A red tent partly covered in snow sits on a snowy Antarctic landscape under a clear blue sky, with a shovel and a ski pole nearby. The photo, taken from inside another tent, hints at the experience of Antarctic Logistics and Expeditions.

FIELD CAMPS

A bright red tunnel tent stands on a snowy, windswept Antarctic landscape under a blue sky with wispy clouds; ski poles and gear are placed beside the tent—a scene reminiscent of South Pole expeditions.

SKI EXPEDITION TENTS

Ski Last Degree and Ski South Pole expeditions often use single-walled, tunnel shaped, Hilleberg tents that are lightweight and quick to set up. These are important factors when you are hauling your equipment more than 600 miles (1000km) and have to set up and take down your tent each day, often in extreme conditions. The simple hoop frame allows us to partially disassemble the tent and pack it into an expedition sled, greatly speeding up the time required to set up camp each day. The tunnel shape means that the tent must be set up into the prevailing wind, which blows consistently from the Pole toward the coast.

MOUNTAINEERING TENTS

Mount Vinson, Climb Antarctica, Ski Antarctica, and Mount Sidley expeditions utilize sturdy 4-season mountain tents like the Mountain Hardwear Trango 3.1 tents. These free-standing, double-walled tents have a more complex pole configuration, which makes them extremely strong in high winds, regardless of the wind direction.