TCJ EDUCATION NEWSLETTER – 4TH OCTOBER 2013
Expedition news update: Following days of digging out the snow and ice that has built up around the Cats after a long Antarctic winter, the machines are finally clear and the expedition team are now ready to attempt the long return journey of the expedition. A long awaited improvement in the weather conditions have helped the ice team begin the preparations to move north and with som…
Never mind the wind
by Brian Newham A bright and sunny day but a wind gusting well over 60 knots (70 mph) added a bit more of a challenge. Surprisingly, despite the high wind there was very little drifting snow in the air and visibility was quite good, so we made a move. The two loads of fuel scoots went first and were dropped at 5km. Cabooses next and they then leap-frogged the scoots to a point just under 10km.
Fact of the Day:
1901 – 1904 – Discovery Expedition The British National Antarctic Expedition commonly referred to as the Discovery Expedition, led by Robert Falcon Scott, was the first official British exploration of the Antarctic regions since James Clark Ross’s voyage sixty years earlier. The ship “Discovery” was built especially for the expedition at a cost of £51,000 (£4.1 m today). Amongst the crew was…
