Telegraph Outdoor Adventure & Travel Show
Don’t miss your chance to hear Brian Newham presenting at The Telegraph Outdoor Adventure & Travel Show in London next month! The Coldest Journey’s Ice Team Leader will be presenting on each of the four days on the “Climb and Adventure” stage at Excel, London, from 13th-16t…
Merging worlds by Brian Newham
Over the last few days we have seen a few birds around camp. They were just distant sightings but it was a sure sign that summer has arrived and life is coming back to the continent. Late last night the five of us stood and watched as a Twin Otter aircraft appeared from the west. We knew it was coming and had been sending weather reports throughout the day and at last it was nearly with us.
Bang
By Brian Newham (sent to Operations UK earlier today over a slow internet connection) At last everything is falling into place: the weather looks good and within just a few hours we expect to see an aircraft landing on the skiway. Onboard will be a group of scientists at the beginning of their summer season’s work at Princess Elisabeth Station. As they get out of the aircraft we will say our…
Seeing is Believing – by Rob Lambert
As we prepare to leave the continent after a tumultuous year, it falls to me to write the final plea. Although we have failed in our objective to cross Antarctica, it will have escaped nobody’s notice that our other, more important objective was to draw attention to the work of Seeing is Believing. This brilliant charity transforms lives, by helping to treat or prevent avoidable blindness a…
Merging Worlds by Brian Newham
Over the last few days we have seen a few birds around camp. They were just distant sightings but it was a sure sign that summer has arrived and life is coming back to the continent. Late last night the five of us stood and watched as a Twin Otter aircraft appeared from the west. We knew it was coming and had been sending weather reports throughout the day and at last it was nearly with us.
Mary Mouse: Final Update from Antarctica
By Richmond Dykes Well, what can we say from myself and Mary Mouse, this will be our final update to The Coldest Journey Facebook page and website from the Antarctic continent. After spending a winter camped on the plateau, we finally started to move north on the 22nd September and headed for Princess Elisabeth Station in the Sør Rondane Mountain range. Mary and I have managed to put a…
A Fond Farewell – by Spencer Smirl
Less than two weeks remain until our scheduled departure from the continent. Talk of weather delays are already starting to make their way into daily conversation around the table. I can remember after spending only three weeks working up at the diamond mine back home in Canada, talk of flight delay due to weather would really bother me. It has been ten months here on the ice, and I w…
Heavy snow
The last two days have reminded us that winter is not too far behind us. Heavy snowfall and high winds have reduced visibility to about 20 metres and there are now significant drifts around camp. There will be more digging to be done when conditions improve.
The End of the Road
This is Ian Prickett’s last ever Coldest Journey video from the ice. In it we see the team making their way to Princess Elisabeth Station, which they did about a week ago now, just as the good weather turned bad. If you have enjoyed Ian’s videos please post him a message here. Am sure he will love to hear from you! Best wishes TCJ Operations HQ, London…
Poor weather saves the bubble – by Brian Newham
There has been a fair amount to do since we arrived at Princess Elisabeth Station as we prepare for our departure. It’s part of the transitional period and I think we are all coming to terms with the reality that it is now so nearly over. We have had a slight reprieve as the Belgians were due to arrive in the next day or two but poor weather has delayed the start of the season’s flying…
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