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Travel to the South Pole

Posted  10/9/23 in General Interest, Ski Last Degree, Ski South Pole – Hercules Inlet, Ski South Pole – Messner Start, South Pole Flights, South Pole Overnight, Trips

The bottom of the world, the globe’s most southern point… since the discovery of the Earth’s axis the South Pole has held a fascination for explorers and adventurers from all corners of the world. How does one get to the South Pole? Is it possible to travel there? Once you do make it, what is [...]

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2018 Expeditions Review

Posted  04/12/19 in Expeditions, Ski South Pole – Hercules Inlet, Ski South Pole – Messner Start, Trip Report

The start of the 2018 Antarctic season experienced a long period of bad weather, with atypical, heavy snowfall. Most expeditions encountered poor visibility and challenging skiing conditions for the first weeks of their journeys. This unusual weather pattern seems to be associated with strong El Niño years and it certainly brought the worst conditions we [...]

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2017 Expeditions Review

Posted  04/27/18 in Expeditions, General Interest, Ski South Pole – Hercules Inlet, Ski South Pole – Messner Start, Trip Report, Updates From The Field

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 the journey, all of the [...]

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2016 South Pole Expeditions

Posted  12/2/16 in Expeditions, Ski South Pole – Messner Start, Uncategorized

The Antarctic summer draws a host of unique expeditioners to the white continent every year, each with their own objective and particular method of travel. 2016 is no exception and ALE is proud be the logistics provider for a diverse group of individuals and teams, most of whom aim to reach the Southernmost Point on [...]

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Tea or Cocoa? Fueling the Debate

Posted  03/19/15 in Antarctic History, General Interest, Ski South Pole – Axel Heiberg, Ski South Pole – Hercules Inlet, Ski South Pole – Messner Start

With its hot, filling, rejuvenating qualities, cocoa has been an essential staple on all the major expeditions to the North and South Poles. Men would drink cup after cup of it as a bulwark against the morale and strength-sapping task of trudging across an icy, austere landscape. But explorers have not been unanimous in their [...]

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Beacons in Antarctica

Posted  09/19/14 in Communications, Emergency Response, Expeditions, General Interest, Ski South Pole – Axel Heiberg, Ski South Pole – Hercules Inlet, Ski South Pole – Messner Start

Accurate information on the location and status of people and resources under our care is key to ALE’s safety management process. ALE’s safety management process includes: Routine communications Emergency communications Capability for two-way voice communications between base and all sites 24 hours a day Back-up or reserve systems A pre-determined Emergency Response Plan ALE maintains [...]

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In the Spotlight - Devon McDiarmid

Posted  11/24/13 in General Interest, Ski South Pole – Messner Start

Leading a 50-60 day expedition across Antarctica takes a love of adventure, skill and experience, and equal doses of patience, flexibility, and humor. ALE Ski South Pole guide Devon McDiarmid has all that and more.

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