Top Antarctic Heritage Trust Ad on facebook

Inspiring Explorer, Kelly Davenport, a meteorologist with expedition partner, MetService, has provided a fascinating insight into the surprising weather occurrences the Trust’s Inspiring Explorers™ team encountered in South Georgia and how these impacted the team’s journey. “The astonishing weather wonders of South Georgia Island were more acute than I could have imagined. When we crossed the Antarctic Convergence the sea temperature plummeted, and the cloud descended into a thick soup of fog. The murky weather in our first landing spot created a surreal backdrop where we met our king penguin and elephant seal friends. We experienced a close encounter with mid-latitude weather as a front passed through, treating us to our first blue skies in days. A howling northwester struck us in Drygalski Fjord, but we still got to experience 2000m high peaks rising straight out of the ocean with glaciers cascading down the cliffs. I’m not sure I will ever experience 10 metre swells again, but I feel lucky as my stomach was kind.” To learn more about Kelly’s observations and experiences read her blog post here: https://nzaht.org/expedition-blog-kelly-davenport-south-georgia-2023/ 📸 King penguins and huge elephant seals greeting us the first time we landed on South Georgia. Image: MetService/Peter Fisher. Using the Mangōpare sensor to take ocean temperatures from the ship in Drygalski Fjord. Image: Antarctica21/Rodrigo Moraga. One of the many stunning glaciers

Inspiring Explorer, Savannah de Vos, hosted an event on International Women's Day for a group of 19 women from 'Dear Community'. The objective of the event was to celebrate female achievement and to provide a platform to encourage others to self-reflect amidst tall poppy syndrome. Savannah spoke about the Inspiring Explorers Expedition™, to South Georgia and shared a photo album of images illustrating her experiences. "It was an awesome event, and great exposure as none of the women who attended had heard of Antarctic Heritage Trust before," says Savannah. 📸 Savannah de Vos presents to women from Dear Community. Thanks to Inspiring Explorers™ Programme Partners, MetService New Zealand and Royal Society Te Apārangi. Logistics provided by Antarctica21. #inspire #explore #discover #conserve #SouthGeorgia #inspiringexplorers #polar #adventure #Shackleton Savannah de Vos

The Trust’s on-Ice conservation team spent Christmas Day at Cape Royds, the site of Shackleton’s 'Nimrod' hut. In a new blog from the Ice Lizzie Meek, Trust Collections Conservation Manager, tell us what Christmas in Antarctica was like for the team. Read Lizzie's blog here: https://nzaht.org/christmas-at-cape-royds/ #inspire #explore #discover #conserve #Antarctica

Have you ever wondered what A Musical Journey to Antarctica would sound like? You don’t need to wonder anymore! Our Inspiring Explorer Ihlara McIndoe has composed five beautiful pieces for flute, violin and viola, and full orchestra, inspired by Ihlara’s participation in Antarctic Heritage Trust’s 2020 Inspiring Explorers Expedition™ to Antarctica . The stunning visuals have been captured by renowned Antarctic filmmaker Anthony Powell. Sit back, relax and enjoy the wonders of Antarctica. 👉To view the full video A Musical Journey to Antarctica: https://nzaht.org/share/films/a-musical-journey-to-antarctica/ 👉 Find out more about A Musical Journey to Antarctica: https://nzaht.org/take-a-musical-trip-to-antarctica/ #inspire #explore #discover #conserve #Antarctica #inspiringexplorers #inspiringexplorersexpedition

Applications are now open for the expedition of a lifetime to the South Pole. To celebrate 150 years since the birth of legendary polar explorer Roald Amundsen, Antarctic Heritage Trust is looking for three Inspiring Explorers™ ideally aged under 35 to join a guided Kiwi-Norwegian expedition team to ski close to 1000km from the Ronne Ice Shelf to the South Pole. Applications close midnight NZST 13 June 2022. Apply at nzaht.org.

Antarctic Heritage Trust has an excellent list of Christmas gift ideas. How about one of the Trust's SCOTT BASE® Hut Series tee-shirts featuring Captain Robert Falcon Scott’s ‘Terra Nova’ hut at Cape Evans? These tee-shirts were designed by artist and Inspiring Explorer™, Anzac Gallate who travelled to Antarctica as part of the 2020 Inspiring Explorers Expedition™. Available in both men's and women's sizing, our SCOTT BASE® tee-shirts celebrate the remarkable legacy of the early explorers’ expedition bases that Antarctic Heritage Trust cares for on behalf of the international community. Visit our website to purchase here: https://nzaht.org/product-category/gift-ideas/ #inspire #explore #discover #conserve #Antarctica