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Archive for category: Encourage

Thank You!

June 7, 2018 - Inspiring Explorers'™ Updates - 2018

The Inspiring Explorers team has safely made it home and are now taking some time to reflect on the massive achievement of completing the epic 560km crossing of the Greenland ice cap.

Taking a breatherKeith Parsons

Taking a breather

We want to take a moment to acknowledge everyone who contributed to the success of this expedition. A huge thank you to our expedition partners Kathmandu, for their support in keeping us safe and warm in the state-of-the-art XT Series. To Ousland Polar Exploration, and particularly master polar guide Bengt, who ensured that we had a smooth crossing (or at least as smooth as crossing an ice cap can be!), and ‘the weatherman’ Lars, who provided us with fantastic logistical support along the way.

We would also like to thank Lumix and GoPro for providing us with camera equipment that was able to withstand the cold and capture the incredible sights along the way, and to Røde for their support with audio equipment.

We’ve been blown away by the media coverage of the expedition, including features in The Herald, RNZ, Newshub, TVNZ and many more.

Thank you once again to everyone who has followed the expedition, and shown your support for the team as they pushed themselves to reach their goal. We can’t wait to share their experiences with you all over the coming months, and we hope that they have inspired you to do some exploring of your own, however that might look.

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They’ve Done It!

June 2, 2018 - Inspiring Explorers'™ Updates - 2018

They’ve battled hurricane conditions, heavy snowfalls and illness, but the 6-person Antarctic Heritage Trust Inspiring Explorers’ Expedition has reached the finish line of their 560-kilometre crossing of the Greenland ice cap.

They made the journey on skis while pulling 60-kilogram supply sleds behind them.

The New Zealand Antarctic Heritage Trust selected four young explorers for the expedition from a pool of nearly 200 applicants. Two Kiwis; Brando Yelavich (24) and Hollie Woodhouse (33) and two Australians; Bridget Kruger (30) and Keith Parsons (28). They were joined by AHT Executive Director Nigel Watson and Ousland Polar Exploration master polar guide Bengt Rotmo. 

The team left the west coast of Greenland on May 4 and arrived in the small village of Tasiilaq (on Greendland’s east coast) on Saturday, 2 June. Hollie, Brando and Nigel are now en route to New Zealand.

The crossing is the Trust’s third Inspiring Explorers’ Expedition and proved to be the most challenging one yet. 

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The team upon reaching the east coast

Nigel Watson says the team’s final day saw them ski for 21 hours.

“We set off at 10am. A possible polar bear sighting had us on edge, but it turned out to be an illusion! We continued to ski and eventually saw mountains – there was great excitement after seeing nothing but a flat, white horizon for weeks. We stopped for a hot meal at 1am before reaching the end of our journey at 7am – there were hugs and tears of relief.”

A helicopter then picked up the team and took them to Tasiilaq.

Hollie says arriving into the village was unbelievable.

“The relief in finishing is immense and to finally walk on solid ground after 4 weeks of skiing was a strange feeling. We stayed in a great hotel, dinner was nothing fancy but it was the best. Being warm, showered and seeing each other’s faces properly for the first time in 4 weeks was an odd experience.”

Keith says finishing the journey is bittersweet.

“On the one hand we have accomplished something rather special and momentous, but at the same time it means the end of the experience and everything that went with it: the ice, the struggle and mostly the time together with friends.”

Brando, who completed the first solo circumnavigation of New Zealand’s coastline, says the expedition has been tough.

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Into the great white expanse…

“Physically my biggest challenge was my joints and my feet adjusting to the repetition and the pulling of the sled for 29 consecutive days. Mentally I was consumed by the repetition… the walking and the white were mind numbing at times. It was a great mental challenge”. 

Bridget, who has worked for years as an outdoor instructor and adventure therapist all over the world, says this journey was bigger than anything she has done before.

“It was a huge journey that I was really able to delve into because I wasn’t a guide, just a client with the space to really be me and deal with the massive mental and physical challenges we faced. I’ve never done a winter expedition of this length before with this extent of conditions so it was an incredible opportunity to grow through that.”

The Expedition honoured Fridtjof Nansen, the renowned polar explorer and humanitarian, who completed the first crossing of Greenland 130 years ago in 1888.

New Zealand outdoors company Kathmandu are an expedition sponsor, with the team road testing their new XT Series, designed for extreme environments.

Once home, they will begin tailored outreach programmes supported by the Trust, with the aim of sharing their experiences, and encouraging others to get out and explore.

Trust Executive Director Nigel Watson says that will be the most important part of the expedition.

