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General Interest

Mar 13
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In the Spotlight – Conor Frantzen

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Name: Conor Frantzen Role: Business Manager 1st ALE Season: 2026 Nationality: USA Q: Where are you coming from, and what’s your background? I’m coming to ALE after spending most of my career in expedition and adventure travel operations. Right after college, I worked at Overland Summers, first as a guide leading…
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Feb 17
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Supporting Science and Research in Antarctica

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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…
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Feb 16
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Mountain Equipment x ALE Partnership

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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…
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Feb 15
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In the Spotlight – Doug Johnson

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Name: Doug Johnson Role: Travel Specialist 1st Season: 2026 Nationality: USA Can you share a little bit about your professional background? I’m joining the ALE team after a 36-year career at American Airlines.  During my tenure, I worked in a variety of departments – reservations, ticketing, budgets, operations, training, business…
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Feb 06
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In the Spotlight – Mike Collier

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Name: Mike Collier Role: Purchasing Specialist 1st ALE Season: 2026 Nationality: USA Q: What brought you to ALE? Antarctica…and then reviewing ALE’s website. My first though was “People get to do this every year? And it’s a job? And any you get paid?” It all sounded amazing and I immediately want…
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Sep 24
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Flags from several countries stand in a row on a snowy, icy landscape under a bright sun. A few small buildings in the distance hint at an overnight trip at the South Pole, making the cold and remote scene even more captivating.

Overnight Trip at the South Pole

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ALE’s Travel Specialist, Miri, ditched her desk for a pair of snow boots and embarked on the ultimate trip-of-a-lifetime to take an overnight trip at the South Pole. After two years of expertly guiding guests through every detail of this Antarctic overnight adventure, she swapped stories for real-life ice sheets…
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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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