Comms, Author at Antarctic Heritage Trust

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Entries by Comms

Visiting the Nimrod Hut at Cape Royds

We have now had a whole week out in the field, visiting the historic huts. Our first trip was to Cape Royds by helicopter, as the sea ice is already too unstable to travel over. We came here to complete the annual maintenance and monitoring work on the hut, starting off by digging away all the snow and ice that had built up around the hut walls over the last year. Stepping into the hut was an amazing experience, and for me this was a very long-anticipated moment. What really struck me was that even after so much time reading the accounts […]

Antarctic Blog

Human Ice Block

Has there ever been something that has always held your curiosity, but you never thought you would be able to experience? For me this was something that always captivated me every time I would fly out of Christchurch. From the moment I set eyes on this majestic aircraft in 2011, I have always wondered what it would be like to be inside one. Today I finally got to step onto the C17 Globemaster and it did not disappoint! More importantly, I boarded this beast to fly to ANTARCTICA! In the late 19th century only the most driven, brave and brash […]

Antarctic Blog

Antarctic Field Training

Antarctic Heritage Trust Conservation Ambassador Diana McCormack shares her experience of Antarctic Field Training. Everyone who comes here has to complete Antarctic Field Training, which means spending a night camping out on the ice and learning how to cope with the conditions outside of the base. We have just finished our training before heading into the field to work at the historic huts. Now I have been camping before, but this was camping and then some… First of all the location is pretty hard to beat, with a stunning view of Mount Erebus just outside the tent flap. The tents […]

Annual Reports

Annual Report 2016-2017

News Story

Conservation Ambassador – Diana McCormack

Congratulations to Diana McCormack who has been selected as the Trust’s first Conservation Ambassador. This new role, which was advertised globally, sought a new conservator (within five years of graduating) to join the team in Antarctica this season. Diana is from Belfast, Northern Ireland, and originally worked as an archaeologist before training in conservation at Durham University. Since late 2012 she has been working as a conservator at English Heritage, the Science Museum, National Museums Scotland, and the National Museum of the Royal Navy, where she is currently employed in the Historic Ships team. Her day job involves conserving some […]

Antarctic Blog

Introducing Chris Ansin!

Hello! Welcome to the adventures of the 2017 Sir Peter Blake Antarctic Youth Ambassador! My name is Chris Ansin and I am absolutely ecstatic about joining the team going to Antarctica this year, something which I have been dreaming of since I was a kid. Antarctica? How does one even get to go to Antarctica? Thankfully for me, through The Sir Peter Blake Trust, an incredible youth Blake Ambassador programme to encourage young people to explore and bring awareness of the world that we live in. The Trust partners with organisations such as Antarctic Heritage Trust, Antarctica New Zealand, Department […]

Newsletters

The Explorer November 2017

Films, News Story

Mount Scott Short Film Launched

We are delighted to officially release this short film ‘Mt Scott – An Expedition to the Antarctic Peninsula’ made by Inspiring Explorer Simon Lucas. Inspiring Explorers aims to connect young people with Antarctica’s history and the spirit of exploration. Simon’s film shares the story of four young Kiwi explorers who travel to Antarctica to attempt a guided ascent of Mt Scott – named for early polar explorer Robert Falcon Scott. Simon, along with William Pike, Sylvie Admore and Isobel Ewing all faced their own challenges in their quest to reach the summit. The team travelled with partner One Ocean Expeditions. Simon Lucas […]

Borchgrevink's Hut, Famous Discoveries, Media Releases, News Story

Century-old Fruitcake

Antarctic Blog

From Armagh to Adare, And Back Again

Cape Adare in Antarctica is one of the most isolated locations in the world and in 1898 the British Antarctic Expedition made it their home as the first team, led by Carsten Borchgrevink, to live and explore on the great unknown seventh continent. This epic journey of exploration was for the intention of widening knowledge of the natural world. The goal of the expedition included an element of scientific study, such as meteorological study. Understanding the weather of the Antarctic continent is as important today as it was for the first explorers in the region. One tool used to […]