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Announcing the Inspiring Explorers Expedition™ South Pole Team

August 1, 2022 - Inspiring Explorers’™ Updates – 2022, Inspiring Explorers™, Expedition Updates, Encourage, Inspiring Explorers' Expeditions™, Media Releases, News Story

The Inspiring Explorers ExpeditionTM team will leave in November 2022 and people can follow their journey online at nzaht.org.

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Calling all intrepid explorers, the South Pole is waiting!

July 11, 2022 - Inspiring Explorers’™ Updates – 2022, Inspiring Explorers™, Expedition Updates, Encourage, Inspiring Explorers' Expeditions™, Media Releases, News Story

Calling all intrepid explorers, the South Pole is waiting!

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“Thrilling and ground-breaking” – Antarctic Heritage Trust reacts to Endurance discovery

March 10, 2022 - Conserve, Media Releases, News Story, Shackleton's Hut
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Resilient, skilled, adventurous: the search for young explorers to open New Zealand’s new mountain traverse

May 3, 2021 - Inspiring Explorers™, Expedition Updates, Inspiring Explorers' Expeditions™, Media Releases, News Story

AHT is searching for five young New Zealanders to be part of the first official expedition to cross the country’s new world-class ski route.

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The Frozen Wild

December 12, 2019 - Inspiring Explorers™, Inspiring Explorers’™ Updates – 2019, Alumni, Media Releases, News Story

In March 2019, Marco de Kretser travelled to the Antarctic Peninsula as a member of Antarctic Heritage Trust’s fourth Inspiring Explorers’ Expedition.
This expedition offered the young explorers a chance to push themselves, to connect with experts, and learn about Antarctica’s history, science, wildlife, and environment, as well as the legacy of exploration in Antarctica.

Marco recorded the sounds of Antarctica’s frozen wild—the ice cracking, the birds shrieking—in order to bring those sounds back to the studio and create music inspired by the brutal, desolate, gargantuan landscapes. Marco wanted to create an interplay between the smaller details and larger saws and strings to mimic the nature of the Antarctic environment.

Here is that music:

Marco also used the sounds he recorded in Antarctica to compose a soundscape, which accompanies a photographic exhibition in collaboration with Alexander Hillary, who was also a member of the expedition. Experience that exhibition here.

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Summit inspires youth to learn more about the Antarctic

September 20, 2019 - Inspiring Explorers™, Inspiring Explorers' Expeditions™, Media Releases, News Story, Uncategorized
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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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Historic scales returned to Scott’s Discovery Hut in Antarctica

December 14, 2020 - Media Releases, News Story

In November 2020 we were fortunate to repatriate a set of Salter scales to Scott’s Discovery Hut.

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Thousands set to ‘explore’ Sir Ed’s hut in Antarctica

August 3, 2020 - Virtual Reality, Media Releases, News Story

Scott Base’s oldest building, a hut built by a Sir Edmund Hillary-led team, is about to open its doors to the public – virtually.

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COVID-19 Update

March 20, 2020 - Inspiring Explorers’™ Updates – 2020, Inspiring Explorers' Expeditions™, Media Releases, News Story

Antarctic Heritage Trust is liaising with New Zealand authorities and expedition operator, Quark Expeditions, in an attempt to get our Inspiring Explorers home from South America.

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Latest Inspiring Explorers Updates

  • Ihlara, Sadra and Laurette exploringFirst Day in AntarcticaMarch 13, 2020 - 2:42 pm
  • Take a Musical Trip to AntarcticaApril 28, 2021 - 2:52 pm
  • A'aifou PotenamiSharing Stories to InspireSeptember 7, 2020 - 12:03 am
  • COVID-19 UpdateMarch 20, 2020 - 1:11 pm
  • Inspiring Explorers Anzac and LauretteAn Alien EnvironmentMarch 25, 2020 - 8:23 pm

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Meet the Trust’s Inspiring Explorers Expedition™ - South Pole team member, New Zealander and double Olympian Mike Dawson.