“The whole reason the Trust undertakes these expeditions is to encourage people to get out and explore the amazing world we live in. By sharing their story, the team has the opportunity to inspire someone else to do something they never have before – an experience that could be life changing.”

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Hugs and Tears

June 1, 2018 - Inspiring Explorers'™ Updates - 2018
From Nigel: Woke up after a short sleep. 60km or so to go to the end. Fine weather greeted us. We started at 10am. A possible polar bear sighting had us on edge but it thankfully turned out to be an illusion. We skied on with the British team we had met earlier. We continued to ski on and the conditions improved.
The teamKeith Parsons

The team upon reaching the east coast

When we saw mountains there was great excitement after just a flat horizon for so many weeks. On and on we skied. After a late lunch break we were back on the skis as the mountains came closer. At 1am we stopped and had a hot meal. Warmed up we were back on the skis. Then a series of downhill slopes had us skiing with pulkas. Not many points for style. Then the sun rose and warmed us up. The end was in sight. At 7am after 21 hours we reached the end. Hugs and tears of relief. We had done it!!
An hour of sleep and then we skied the few hundred meters to the rocky coastal hill before heading back to tents and packing up. The sound of the helicopter approaching meant big smiles all round. Before we knew it we were up and heading to the village of Tasiilaq and civilisation.
A huge thanks to our supporters and everyone for following the expedition. We will be in touch after we have a good sleep!
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Between Cleanliness and Survival

May 31, 2018 - Inspiring Explorers'™ Updates - 2018

After nearly a month on the ice, we can safely say the Inspiring Explorers are going to be looking forward to a hot shower.

In his account of the first crossing of Greenland, Nansen described the sight of the men, as they fought their way across the interior of the ice cap.

The First Greenland CrossingPublic domain

“We were a remarkable sight by daylight next morning. Our complexions, hitherto comparatively fair, and washed moderately clean by wind and weather, had undergone a complete transformation. In places the incrustations of soot were so thick that they could be scraped off with a knife. All wrinkles and depressions were full of this foreign substance…The only parts still clean were the eyeballs and teeth, and these now shone out quite uncomfortably white in contrast.”

Nansen’s expedition did not wash between departing from the Jason, to reaching the west coast of Greenland (78 days in total). Water had to be melted every morning and evening over their cooker and was scarce, leading to a constant, unquenchable thirst. As a result, they could not spare a drop for bathing. Furthermore, Nansen stated that the risk of wetting the face in the harsh glare of the sun reflecting off the ice could lead to the skin peeling off and blistering into sores.

He stated, “between this and uncleanliness, the defenders of cleanliness will be found few and far between.”

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A Long Night’s Sleep Ahead

May 31, 2018 - Inspiring Explorers'™ Updates - 2018

From Bengt: Another long day. From deep snow to good surface during the day. Total whiteout the last 4 legs. We did 33.4 km in 11 and some hours. Look forward to a new long day tomorrow. Plan is to ski down (perhaps with a long break in the middle of the day). All weather and temperature depended. Also look forward to a long night sleep, quite tired now 😉

Nigel and BengtAntarctic Heritage Trust
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The Mountains are Almost in Sight

May 30, 2018 - Inspiring Explorers'™ Updates - 2018

From Bengt:

This morning we met up with the English team, and decided we ski down together to join forces in the heavy snow we are having at the moment. We had snow and whiteout conditions throughout the day. It’s hard going in the front, but nice at the back. Now we have 29km left to the magic point on top of the icefall. Spirit is high and we are looking forward to seeing the first mountains!

BrandoAntarctic Heritage Trust
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Snowblindness

May 29, 2018 - Inspiring Explorers'™ Updates - 2018

Snowblindness is just one of the things the team want to avoid in Greenland. Snowblindness is a temporary loss of vision caused by the sun’s rays – think of it like sunburn of the eyeballs!

Of course the Inspiring Explorers have sunglasses and protective goggles to protect their eyes, but things were different for Nansen’s expedition. The use of sunglasses have been documented as early as the 18th century, however they were not widely popular until the 1920s. While the explorers had primitive spectacles, they mostly utilised Inuit snow goggles. Made from wood or walrus ivory, the goggles had thin horizontal slots cut into them that limited the amount of sun exposure.

Inuit snow gogglesJared Zimmerman (WMF)

The goggles did not provide protection though, and Nansen documented having to apply cocaine drops to Samuel Balto’s eyes when he was struck with snowblindness. This is an early documented use of the drug. It would later be used by Shackleton’s Nimrod Expedition, and Scott’s Terra Nova Expedition for the same purpose.

