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Archive for category: Media Releases

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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Introducing the 2020 Inspiring Explorers’ Expeditions™ Team

February 12, 2020 - Inspiring Explorers™, Inspiring Explorers’™ Updates – 2020, Inspiring Explorers' Expeditions™, Media Releases, News Story

It is with much excitement that we can now announce the team that will be heading to the Antarctic Peninsula next month on our 2020 Inspiring Explorers’ Expedition with Olympic kayaker Mike Dawson!

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In Nansen’s Footsteps

January 10, 2019 - Films, Inspiring Explorers'™ Updates - 2018, Media Releases, News Story

A film documenting a gruelling New Zealand Arctic expedition.

Watch ‘In Nansen’s Footsteps’ here.

‘In Nansen’s Footsteps’ follows young Antipodeans as they ski 560 kilometres  to cross the Greenland icecap towing 60 kilogram sleds.

Inspiring ExplorersKeith Parsons

Inspiring Explorers’ Expedition 2018

In Nansen’s Footsteps premiered at the prestigious New York The Explorers Club Polar Film Festival on the evening of 24 January 2019.

The Explorers Club is a 114-year-old global network of explorers. Its famed membership has included Sir Edmund Hillary, Tensing Norgay, Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Roald Amundsen.

In Nansen’s Footsteps was made as part of the Antarctic Heritage Trust’s third Inspiring Explorers’ Expedition. The film was shot and directed by Australia’s Keith Parsons. He was one of four young people selected for the Antarctic Heritage Trust’s 2018 Inspiring Explorers’ Expedition, along with well-known Kiwis Brando Yelavich and Hollie Woodhouse and fellow Australian Bridget Kruger. Belmont Productions in Christchurch produced the film.

Keith says having the film premiere at such the prestigious Explorers’ Club is an honour and reward for the enormous challenges he faced in making it.

“This was a difficult project. The adventure was unfolding in real time, there were no second takes, no setups … it was all action. I constantly battled to keep the batteries warm and charged and the gear frost-free. It was an unforgettable experience though and I think the film has an authenticity borne out of those limitations.”

Led by Trust Executive Director Nigel Watson and guided by Ousland Explorers master guide Bengt Rotmo, the expedition was in part supported by Australasian outdoors company Kathmandu. The expedition honoured Fridtjof Nansen. A Norwegian polar explorer and Nobel Peace Prize winner, Nansen completed the first crossing of Greenland in 1888.

Nigel Watson says the film captures the highs and lows of the 28-day journey.

“There were times of utter elation with breath-taking sights, but also some very challenging periods including storms and significant snowfall.”

As well as numerous storms, the team pushed on through illness and fatigue … even developing a taste for the pounds of butter they had to eat to maintain their energy levels.

“We had to dig deep (literally at times!) to get through this journey, but it helped deliver on the Antarctic Heritage Trust’s goal of Inspiring Explorers.”

The film includes some incredible drone footage which captures the beauty of an area few viewers are likely to travel to.

“We hope people around the world will see this film, be inspired by Nansen’s story and take the opportunity to get out and explore this amazing world we live in.”

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‘Still Life’ Opens at the Korea National Maritime Museum

November 26, 2018 - Media Releases, News Story

Antarctic Heritage Trust is delighted to have their ‘Still Life’, which is a unique audio-visual immersive experience that allows you to ‘step inside’ the historic huts of the British Antarctic explorers, open as part of the Korea National Maritime Museum’s new Antarctic exhibition.

Still Life exhibition

Complementing the experience are Jane Ussher’s large scale photographs. The exhibition runs at the museum in Busan until March 2019.

Jane Ussher

Visitors enjoy the Still Life audio-visual immersive experience

More than 100 years ago famous explorers Captain Robert Falcon Scott and Sir Ernest Shackleton travelled to Antarctica to explore the continent and carry out scientific experiments. They constructed three simple wooden huts as bases that still stand today, packed full of objects the men left behind. This remarkable legacy is cared for by the Antarctic Heritage Trust who are world leaders in cold-climate conservation.

Jane Ussher

Artefacts on display in the Still Life Exhibition at the Korean National Maritime Museum

A century on, renowned New Zealand photographer Jane Ussher photographed the huts in intimate detail, creating an extraordinary record of the explorers’ lives. Her evocative photographs capture the conditions and isolation the men endured exploring Antarctica.

Still Life was originally developed by Antarctic Heritage Trust and Jane Ussher in conjunction with the Christchurch City Council, New Zealand.

The ribbon cutting ceremony marks the opening of ‘Still Life’

Jane Ussher

The Still Life audio-visual immersive experience includes photographer Jane Ussher’s large-scale photographs

Ardi Barnard – Deputy Head of Mission NZ Embassy Seoul, PHotographer Jane Ussher, Trust Executive Director Nigel Watson, and Scott Davis – Spyglass

Jane Ussher

A visitor enjoys the large-scale ‘Still Life’ photographs

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Virtual Reality Allows Immersive Access in Antarctica

May 8, 2019 - Hillary's Hut, Media Releases, News Story
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Trip of a Lifetime for Two Auckland Students

October 26, 2018 - Inspiring Explorers™, Inspiring Explorers'™ Updates - 2019, Media Releases

As part of a new partnership with Sir Edmund Hillary Collegiate, Antarctic Heritage Trust is taking two Year 13 students kayaking in Antarctica with a kiwi Olympian.