Mike Dawson is a retired New Zealand representative athlete with over 15 years’ experience in the high-performance sport environment as an athlete, advisor and coach. He is a double Olympian in canoe slalom, and a New Zealand Olympic Ambassador, inspiring young New Zealanders and sharing the Olympic values of respect, friendship and excellence. Mike is currently the coach of the New Zealand canoe slalom team.

He is internationally renowned for his extreme kayak feats, having won a slew of titles in some of the biggest rapids on the planet, and through his expedition paddling.

Mike had been selected as the videographer for this expedition. He is the founder of Kiwi Creations, a New Zealand-based film production company. His latest film Kwanza – The Drowning Diamond of Angola is an award-winning documentary showcasing the first descent of the Kwanza River in Angola.

“We will be lucky to experience the beauty and vastness of Antarctica, and I’m looking forward to highlighting the importance and fragility of Antarctica to the world, through the film,” says Mike.

Mike is a keen back-country skier, climber, hiker and multi-sport adventure race participant. He has previously been involved as a mentor with the Trust. 

@ouslandexplorers @antarcticlogistics 
#inspire #explore #discover #skitraverse #southpole #polarexpedition #polar #InspiringExplorers2022 #InspiringExplorers
Check out our Antarctic Blog for the latest update Check out our Antarctic Blog for the latest updates on ice! Our conservation team who are wintering over at Scott Base are working on an artefacts retreatment project and have shared plenty of updates.

Have a read on our website; link in bio.

�#inspire #explore #discover #conserve #antarctica #winteronice #scottbase
Meet Antarctic Heritage Trust's Inspiring Explorer Meet Antarctic Heritage Trust's Inspiring Explorer™ Marthe Brendefur  who has been selected for the Inspiring Explorers Expedition™ - South Pole team. Marthe is a 30-year-old hailing from the west coast of Norway.  She has a special love for wild terrain. When she moved to the flat part of the country in 2014, she switched her alpine skis for cross country skis and bought a sledge.

In 2019, Marthe crossed the Greenland ice cap, and her growing addiction to long ski excursions became a fact. During the pandemic, she found her skiing adventures at Finnmarksvidda and Hardangervidda - the two largest mountain plateaus in Norway.

Regardless of the situation, her camera is a constant companion, and she looks forward to unleashing her creativity with like-minded people in Antarctica. When Marthe is not out looking for good snow and ice, it is not uncommon to find her lost in a book - usually about adventures or computers.

Marthe says, "I am honoured to be selected for this expedition. Experiencing Antarctica's pristine and wild nature on skis has been a long-standing dream, and adding the historical backdrop only makes it more intriguing. I love that it is a joint endeavour, as I believe that cooperation across nations is imperative to protect the polar regions. Experiencing their uniqueness together seems like a good way to build bridges."

She holds a Bachelor's Degree in Digital Forensics and works as an analyst for the Norwegian Maritime Cyber Resilience Centre, deploying her curiosity in tracking cybercriminal threats. Before her studies, she spent several years in the Norwegian Armed Forces. Marthe also enjoys hiking, running and cycling.

@ouslandexplorers  @antarcticlogistics 
#inspire #explore #discover #skitraverse #southpole #polarexpedition #polar #InspiringExplorers2022 #InspiringExplorers
Meet 28-year-old New Zealander Laura Andrews, one Meet 28-year-old New Zealander Laura Andrews, one of @Antarctic.Heritage.Trust's three Inspiring Explorers™ selected for the Inspiring Explorers Expedition™ - South Pole. Laura is a firefighter and medical first responder by day, working for Auckland Airport Emergency Services. She has previously spent three months walking the length of Te Araroa, Te Waipounamu solo, cycled the length of New Zealand along the Tour Aotearoa route, competed in endurance, adventure and ironman races in New Zealand and firefighter stair climbs internationally.