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Running into Old Friends (Sort of)

May 29, 2018 - Inspiring Explorers'™ Updates - 2018

From Bengt: Long and nice day. Sunny and no wind. Today we walked 11 hours and some. That gave us 34.7km! We followed the tracks from yesterday, bumped into the camp of our English friends just before the last leg. We silently passed since it looked like they already had gone to bed. We skied another 3-4km before setting up camp Conditions are gettin’ better minute by minute, right now actually not too bad. Going to bed now at 15 minutes to 0200.

PulkaAntarctic Heritage Trust
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Whiteout

May 28, 2018 - Inspiring Explorers'™ Updates - 2018

From Bengt: As predicted, it was whiteout in the morning. Almost no wind and the sun was trying to get through the clouds.

In the middle of the day we found tracks from another team, which we followed. We did around 9 hours and got 27.3km. It cleared up in the end of the day.

WhiteoutAntarctic Heritage Trust
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Long Days Ahead

May 27, 2018 - Inspiring Explorers'™ Updates - 2018

From Bengt: Lots of snow, powder that would have been great in a slope, not so good for us. We still managed 31.6kms. We are happy about that!

Going to bed now, a lot of the same tomorrow, and another 11.5 hours are waiting in a bit.

OnwardsAntarctic Heritage Trust
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Thanks to the support of @antarctica.nz's Communit Thanks to the support of @antarctica.nz's Community Engagement Programme, the Trust’s On-Ice Conservation team have successfully completed LiDAR and photogrammetry work at Shackleton’s ‘Nimrod’ hut at Cape Royds and Scott’s ‘Terra Nova’ hut at Cape Evans. Through precise digital scanning, they have meticulously captured data that is invaluable in documenting the expedition bases and artefacts we care for, helping us to safeguard these important cultural heritage sites. Thank you to @staples_vr for supplying technical equipment for this digital asset capture.

StaplesVR videographer Charles Hill and contractor Brendan Wade have returned from the Ice, while Trust Building Conservation Programme Manager Zack Bennett and Conservator Conor Tulloch will soon to be joined by Lead Conservator Nicola Stewart and Conservator Gretel Evans to carry out essential monitoring and maintenance tasks at each of the Ross Island explorer bases we care for.

📸 (L-R) Charles Hill, Conor Tulloch, Brendan Wade and Zack Bennett ready to fly South, ©AHT. Charles Hill undertaking a LiDAR scan inside Scott’s 'Terra Nova' hut, ©AHT/Brendan Wade. Conor Tulloch assisting Brendan Wade with photogrammetry inside Shackleton’s 'Nimrod' hut, ©AHT/Zack Bennett. Zack Bennett at Cape Evans, ©AHT/Charles Hill.
Captain Robert Falcon Scott’s hut at Cape Evans Captain Robert Falcon Scott’s hut at Cape Evans is the iconic base associated with the British Antarctic (Terra Nova) Expedition 1910–1913 and his second, famed but ill-fated attempt to reach the Geographic South Pole.

Explore these images and thousands more in our new digital image archive, ‘Icy Heritage.’ (link in our bio)

During the 1910-1913 expedition, this hut served as a base for scientific research, exploration, and strategic planning for Scott's journey to the South Pole. From sleep quarters to scientific labs, it was home to inspiring explorers pushing the boundaries of human discovery.

Antarctic Heritage Trust carried out a major carpentry and artefact conservation programme on Scott's ‘Terra Nova’ hut from 2007–2012 as part of the Ross Sea Heritage Restoration Project. From 2013 onwards the project shifted focus to monitoring and maintenance to safeguard the building and collection of over 11,500 artefacts from deterioration in the extreme Antarctic environment. 

The Trust is committed to ensuring this important cultural heritage and the legacy of the explorers associated with it continues to inspire for generations to come.

The ‘Icy Heritage’ Digital Collection is a publically accessible portal containing over 10,000 mostly never-seen-before images from the Trust’s wider collection and showcases the Trust’s mission to conserve, share and encourage the spirit of exploration.

📸 Scott's Terra Nova hut, Cape Evans, Summer 2017-18, ©AHT/Geoff Cooper. Looking West through the Wardroom towards the Cold Porch entrance, Summer 2017-18, ©AHT/Chris Ansin. Galley area, Summer 2017-18, ©AHT/Chris Ansin. Biology area bunks, Summer 2017-18, ©AHT/Diana McCormack. The meteorological bench in the Physical Laboratory, Winter 2012, ©AHT/Stefan Strittmatter. Various scientific artefacts on the Biology area work bench, Summer 2017-18, ©AHT/Chris Ansin. Enamelware and other artefacts on bulkhead shelving, Summer 2018-19, ©AHT/Lizzie Meek.
�#OnThisDay in 1936, Norwegian Naval officer and �#OnThisDay in 1936, Norwegian Naval officer and polar explorer Oscar Adolf Wisting died alone in his old cabin of the 'Fram' during work at the Fram Museum. He had dedicated much of his time in the later years of his life to the preservation of the 'Fram' and was said to have "loved the ship as his child, and as such he treated it also".

