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Jan 13
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Three people in winter gear ski across a snowy, flat Antarctic landscape, pulling a sled with supplies. A small airplane from Antarctic Logistics and Expeditions is parked on the snow in the background under a clear blue sky.

2019 Expedition Updates. Who Reached the Pole

By Expeditions, Ski Last Degree, Ski South Pole – Axel Heiberg, Ski South Pole – Hercules Inlet, Trip Report, Trips, Updates From The Field No Comments
It's another day in Antarctica: wide landscapes, extreme temperatures and ever changing weather on the home front. Nearing the end of the 2019 Antarctic season, we take a look back at the accomplishments of solo expeditions, world record seekers, and inspired group travelers who crossed the white desert by human…
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Apr 27
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A person in winter clothing skis across a vast, snowy landscape, pulling a sled loaded with gear through the white expanse under an overcast sky on their journey toward the South Pole.

2017 Expeditions Review

By Expeditions, General Interest, Ski South Pole – Hercules Inlet, Ski South Pole – Messner Start, Trip Report, Updates From The Field No Comments
The 2017 Antarctic summer saw an impressive array of expeditions aiming to travel farther, travel faster, or travel more creatively. Some teams saw success while others were met with challenges, poor weather, and time constraints. As Leo Houlding wrote this season “Nothing is easy out here!”. Despite the difficulty of…
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Dec 02
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Snow-covered mountains with steep, jagged peaks rise against a clear blue sky in Antarctica. The slopes are streaked with rocky outcrops and patches of ice, and a glacier descends between the peaks into the valley below.

50 Years of Antarctic Mountaineering

By Antarctic History, Climb Antarctica, Mount Sidley, Mount Vinson, Travel Safety & Guiding No Comments
The 2016 Antarctic season marks 50 years since the first ascent of the continent’s four highest peaks by the American Antarctic Mountaineering Expedition (AAME). Mount Vinson, Antarctica’s highest peak at 16,050 ft (4892 m), was first summited on December 18, 1966 by AAME expedition members, Pete Schoening, Bill Long, John…
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