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Archive for category: AR App

Cape Adare buildings Antarctic’s most significant

December 20, 2021 - AR App, Antarctic Blog, News Story, Share

In this blog, learn about Carsten Borchgrevink and his Southern Cross expedition (1898-1900), during which the first ever base in Antarctica was established.

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The forgotten explorer and his incredible legacy

October 4, 2021 - AR App, Antarctic Blog, Encourage, News Story, Share

In this blog, learn about Carsten Borchgrevink and his Southern Cross expedition (1898-1900), during which the first ever base in Antarctica was established.

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Two Weeks at Cape Adare

September 13, 2021 - AR App, Expedition Updates, Antarctic Blog, News Story, Share

In this blog, learn about artefact conservation projects inside an historic hut at one of the most remote places on Earth

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Inspiring Explorers™ live up to their name

December 20, 2021 - Inspiring Explorers™, AR App, Expedition Updates, Alumni, Antarctic Blog, Encourage, News Story, Share

Inspiring the spirit of exploration in the next generation is one of the primary goals of the My Explorer Journal experience on the Antarctic Heritage Trust’s new AR app.

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The Creation of My Explorer Journal

September 20, 2021 - Inspiring Explorers™, AR App, Expedition Updates, Alumni, Antarctic Blog, Encourage, News Story, Share

In this blog, we hear from Anzac Gallate, a member of the Antarctic Heritage Trust’s 2020 Inspiring Explorers Expedition™ to the Antarctic Peninsula, who is the creative visionary behind My Explorer Journal.

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My Explorer Journal brings the Antarctic to life

September 6, 2021 - AR App, Expedition Updates, Alumni, Antarctic Blog, Encourage, News Story, Share

In this blog, check out some of the wonders of Antarctica that are captivating primary school children throughout New Zealand as they embark on a unique, virtual expedition.

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Bringing the Past to Life

August 30, 2021 - AR App, Expedition Updates, Alumni, Antarctic Blog, Encourage, News Story, Share

In this blog, we look at how world-leading technology in the Trust’s new augmented reality (AR) app is bringing historic artefacts from the Antarctic to life in a thoroughly modern way.

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World-leading technology in new AR App

July 8, 2021 - AR App, Expedition Updates, Alumni, Antarctic Blog, Encourage, News Story, Share

Krystal Paraone, Studio Manager at Staples VR, talks about the process of bringing this incredible piece of world-leading technology, to life.

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University student helps make exploration of Antarctica possible – from anywhere in the world

April 9, 2021 - Inspiring Explorers™, AR App, Alumni, Media Releases, News Story

Since Anzac’s return from the Antarctic Peninsula he has spent a year creating an explorer journal.

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After 36-hours of gruelling travel, Shackleton, Wo After 36-hours of gruelling travel, Shackleton, Worsley and Crean successfully arrived at Stromness Whaling Station, South Georgia #OnThisDay in 1916. The men traversed what had been regarded 'inaccessible' country by whalers.

As the men prepared breakfast on their final morning, Shackleton thought he heard the sound of a whistle from the whaling station. The three ate in silence, listening for the sound. At exactly 7 am the whistle sounded again. �It was the first sound of humanity they had heard in over a year! The route towards Stromness became dramatically steep and they had to cut steps into the ice once again. A blizzard would surely have lifted them off the exposed slope, but the weather held in their favour. �Upon reaching the shore of Fortuna Bay with great difficulty, they proceeded on to what they thought was level ground, only for Crean to break straight through ice into a frozen lake up to his waist. They lay flat to distribute their weight and made their way off the fragile surface. �As they approached the whaling station, in typical gentlemanly fashion, the trio attempted to make themselves presentable. 

