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Supporting Science and Research in Antarctica General Interest

Supporting Science and Research in Antarctica

Antarctica might look like a vast, empty expanse of ice, but it’s one of the most important scientific frontiers on Earth. ALE has been integral for the operation of many scientific pursuits every season, providing logistics, flights, housing, and support personnel to help streamline objectives and maintain the safest environment possible while conducting science in Antarctica. Below are two large science projects ALE supported this season, with some…
February 17, 2026
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 25, 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