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A man with gray hair and a beard wears sunglasses and holds up a signed photo of a Russian flag planted underwater in Antarctica. He stands behind several colorful microphones at what appears to be an Antarctic Logistics and Expeditions press event.
Artur Chilingarov Polar Explorers

Artur Chilingarov

Artur Chilingarov (1939-) Artur Chilingarov is a Russian polar scientist and esteemed polar explorer, whose extensive career has seen him head up a number of high profile projects and expeditions in both the Arctic and Antarctic, including the first-ever dive to the North Pole ocean floor. Chilingarov began his career…
August 28, 2010
Black-and-white portrait of a rugged man in a knit sweater and ear-flap hat, gazing seriously at the camera with a pipe in his mouth—reminiscent of early Antarctic Logistics and Expeditions explorers.
Thomas Crean Polar Explorers

Thomas Crean

Thomas "Tom" Crean (1877– 1938) Thomas "Tom" Crean, nicknamed the "Irish Giant", was an Irish seaman and Antarctic explorer. He was a member of three major expeditions to Antarctica during the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration, including Captain Scott's 1911–13 Terra Nova Expedition, during which he made a 35 mile…
August 28, 2010
Black and white portrait of a man with a mustache and beard, wearing a fur hat and fur-collared coat, looking slightly to the side against a plain background—evoking the spirit of early Antarctica explorers supported by Antarctic Logistics and Expeditions.
Adrien de Gerlache Polar Explorers

Adrien de Gerlache

Adrien de Gerlache (1866-1934) Baron Adrien Victor Joseph de Gerlache de Gomery was an officer in the Belgian Royal Navy who led the Belgian Antarctic Expedition of 1897–99 (BAE). The BAE was the first expedition to overwinter within the Antarctic Circle, after the ship was icebound in the Bellingshausen Sea.…
August 28, 2010
Lincoln Ellsworth Polar Explorers

Lincoln Ellsworth

Lincoln Ellsworth (1880-1951) Together with pilot Herbert Hollick-Kenyon, Lincoln Ellsworth discovered the Ellsworth Mountains and completed the first transantarctic flight in history. Introduction to Polar Exploration Ellsworth’s initial exposure to polar adventures began on May 21, 1925, when he, Roald Amundsen and four other men set out in two Dornier…
August 28, 2010
P.O. Edgar Evans Polar Explorers

P.O. Edgar Evans

PETTY OFFICER EDGAR EVANS (1876 – 1912) Edgar Evans was a member of the "Polar Party" in Robert Falcon Scott's ill-fated Terra Nova Expedition to the South Pole in 1911–1912. This group of five men, personally selected for the final expedition push, attained the Pole on January 17, 1912; but…
August 28, 2010
Wilhelm Filchner Polar Explorers

Wilhelm Filchner

Wilhelm Filchner (1877-1957) The story of Amundsen and Scott's race to the pole has been told many times. Less well known is that of German explorer Wilhelm Filchner, who headed south in 1911 and also hoped to reach the South Pole. Filchner didn't reach the Pole, but he did make…
August 28, 2010
Professor Dame Jane Francis Polar Explorers

Professor Dame Jane Francis

Professor Dame Jane Francis (1956 – ) Professor Dame Jane Francis is the first female Director of the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) and a pioneering scientist, whose study of fossil plants and their use as tools for climate interpretation is recognized internationally. Academic Career and Polar Research Professor Jane Francis…
August 28, 2010
Sir Vivian Fuchs Polar Explorers

Sir Vivian Fuchs

Sir Vivian Fuchs (1908 - 1999) In 1958 Sir Vivian Fuchs made history when he successfully completed the first crossing of the Antarctic via the South Pole. Planning for the expedition began in 1953, and envisioned the use of Sno-Cat tractors to cross the continent in 100 days, starting at…
August 28, 2010