��"Our beards were long and our hair was matted. We were unwashed, and the garments which we had worn for nearly a year without a change were tattered and stained." - Sir Ernest Shackleton

They came across two youngsters, the first humans they had seen in nearly eighteen months, who ran away at the sight of them. The station manager, Mr Sorlle, who had entertained them when the Endurance’s crew had first arrived at Stromness, did not recognise them as they appeared on his doorstep. After recounting the details of their ordeal to the manager they were finally able to bathe, an experience that Worsley described as ‘worth all that we had been through to get’.�� Sorlle immediately arranged rescue for the men stranded at King Haakon Bay, on the other side of South Georgia. �
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📸 Crean, Shackleton and Worsley a few days after crossing the interior of South Georgia (Robert Burton Collection)�
#explore #discover #antarctica #OTD #shackleton #endurance
Antarctic Heritage Trust is in Nelson touring Sir Antarctic Heritage Trust is in Nelson touring Sir Edmund Hillary’s Antarctic hut virtual reality experience! �

Hillary’s Hut was initially used as a base for the party of 23 men engaged in exploration and important scientific research as part of the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition (TAE) and the New Zealand party of the International Geophysical Year (IGY). �Join us and step inside Sir Ed’s Antarctic hut through a new, ground-breaking virtual reality experience and find out what life was like living in the world’s most extreme environment as these men furthered science and exploration.�

�We will be in Nelson, New Zealand between 10 am and 4 pm from Wednesday 18 May to Saturday 28 May at Old St Peter's Church at Founders Park, Nelson. Bookings are now open to the public via our website, nzaht.org, link in bio. Please Allow 15min for each VR session.

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#OnThisDay in 1916, �Shackleton, Worsley and Cre #OnThisDay in 1916, �Shackleton, Worsley and Crean rose at the early hour of 2 am, prepared some hoosh and then roped themselves together taking on their journey into the unknown. Shackleton, Worsley and Crean began their traverse of South Georgia from King Haakon Bay to Stromness Whaling Station with no map. �The men had to improvise a route across mountain ranges and glaciers, with only three days worth of provisions for each man.� ���Vincent and McNeish were unfit to continue so Shackleton left McCarthy to care for them at Peggotty Camp, King Haakon Bay.���

�In 2015, �The Trust chose three Inspiring Explorers™ to make the crossing of South Georgia and mark the centenary of this famous expedition!��

📸 Crossing South Georgia (C) Tom McTavish/ AHT
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If you are in Nelson and want to explore Sir Edmun If you are in Nelson and want to explore Sir Edmund Hillary’s Antarctic hut through a new, ground-breaking virtual reality experience, then this is the opportunity for you!

Antarctic Heritage Trust is excited to announce we are visiting Nelson, New Zealand. We will be there between 10 am and 4 pm from Friday 20 May to Saturday 28 May at Old St Peter's Church at Founders Park, Nelson. Bookings are now open to the public via our website, nzaht.org, link in bio. Please Allow 15min for each VR session.

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#hillaryshutvr #virtualreality #hillary #vr #heritage #conserve #inspire #explore #Antarctica #discover #conserve
Check out our new blog 'I must visit this place' a Check out our new blog 'I must visit this place' as part of a series written by the Trust's Digital Collections Team. Digital Collections Technician, Mark Sanders explains the catalyst for his first (of many) ‘I must visit this place!’ moments while working to catalogue the Trust’s image assets in an online database.

Mark's introduction to the work he would be undertaking came in the form of images from the Inspiring Explorers Expedition™ to the Antarctic Peninsula in 2019. Mark said, "Seeing these incredibly talented young people adventuring far outside their comfort zone, through the amazing images they captured, was a privilege that I gushed to my friends and family about from the outset".

To read more and see some of the incredible photos that have inspired Mark so far, follow the link in bio to our website, nzaht.org

📸 Inspiring Explorers Expedition™ team members sharing a moment with a whale, Antarctic Peninsula 2019. Credit: AHT/ Marco de Kretser
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#OnThisDay in 1930, Fridtjof Nansen, Norwegian exp #OnThisDay in 1930, Fridtjof Nansen, Norwegian explorer, renowned scientist, statesman, diplomat and humanitarian, died of a heart attack. Today, Nansen's home is an institute with his office left largely untouched. His desk chair is turned toward the window, facing the only direction Nansen ever knew—forward.