�One of Roald Amundsen's most trusted and faithful companions, Wisting and Amundsen worked together for 16 years. They were the first people to reach both Poles - the South Pole on 14 December 1911 with the 'Fram' Expedition, and the North Pole on the airship 'Norge' on 12 May 1926. Wisting also served as chief officer on board the 'Maud' in Amundsen's attempt to traverse the Northeast passage from 1918-1925.

�Wisting was appointed Knight 1st Class of the Order of St. Olav and Commander 1st Class in 1926. He was also awarded the South Pole Medal, the Royal Norwegian award for participants of Amundsen's South Pole expedition.

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#OnThisDay in Christiania, Norway 1864, Antarctic #OnThisDay in Christiania, Norway 1864, Antarctic explorer Carston Borchgrevink was born.

Educated at Gjertsen College and the Royal Forestry school, Tharandt, Saxony, he then worked in Australia with government surveyors. In 1894 Borchgrevink joined HJ Bull’s whaling expedition, first visiting the Antarctic continent in 1895 on the whaler 'Antarctic'.

Borchgrevink persuaded a wealthy British magazine publisher to back his British Antarctic 'Southern Cross' Expedition of 1898-1900. His team constructed the first buildings at Cape Adare, two simple pine kitset huts which incredibly still stand to this day, the only example left of humanity’s first dwelling on any continent.

The team faced huge challenges during their year on the ice, as Cape Adare turned out to be one of the harshest places in the Antarctic. Despite this, they were the first to overwinter on the continent and learned important lessons about travelling in Antarctica. They collected valuable weather readings, setting the baseline for Antarctic climate science and identified an access route onto the Ross Ice Shelf, paving the way for the first journey to the South Pole.

Unfortunately, the return of the 'Southern Cross' to England was overshadowed by the upcoming 'Discovery' expedition of Robert Falcon Scott which had grabbed the British public's attention.

Borchgrevink's pioneering work and contribution to polar exploration was recognised in subsequent years. He embarked on lecture tours in England and Scotland and was eventually made a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society. Norway made him a Knight of St. Olaf and then a Knight Daneborg, and he was awarded the Royal Geographic Society's Patron's Medal in 1930.

He died in Oslo in 1934. Antarctic features named for him include the Borchgrevink Coast, Borchgrevink Glacier and Borchgrevink Glacier Tongue, Borchgrevinkisen a glacier in the Sor Rondane Mountains and Borchgrevink Nunatak.

Antarctic Heritage Trust is proud to care for the historic expedition base of Borchegrevink's 'Southern Cross' Expedition at Cape Adare.

📸 Carsten Egeberg Borchgrevink, Canterbury Museum.

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Today is #AntarcticaDay. World Antarctica Day mark Today is #AntarcticaDay. World Antarctica Day marks the date on which the Antarctic Treaty was signed more than 60 years ago in 1959. The Treaty ensures that the entire continent is reserved for peaceful purposes and scientific research and was an unprecedented landmark in political diplomacy.�
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�📸 2014 Emperor Penguins © Aline Leclercq/AHT. Scott's "Terra Nova" hut, 2015/16. © Lizzie Meek/AHT

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The Trust would like to congratulate Young Inspiri The Trust would like to congratulate Young Inspiring Explorers™ alumna, Abby Wilson on successfully presenting her ‘Adopt a Scientist’ research project to her school community last week. 🎓🔍

Under the mentorship of Trust Education Manager, Dr. Gabriela Roldan, who is also a social scientist, Abby delved into Antarctica's heritage conservation. She spent four months exploring the challenges faced by conservators in preserving historic huts, focusing on Shackleton’s ‘Nimrod’ hut and Hillary’s TAE/IGY hut—built 50 years apart. 🏚️❄️

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Dr. Gabriela Roldan commended Abby's dedication, stating, "She is a curious person, driven by a passion for Antarctica and the work our conservators do to preserve this significant heritage. Nurturing the interest of young minds like Abby ensures we're cultivating the next generation of Antarctic heritage conservation leaders." 🌐🔬

📸 Abby Wilson, with her ‘Adopt a Scientist’ research project. © Dr. Gabriela Roldan. Abby Wilson with Trust Collections Conservation Manager, Lizzie Meek, who Abby interviewed as part of her research project. © AHT
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Get in touch if you are interested in booking this exciting experience for your group!
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    Antarctic Heritage Trust
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