from the mountains in tropical locales.

Kasper is an expedition professional in both polar regions. He has cruised the Northwest Passage and Ross Sea by sailboat and he has undertaken ski expeditions in Greenland, northern Canada and Svalbard. Back home in Norway, Kasper runs a ski and dog sledding company.

Cedar is from Whitehorse, Yukon Territory, Canada. He spends his summers guiding canoe trips in northern Canada and working carpentry jobs in Whitehorse. Photography, skiing, mountain biking and paddling keep him busy during his spare time. He is looking forward to returning to Antarctica and making our guests comfortable at ALE’s South Pole Camp!

Gerardo (Gordo) was born in Argentina, has lived in Svalbard, Norway and currently resides in Spain. He has spent last eight years working and living in Antarctica and the high Arctic, including as part of the expedition team on board expedition vessels. In his free time Gordo enjoys bike touring, skiing and discovering new beaches.

Robert, from Slovakia, has always had a passion for outdoor life. While visiting Svalbard, he fell in love with the polar climate, became a sea kayak activity leader, a snowmobile guide, and an enthusiast of harsh cold conditions. Nowadays, he is still based in Svalbard, where he works as a guide and enjoys the snowmobile season, paragliding, kayaking, snowboarding and meeting people from all over the world.

Fritz was born and raised in Flanders, Belgium. He studied Chemistry at the University of Leuven (KUL) followed by a postgraduate degree in Environmental Sciences. He began sailing at age 13 and became a passionate competitor in regattas, where meteorology played an important tactical role. This allowed Fritz to start working at the Royal Meteorological Institute of Belgium as an Operational Forecaster. He was then lucky enough to combine his two passions, working as a Weather Router for sailors as well as forecasting for Kite driven Arctic/Antarctic expeditions.

As one of ALE’s meteorologists, Marc provides forecasts for our intercontinental and ski aircraft flights, field camps, climbing groups and ski expeditions. When not working for ALE, he works as a meteorologist for the Royal Meteorological Institute of Belgium. He also has his own business called Facta (weather4expeditions.com), supporting operations and expeditions in remote places. Prior to working for ALE, he worked in Antarctica for the British Antarctic Survey and the Australian Antarctic Division. Read Marc’s Staff Spotlight.

Tony is from Australia and has worked for the Australian Bureau of Meteorology for 30 years, including several deployments to the Antarctic stations of Casey, Davis, and Mawson. He enjoys traveling generally, especially into the remote Australian deserts, and flying light airplanes whenever he can afford to.

Brooke grew up in Utah but has called Alaska home since 2016. Over the past decade she has worked in a variety of positions within the tourism industry, from Alaska to Antarctica, New Zealand to Norway. Her favorite part is sharing incredible wilderness areas with guests and spotting wildlife. When not at work, Brooke escapes the crowds by exploring new trails, backcountry snowboarding, performing circus acrobatics and scuba diving.

Juan is a Spanish globetrotter and enthusiastic mountaineer. He has worked on various tourism projects including building capacity in Nepal, community-based programs with Quechua people in Peru, and guiding tours in the Atacama Desert and on Eastern Island. Juan is passionate about Andean culture, Asian philosophy, and flamenco!

Wesley began guiding in 1993 and His adventures have taken him to many of the world’s great ranges. He has always taken great delight in movement through interesting terrain. When not working, he finds himself ski touring, bike touring, and hanging out with his many canine friends.

Darren completed a PhD in geology and physics, before deciding to pursue a career in mountaineering and snowsports. He has been guiding/instructing for 25 years, being a qualified Mountaineering Instructor (MIA) and ski/snowboard teacher. Darren ran his own guiding service for 10 years, on the Isle of Skye, Scotland. He now lives in La Grave, French Alps where he runs French Alps Treks. This will be his 10th season with ALE.

Eli has been guiding in the mountains of Alaska for nearly 15 years and has been on approximately 50 expeditions in Alaska. He shares a simple, off -grid home with his wife and two dogs, in remote, McCarthy, Alaska. Eli is forever drawn to wild places and looks forward to exploring “Terra Incognita”.

Scott is an expedition leader and professional mountaineering instructor from the Highlands of Scotland. Before joining ALE, Scott worked as a field guide for the British Antarctic Survey, completing six summer seasons and two over-winters. Out of the Antarctic, Scott has led mountaineering and skiing trips to Mongolia, Greenland, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, and other remote locations.

Pato is known for dishing up fantastic breakfasts and plenty of laughs in the Union Glacier dining tent each season. If you’re passing through Vina del Mar, Chile be sure to stop by his family’s restaurant, La Cuisine, and say hello.