Laura thrives on pushing her physical and mental boundaries. She is a big believer in the ‘anything is possible with a bit of hard work’ philosophy, and feels inspired by previous explorers. 

“This expedition is an incredible opportunity to expand my horizons and explore the extent of human physical and mental limitations. I wasn’t necessarily the sporty kid but each year I set myself a new goal, and am incredibly psyched to step, with the team, into my biggest challenge yet. It goes to show what taking that first step can lead to,” she says.

Laura aims to incorporate modern day adventures into her everyday life. She spends her days off on micro adventures, hiking, biking, kayaking and trail running. She is also a keen skier and snowboarder.

When not in the outdoors Laura works in Emergency Services responding to fire, medical and marine emergencies. She enjoys the close-knit team environment, the ability to interact with the community and the dynamic environment that means no two days are the same.

Laura is looking forward to the physical and mental challenges of training for and carrying out forty plus days on the Ice and working in a small expedition team. She hopes to learn more about polar exploration, the contrasts between modern and historic methods, and be able to bring those stories back to communities around New Zealand.

Laura says she is thrilled to be part of the team, representing New Zealand on a global stage. 

@ouslandexplorers @antarcticlogistics 
#inspire #explore #discover #skitraverse #southpole #polarexpedition #polar #InspiringExplorers2022 #InspiringExplorers
#OnThisDay in 1914, Ernest Shackleton's Imperial T #OnThisDay in 1914, Ernest Shackleton's Imperial Trans-Antarctic 'Endurance' Expedition 1914-1917, departed for South Georgia.�

Shackleton's original plans for the expedition were to complete an 1,800 mile journey across the Antarctic continent via the South Pole. A supporting party, called the 'Ross Sea Party' were tasked to lay supply depots from the Ross Sea region of the continent to enable the journey. The 'Endurance' was a days sail away from her destination, having already battled through a thousand miles of pack ice over six weeks, �when she finally got frozen in. This significantly set back Shackleton's expedition plans and ultimately lead to one of the greatest survival stories of all time.

📸� The 'Endurance' stuck in sea ice, Canterbury Museum.
#OTD #inspire #explore #discover #conserve #antarctica
#OnThisDay in 1901, Robert Falcon Scott's expediti #OnThisDay in 1901, Robert Falcon Scott's expedition ship 'Discovery' set sail for Antarctica from the Isle of Wight, via New Zealand, for the British National Antarctic 'Discovery' Expedition (1901-04).

The 'Discovery' was a purpose-built 52.4-metre barque-rigged auxiliary steamship, built by Dundee Shipbuilders Company Limited by commission of Sir Clements Markham and the Royal Geographical Society. Large celebrations were held during the departure of 'Discovery' including a full salute from the 'HMS Worcester', and a visit from King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra while the ship was docked on the Isle of Wight.

In January 1902, after passing through Lyttelton, New Zealand, 'Discovery' arrived in Antarctica, where she was moored in Winter Quarters Bay at the end of the Hut Point Peninsula on Ross Island. Here the ship was frozen in sea ice for two years, and served as living quarters for the expedition since the purpose built hut at Hut Point proved too hard to heat and was described as being more like a 'summer house'. Consequently, the 47 men lived on their ship and used the hut for scientific observations, drying equipment, repairs and as an entertainment house. On 14 February 1904, the Discovery was freed from her icy entrapment, and sailed north for Lyttelton, arriving back in New Zealand on 1 April.

📸The Discovery in Lyttelton, NZ, 1901. Canterbury Museum
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Connecting with Heroic Age Artefacts. Sure, there Connecting with Heroic Age Artefacts. Sure, there are many interesting objects in the historic huts. Reindeer boots? Neat! Acetylene lamps? Cool! Pony snow-shoes? No way! But, working through hundreds of items, it can be difficult to connect with them all – to see them as part of the bigger story of adventure, exploration, and survival: just another matchbox, another sock, another rusty tin of soup.

