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Mountain Equipment x ALE Partnership General Interest

Mountain Equipment x ALE Partnership

Beginning this season, Antarctic Logistics and Expeditions (ALE) and Mountain Equipment have developed a partnership to elevate ALE’s polar rental jacket program. ALE guests rely on these polar jackets to comfortably navigate the extreme environment in Antarctica, and the respectable history of Mountain Equipment in cold climates allowed for a worthy pairing.  From Mountain Equipment:  “For more than 60 years, Mountain Equipment has developed…
November 4, 2025
A cross-country skier approaches the finish line under a blue banner reading Antarctic Loppet 2024, surrounded by spectators and flags on a snowy landscape.
How to Train for the Antarctic Loppet: The Cross-Country Ski Event in Antarctica General Interest

How to Train for the Antarctic Loppet: The Cross-Country Ski Event in Antarctica

Cross-country skiing played a key role in early Antarctic exploration: one aspect of Roald Amundsen’s 1911 South Pole success involved cross-country skiing. Since then, skiing has become an established form of transportation for polar adventurers. The Antarctic Loppet honors this legacy, rewarding skiers willing to brave the unknown with jaw-dropping…
August 29, 2025
A person in cold-weather gear pulls a sled across snow toward a red and white plane labeled Kenn Borek Air Ltd, part of Antarctic Logistics and Expeditions, on an icy, remote landscape in Antarctica.
Antarctica Expeditions General Interest

Antarctica Expeditions

When legendary Sir Ernest Shackleton first dreamt of crossing the miles of frozen tundra to a lonely point on the map in the early 1900s, he couldn’t have imagined the hundreds of people who would follow in his footsteps. Incredibly cold, unforgiving, relentless miles on skis to reach the South…
July 7, 2025
Several flags—including those of the United States, Australia, and New Zealand—stand in the snow at the South Pole, with a plane and two distant people set against Antarctica’s stark white landscape.
2024 Government Projects Review General Interest

2024 Government Projects Review

In addition to providing guests with once-in-a-lifetime experiences in the White Continent, Antarctic Logistics and Expeditions has the privilege to provide logistical support to different government and science programs throughout the season. Highlighted below are the 2024 season’s projects and successes.    Guests walk over to Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station…
March 20, 2025