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Antarctica
As a geologist working for
the British Antarctic Survey, I've
been lucky enough to visit the Antarctic on four occasions. On each visit have
have operated as part of a self sufficient sledging party in remote locations
such as the Ellsworth Mountains, Pensacola Mountains, and Dronning Maud
Land.
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Location map of places visited in
Antarctica.
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My Antarctic photo gallery
| Images from the Ellsworth and Pensacola
mountains |
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Books
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The classic
Antarctic travel account of all time - end of story. Cherry-Garrard's
account of a winter sledging trip to collect Emperor penguin eggs forms the
centre of the book, which also documents Scott's ill fated second expedition to
the South Pole. Although Cherry-Garrard gives
meticulous account of the stores and provisions that were taken, the
meteorological readings that were done and other logistical details, the very
immediate first person narrative style will transport you to the middle of vast
trackless expanses of ice, immense glaciers and roaring blizzards experienced
in the blackness of mid-winter. Also too, you will understand the value of the
bonds between humans struggling to survive in one of the most challenging but
beautiful environments on earth. Antarctic exploration of this time has been
dubbed the "Heroic Age", and truly after reading this book, one cannot help but
wonder at the innocence and courage of the men who undertook "The Worst Journey
in the World".
If you read only one book on Antarctic
exporation, let it be this one. |
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Not exactly
a backpackers guide to budget holidays in Antarctica, but more a one stop guide
to most aspects of a tourist visit to the ice continent, including information
of the main ports of departure. |
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