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A convoy of red and yellow vehicles from Antarctic Logistics and Expeditions travels across a vast, snowy expanse in Antarctica, with distant snow-covered mountains under a clear blue sky.

ALE’s Experiences of Inland Traverses

ALE presented a Poster Paper and attended a workshop on Inland Traverses in Antarctica, hosted by the Council of Managers of National Antarctic Programs (COMNAP) in Stockholm on July 31, 2011. Antarctic traverses are undertaken by many nations and there is a growing interest by other countries who wish to develop…

moxieJuly 29, 2011

General Interest Science

New Lake Ellsworth Website

The Sub-glacial Lake Ellsworth Consortium have launched a new website for the Lake Ellsworth drilling project. www.ellsworth.org.uk The website gives a great overview of the project, which will look for life in Antarctic sub-glacial lakes. There are sections on science goals; engineering and logistics challenges; and how the environment will…

moxieJuly 14, 2011

A woman with short brown hair sits at a wooden desk in an office, smiling up at the camera. A calendar, notebook, pens, and laptop are on the desk—a typical day at Antarctic Logistics and Expeditions as she plans upcoming work in Antarctica.

Press Release

ALE welcomes Stephanie Taylor

Stephanie Taylor has worked in the travel industry for 15 years - and has loved every minute of it. Stephanie joins our Salt Lake City office as Client Services Manager, where her main focus will be working with guests and travel agents. Stephanie graduated with a degree in Travel, Tourism…

moxieJune 13, 2011

Map of Antarctica showing the South Pole, labeled seas, ice shelves, and sites marked with colored triangles and diamonds in West and East Antarctica—including Lake Vostok, Dome A, Dome C, Ridge B—and key Antarctic Logistics and Expeditions routes.

Press Release Science

ALE named primary logistics provider

ALE has been named as the primary logistics provider for a major scientific undertaking in West Antarctica. The UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office recently published a Draft Comprehensive Environmental Evaluation of the proposed exploration of Subglacial Lake Ellsworth. This project has two main aims: to determine the presence of life in…

moxieMay 1, 2011

A person in a purple parka and goggles points at a large sign reading Geographic South Pole with expedition dates, quotes, and a map of Antarctica. Snow and blue sky set the scene for this Antarctic Logistics and Expeditions moment.

General Interest

Amundsen and Scott Centenaries

It's been 100 years since Roald Amundsen and Robert Falcon Scott raced to the South Pole. 2011-12 marks the 100 year anniversary of Roald Amundsen and Robert Falcon Scott’s arrival at the South Pole. Their heroic exploits captured the imagination of a generation and opened up the interior of Antarctica…

moxieApril 13, 2011

An orange snowcat vehicle in Antarctica, operated by Antarctic Logistics and Expeditions, pulls a long metal beam attached to a large black rubber tire, both connected with ropes and cables across the snowy landscape.

General Interest Science

ALE Supports Antarctic Science

Scientists from the Centro de Estudios Cientificos, of Valdivia Chile, continued glacier flow rate and bedrock studies in the Ellsworth Mountains, using ground penetrating radar. During their 2010 fieldwork they extended our knowledge of sub-glacial lakes near Lake Ellsworth. We were pleased to once again host a team from the National…

moxieApril 3, 2011

A futuristic, white snow vehicle with red skis and a visible engine—ideal for Antarctic Logistics and Expeditions—is parked on a snowy, mountainous landscape in Antarctica, partially covered with a green tarp.

Trip Report

2010 Wrap Up – A Season of Firsts

2010 topped the list of ‘Firsts’, even for ALE. Our first big news was the move from our long-time base at Patriot Hills to start the season at a new location on Union Glacier. The new camp setting is spectacular and our new, specially adapted passenger vans have opened up…

moxieMarch 9, 2011

A person in winter gear skis across the snowy landscape of Antarctica, pulling a sled with supplies. An Antarctic Logistics and Expeditions red and white propeller plane on skis is parked in the background under a clear blue sky.

Expeditions Trip Report

New South Pole Ski Record Set

Norwegian Christian Eide set a new solo unsupported, speed record from Hercules Inlet to the South Pole. Eide arrived at the Pole on 13 January, 2011. He averaged more than 29 miles per day to reach the South Pole in 24 days, 1 hour, 13 minutes. All we can say…

moxieJanuary 20, 2011

ALE’s Experiences of Inland Traverses

New Lake Ellsworth Website

ALE welcomes Stephanie Taylor

ALE named primary logistics provider

Amundsen and Scott Centenaries

ALE Supports Antarctic Science

2010 Wrap Up – A Season of Firsts

New South Pole Ski Record Set

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