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Josh Hoeschen

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Josh is a full-time, year-round guide, who splits his time between working in Alaska as a climbing guide and in Antarctica as a Travel Safety Manager. He began climbing in 1999 and moved to Alaska in 2003 because of its endless climbing potential and motivated outdoor community. He values teaching…
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Nigel Blenkharn

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Nigel is a mechanic from Cumbria, England. He keeps the ALE vehicles and generators operational as well as providing ground crew assistance for flight operations on the blue-ice runway. Nigel first worked in Antarctica with the British Antarctic Survey in 1994 and since then has spent 3 winter seasons and…
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Steve Jones

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Steve started with ALE as a field guide and then served as Field Operations Manager for 6 years. Working from the UK as the Expeditions Manager, he is the main point of contact for all independent expeditions and also contributes to the operations planning for each Antarctic season.
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Pachi Ibarra

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Pachi has been guiding for more than 15 years and started working in Antarctica for the Omega Foundation, helping to survey peaks in the Sentinel Range. She has over 10 first ascents in the Ellsworth Mountains, more than any other person, and is arguably one of the most experienced Antarctic…
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Tom Weston

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Tom has been working as a guide and an instructor in the outdoors for over 10 years. On his first trip to Antarctica he spent 2½ years living and working on a research base, where he practiced skills for traveling around the continent. He enjoys the variety of mountaineering in…
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Simon Abrahams

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Simon is a professional IFMGA certified Mountain Guide based in the French Alps. He’s worked around the world since 1987 and in Antarctica since 1992. Simon researches and maintains safe routes around our main camp at Union Glacier as well as assisting field teams with risk assessment and route planning.…
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Marc De Keyser

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As one of ALE's meteorologists, Marc provides forecasts for our intercontinental and ski aircraft flights, field camps, climbing groups and ski expeditions. When not working for ALE, he works as a meteorologist for the Royal Meteorological Institute of Belgium. He also has his own business called Facta (weather4expeditions.com), supporting operations…
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Alan Homer

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Alan comes from England and prior to ALE, worked for the British Antarctic Survey for several seasons. He’s completed many overland tractor traverses across the continent and truly keeps our camp running as the head mechanic. If anything breaks, he’s the man that can fix it! Read Al's Staff Spotlight.
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Tim Hewette

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Tim is proud to be a veteran of 20 years of expedition leadership, both on the ground and behind the scenes. When away from Antarctica, he resides in rural Alaska, or travels the world. With fifteen Antarctic seasons under his belt, he can confidently say that he keeps returning partially…
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Ricardo Barria

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Ricardo manages the Punta Arenas warehouse and coordinates the receipt of all our container shipments from Salt Lake City and transferring inventory on to the ice. Before joining ALE, Ricardo worked in airport operations.
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