Nansen is famously known for leading a team of six on the first crossing of the Greenland ice cap in 1888 and achieving a farthest North record of 86°14′ during his North Pole expedition 1893-1896. Following WW1, Nansen also famously organised the repatriation of over 400,000 prisoners of war and in 1922 was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his humanitarian efforts.

Nansen's legacy of polar travel, equipment and clothing innovation and travel techniques influenced a generation of Arctic and Antarctic explorers, including Shackleton, Scott, and Amundsen.

📸 Portrait of Nansen aged 27, the year he crossed Greenland (1888) © Unknown
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#OnThisDay in 1937, Cecil Henry Meares, chief dog #OnThisDay in 1937, Cecil Henry Meares, chief dog handler and Russian interpreter on Scott's British Antarctic 'Terra Nova' Expedition 1910-13, died in British Columbia, Canada.

Meares was born in County Kilkenny, Ireland in 1877. An adventurer and linguist, he began to travel extensively at the age of nineteen in Europe and Asia. He was a fur-trader in Kamchatka and Okhotsk in Siberia, a British army officer who fought in the Boer war, and was an observer in the Russo-Japanese War and a surveyor in Manchuri. After his service, Meares resumed his adventures in the Far East and travelled to a number of little visited places such as Tibet. Eventually he returned to England and volunteered for Scott's Antarctic 'Terra Nova' expedition.

Meares was responsible for purchasing dogs and ponies for Scott in Siberia. He was assisted by the dog driver Demetri Gerof who also was recruited for the expedition. Both Meares and Gerof were members of the support party, which accompanied Scott's Polar Party as far as the lower depot of the Beardmore Glacier, before turning back on 11 December 1911. Meares is commemorated by Meares Cliff along the north coast of Victoria Land, Antarctica.

📸 Cecil Henry Meares by Herbert Ponting © National Portrait Gallery, London
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A cross was erected on Observation Hill in January A cross was erected on Observation Hill in January 1913 in memory of Scott and his men that died in 1912 in pursuit of the Pole. This still stands overlooking Scott Base and McMurdo Sound. Located at the summit of Observation Hill, it is a popular walking route for locals. 

AHT has developed a temporary cover for the cross, installed over winter to protect the eroding inscription from the worst of the harsh winter winds, abrasive scoria and ice. After the last flight left, we waited several weeks for a day with no wind to install the cover. We carried a ladder, and put the cover in a back pack with a hot water bottle to keep it supple in the cold. Though not high, the walk is challenging due to the loose scree slopes and exposure to the cold winds that greet you as you reach the summit. 

The installation was challenging due to the cold temperatures, not to mention gloves sticking to Velcro, but with a little persistence we managed to get it on and secured for winter. It was worth the challenge to enjoy the beautiful views across the Transantarctic Mountains in the winter twilight. 

📸 The team after installing the cross cover (Nigel Hyde). Carrying ladder and cross cover up Observation Hill. The cross cover installed. Descending Observation Hill with view of McMurdo. (Jane Hamill/AHT).
Antarctic Heritage Trust invites you to join us on Antarctic Heritage Trust invites you to join us online for A Musical Journey to Antarctica, featuring five compositions by Inspiring Explorer Ihlara McIndoe accompanied by stunning visuals of Antarctica captured by renowned Antarctic filmmaker and photographer Anthony Powell.

�Register for the livestream event, this Thursday 12 May between 6:00-7:15 pm NZST by visiting our website; link in bio. �Once you register, you �will receive the livestream link via email to watch A Musical Journey to Antarctica with Antarctic Heritage Trust Inspiring Explorer Ihlara McIndoe. You will also receive email reminders about the concert and an e-programme. ���If you are unable to join us in real-time for the livestream, you can also watch it at a time that suits you on our website nzaht.org (from Monday 16 May).

�📸 AHT/ Anthony Powell
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