Seeing is Believing fundraising passes $1 million
The entire Coldest Journey team are extremely pleased to announce that our Seeing is Believing fundraising has now passed $1 million. Just a few weeks ago, Ranulph Fiennes, Joanna Lumley and Anton Bowring visited Bangladesh to witness some of the work that Seeing is Believing is doing. Whilst they were there the Ice Team were very fortunate to have had a phone conversation with them. The messag…
Situation Report
As the spring equinox, on 21st September, approaches and the end of winter is in sight, the five ice team members are continuing their scientific studies and liaison with schools while waiting for the opportunity to return north to the Antarctic coast and the completion of the expedition Although temperatures have been creeping up into the mid -30Cs, relentless winds with gusts of over 50 knots…
Joanna Lumley Interviews…Ian Prickett
1. What was your favourite subject at school? My favourite subject at school was always Physical Education. I will be the first to admit that I wasn’t the most academic of pupils during my school years and I much preferred running around a field or using my hands to build something. When it came to sitting down and learning algebra I was the first one to make an excuse to try and get out…
Fact of the Day:
One of the first recorded canine visitors to the Antarctic was a dog called Sydney, named after the port where he was found by Lt. Charles Wilkes of the United States Exploring Expedition in 1839. It used to be common practice to bring dogs on expeditions to Antarctica but now they are banned from the continent. This ban was put in place because of concern that dogs might introduce diseases suc…
Fact of the Day:
Lake Vostok or озеро Восток Russian for “Lake East” is the largest of Antarctica’s almost 400 known subglacial lakes at 143 miles (230 km) long, 31 miles (50 km) wide and as much as 500 meters (1,600 feet) deep. Lake Vostok is located beneath Russia’s Vostok Station under the surface of the central East Antarctic Ice Sheet. The lake is named after Vostok Station. Scientists believ…
Fact of the Day: What is the Antarctic convergence?
What is the Antarctic convergence? The Antarctic Convergence, also known as the Antarctic Polar Front marks the true outer edge of Antarctica. It is a circumpolar strip of sea around the southern most reaches of the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific oceans varying between about 45° and 60° South. It’s exact position is somewhat variable, but it is a very real and permanent feature. The surfac…
Fact of the Day:
The first woman to set foot in Antarctica is claimed to be that of Catherine Mikkelsen in 1935. She was the wife of a Norwegian whaling captain, Captain Klarius Mikkelsen. Photo courtesy of: Norwegian Polar…
Mary Mouse Spends the Night in a Snow Cave
Mary Mouse has been keeping a low profile these recent months on the ice, but now the sun is up she’s out and about making herself busy around camp. Watch this video by Ian Prickett of Mary’s best friend Richmond Dykes showing us what the little mouse has been up to (and find out what a manmade underground Antarctic snow cave really looks like!).
Warmth
by Brian Newham. Today, for the first time in many months, we felt some warmth from the sun. Standing in the caboose doorway, sheltered from the relentless wind, there was a very definite warmth on the face. An extremely pleasant feeling. It’s amazing to think that less than a month ago the sun rose for the first time and yet now we already have 8hrs 41mins of sun-up. The transition is rapid and…
AUCTION NOW LIVE!!
An online auction has gone live offering some extraordinary lots ranging from equipment used on The Coldest Journey right through to Sir Ranulph Fiennes’s Rolex watch and a lunch for four hosted by Sir Ranulph and Joanna Lumley at La Petite Maison. There are also plenty of other lots without an immediate connection to the expedition, but are sure to be extremely appealing to people across t…
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