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PRESS RELEASE: ALE HOLDS INAUGURAL CROSS-COUNTRY SKI CELEBRATION: THE ANTARCTIC LOPPET

Posted  01/27/25 in Press Release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Historic Antarctic Loppet marks first-ever cross-country ski timed events in Antarctica, drawing global participants. 27 January 2025, Salt Lake City, Utah – On Sunday, January 19th Antarctic Logistics and Expeditions (ALE) held the first-ever 10K and 20K timed cross-country skiing events in Antarctica at Union Glacier Camp. Eighteen participants from eleven different [...]

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PRESS RELEASE: ALE ANNOUNCES NEW EXPERIENCE: THE ANTARCTIC LOPPET

Posted  07/10/24 in General Interest, Press Release, Trips

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 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 proposes to offer this unique cross-country ski experience during the upcoming 2024 Antarctic season, with [...]

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View the 2021 Total Solar Eclipse

Posted  12/4/20 in General Interest, Press Release, Trips

Salt Lake City, Utah – December 4, 2020 Antarctic Logistics & Expeditions (ALE), in collaboration with TravelQuest International (TQ), will be gathering a select group of guests to view the total solar eclipse on December 4, 2021, at the furthest possible point from their everyday lives: deep in the heart of Antarctica. In the early [...]

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PRESS RELEASE: ANCIENT ANTARCTIC ICE MELT RESEARCH

Posted  02/12/20 in Antarctic Environment, General Interest, Press Release, Science, Updates From The Field

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE International Scientists Study West Antarctic Ice Sheet to Determine Effects of Ocean Warming and Future Outcomes 12 February 2020, Salt Lake City, Utah – Antarctic Logistics & Expeditions (ALE) played an integral part in supporting research, led by UNSW Sydney, into mass melting of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet during the Last [...]

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PRESS RELEASE: FLIGHT OPERATIONS RESUME

Posted  12/20/19 in Press Release, Trip Report, Trips, Updates From The Field

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Chilean civil aviation authorizes flights to recommence. 20 December 2019, Salt Lake City, Utah — Antarctic Logistics & Expeditions (ALE) have been authorized to recommence their flights to Union Glacier, Antarctica. ALE had to delay two flights while we worked with the Chilean General Directorate of Civil Aviation (DGAC) to address their concerns [...]

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PRESS RELEASE: UPDATE ON FLIGHT DELAY

Posted  12/20/19 in Press Release, Trips, Updates From The Field

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The ALE team is working hard to meet Chilean civil aviation regulatory requirements. 20 December 2019, Salt Lake City, Utah — Antarctic Logistics & Expeditions (ALE) has been working closely with the Chilean General Directorate of Civil Aviation (DGAC) to resolve the regulatory compliance issues they have identified. The issue relates to [...]

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PRESS RELEASE: FLIGHT DELAY

Posted  12/19/19 in Press Release, Punta Arenas, Trip Report, Updates From The Field

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The ALE team is closely monitoring recent regulatory updates to civil aviation operations in Chile.  19 December 2019, Salt Lake City, Utah — Antarctic Logistics & Expeditions (ALE) have been advised of a temporary delay to their intercontinental flight operations due to a documentation review by Chile’s General Directorate of Civil Aviation [...]

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ALE PRESS RELEASE: FINAL 5 FOR ANTARCTIC SABBATICAL

Posted  11/8/19 in Antarctic Environment, Press Release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE This Talented Team Will Bring Invaluable Skills, Perspective and Enthusiasm to Participate in Research about Micro Plastics and Ongoing Polar Protection Salt Lake City, Utah November 2019 – An expert panel reviewed tens of thousands of applications who submitted to be part of the Airbnb Antarctic Sabbatical, in partnership with the Ocean [...]

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ALE PRESS RELEASE: ANTARCTIC SABBATICAL

Posted  10/4/19 in Antarctic Environment, Press Release

Airbnb announced they are funding a research sabbatical in the heart of Antarctica. Led by Antarctic scientist and passionate biogeochemist Kirstie Jones–Williams, five people will join an expedition to explore the impact of humans on Earth’s remotest regions. These five participants will be carefully chosen by Airbnb’s expert team and trained in Chile for an [...]

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ALE's 2nd Summit of Mount Tyree

Posted  04/5/19 in Press Release, Travel Safety & Guiding, Trip Report, Updates From The Field

On January 14, 2019, Takayasu Semba, along with ALE guides Sam Hennessey, Nate Opp, Victor Saunders, and Seth Timpano, stood on the summit of Mount Tyree; Antarctica’s second highest peak standing at 15,919 ft (4852m). This was the 7th overall ascent and only the 2nd time that Mount Tyree has been guided. Stable weather out [...]

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