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Aug 29
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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

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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…
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Jul 07
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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

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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…
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Mar 20
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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

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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…
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Jul 10
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A person wearing a green jacket and black backpack stands on a snowy slope in Antarctica, facing a scenic view of snow-covered mountains near the South Pole under a clear blue sky, holding ski poles—an expedition made possible by Antarctic Logistics and Expeditions.

PRESS RELEASE: ALE ANNOUNCES NEW EXPERIENCE: THE ANTARCTIC LOPPET

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ANTARCTIC LOGISTICS & EXPEDITIONS ANNOUNCES NEW EXPERIENCE: THE ANTARCTIC LOPPET Skiers are invited to participate in ALE's inaugural cross-country ski celebration at Union Glacier, Antarctica. 10 July 2024, Salt Lake City, Utah - Antarctic Logistics & Expeditions (ALE) today announced a new experience, the Antarctic Loppet. ALE…
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