Artefacts like this slipper help us to close that gap between the conservation lab and the distant idea of the heroic age of exploration. While working on this artefact, we noticed the initials ‘FD’ had been perforated into the leather tongue. Checking our records, we know the original hut location for the slipper is in the area of the geologists’ bunks at Cape Evans and that geologist Frank Debenham was quartered there. Debenham was a member of Scott’s 'Terra Nova' expedition, undertaking geological fieldwork in the Dry Valleys, west of McMurdo Sound. He would go on to found the Scott Polar Research Institute at the University of Cambridge in the UK.

The transformation of ‘just another artefact’ to a personal belonging makes a vivid and immediate connection to the past. It reminds us that these huts were occupied by real people, living life in Antarctica. ‘Just another artefact’ becomes a link between then and now.

📸 Slipper found at Cape Evans. Conor Tulloch/AHT.
📸 Inside of the slipper. Conor Tulloch/AHT.
📸 Geological party at Granite Harbour, Antarctica, Frank Debenham seated lower left. Photograph taken by Tryggve Gran. Kinsey, Joseph James (Sir), 1852-1936. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand.

#inspire #explore #discover #conserve #Antarctica #capeevans #terranova #expedition #robertfalconscott
This weekend Christchurch's Winter Festival 'Chill This weekend Christchurch's Winter Festival 'Chill in the City' is back for 2022!

This Saturday and Sunday, 6 and 7 August, come down to the centre courtyard of the Five Lanes BNZ Centre for your chance to explore Sir Edmund Hillary’s Antarctic hut through a new and fully immersive virtual reality experience. We will be operating from 10 am - 3:30 pm with no bookings required for this free event! Suitable for all aged 9 years and up.

'Chill in the City' is a series of cool winter activities so put on your jacket bring the family and come in for some winter fun! Check out the CHCH Central City Business Association website for more details.

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#OnThisDay in 1956, Norwegian polar explorer Helme #OnThisDay in 1956, Norwegian polar explorer Helmer Julius Hanssen died. Hanssen participated in three of Roald Amundsen’s polar expeditions and was part of the five-man party, including Roald Amunsend, Olav Bjaaland, Oscar Wisting, and Sverre Hassel, who were first to reach the South Pole on December 14, 1911.

Hanssen was born in northern Norway in 1870. As a young man, he hunted seals in the Arctic after learning skills as a farmer and fisherman from his father growing up. He also gained skills as an ice pilot. In 1897 Hanssen got his mate’s certificate and joined a British expedition to Novaya Zemlya. Prior to leaving Hanssen met Roald Amundsen who was preparing to join Adrien de Gerlache’s expedition to Antarctica aboard 'Belgica'.

Years later in 1903, Amundsen recruited Hanssen as mate on his expedition through the Northwest Passage aboard 'Gjøa'. In 1910 Hanssen participated in another expedition with Amundsen, initially recruited as an ice pilot aboard 'Fram' set to go north, but at the last minute, went to the Antarctic instead becoming the first to reach the south pole! Hanssen made a final journey with Amundsen, as captain on the 'Maud' expedition through the Northeast Passage in 1918–20. Hanssen participated in further Arctic expeditions including an Oxford University 'Spitsbergen' Expedition 1924, and a 1926 German film expedition to Svalbad and Northeast Greenland.

The Trust has selected three incredible young people to ski 1000km to the South Pole to celebrate 150 years since the birth of legendary polar explorer Roald Amundsen. To learn more about the expedition and meet our Kiwi-Norwegian Inspiring Explorers Expedition™ team check out our website; link in bio.

📸 Helmer Julius Hanssen. Public Domain.
#OTD #inspire #explore #discover #conserve #Antarctica #InspiringExplorers2022 #inspiringexplorers #amundsen #fram #expedition #southpole
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