Mele Fetu’u and Lana Kiddie-Vai will be on the Trust’s fourth Inspiring Explorers’ Expedition™ in early 2019.

Mele Fetu'u & Lana Kiddie-VaiAntarctic Heritage Trust

Mele Fetu’u & Lana Kiddie-Vai

The team will travel to the Antarctic Peninsula from South America aboard a One Ocean Expeditions vessel as part of a scheduled expedition.

Olympic kayaker Mike Dawson with Mele Fetu’u and Lana Kiddie-Vai

Trust Executive Director Nigel Watson, who will lead the expedition, says it will be an unforgettable experience.

“Antarctica has the power to change lives. As well as exploring that magnificent place and learning about the legacy we care for, our Inspiring Explorers will go kayaking under the mentoring of Olympian Mike Dawson and the One Ocean Expeditions’ team. We are very excited.”

More young people aged between 18-30 will also be on the expedition… they are currently being selected from hundreds of applications nationwide.

Nigel Watson says the Trust and Sir Edmund Hillary Collegiate have a special connection.

“The school cares for Sir Edmund’s former home in New Zealand (which is now a leadership centre on the Collegiate’s grounds) and the Trust cares for his former home in Antarctica. We share a genuine sense of kaitiakitanga for Sir Edmund’s legacy.”

AHT Executive Director Nigel Watson speaking to guests at the partnership event at Hillary House Leadership Centre.

Nigel and Olympic kayaker and youth ambassador Mike Dawson met the students for the first time last week, at an event held at Hillary House, to celebrate the partnership between the Trust and the Collegiate. Mike says it was a special moment meeting Mele and Lana.

“To get to meet these amazing young people and their families inside the study of Sir Ed’s old home, with members of the Hillary family there, felt pretty special.”

SEHC Senior School Principal Dr Peter Uys and AHT Board Chair Mark Stewart

Lana says the reality of going to Antarctica for the first time is already starting to set in for the two Collegiate students.

“I’m really excited but I’m also a bit nervous. It’s going to be so cold! But that is all what makes it an adventure.”

Through sponsorship provided by the Woolf Fisher Trust, the Trust is also bringing a young teacher from the Collegiate on the expedition. The teacher will be announced along with the rest of the expedition participants in early 2019.

This is the Trust’s fourth Inspiring Explorers’ Expedition™ following a crossing of South Georgia in 2015, the summiting of Mt Scott in 2017, and the successful 560km crossing of the Greenland ice cap earlier this year. The Trust is partnering with One Ocean Expeditions for the 2019 expedition.

AHT Board Chair Mark Stewart, Lana Kiddie-Vai, AHT Executive Director Nigel Watson, Mele Fetu’u and Mike Dawson

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A Cool Change for Adventurous Drop

July 5, 2018 - Media Releases

Re-introducing Scott Base Central Otago Pinot Noir, Pinot Noir Reserve and Chardonnay Intrepid spirits across Aotearoa already count Scott Base wines amongst their favourite drops and now these old friends are getting a new look. The new labels reflect the unpretentious quality for which Scott Base vineyard is well known.  “Sophisticated and unfussy – just like the contents of the bottle,” says Director of Wine Josh Scott. “The brand has really matured in the last few years and we wanted the bottles to show that. Of course, we wouldn’t dream of changing the wine itself, these are family favourites and […]

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#OnThisDay in 1908, Shackleton, as part of the Bri #OnThisDay in 1908, Shackleton, as part of the British Antarctic 'Nimrod' Expedition 1907-09, established his base at Cape Royds on Ross Island.

Cape Royds was first discovered during Captain Robert Falcon Scott's British National 'Discovery' Expedition 1901-04, to which Shackleton was appointed third officer. It was named after Royal Navy Lieutenant Charles Royds, who acted as meteorologist on the expedition.

The 'Nimrod' expedition was the third British expedition to the Ross Sea region within 10 years. Aboard the 200 ton 'Nimrod' was a shore party of 14 men, 15 Manchurian ponies, nine dogs, an air-cooled four-cylinder 11kW (15 hp) motorcar, the new Arrol-Johnston and a specially designed hut prefabricated by Humphreys Limited of Knightsbridge in London in 1907. It was first assembled in London and the parts were marked for re-erection on site. The fact that the main part of the hut is still standing today is testament to their efforts and the skill of the designers.

📸 Shackleton's base at Cape Royds, Canterbury Museum.

#OTD #inspire #explore #discover #conserve #Antarctica
#OnThisDay in 1943, New Zealand born Commander Fra #OnThisDay in 1943, New Zealand born Commander Frank Arthur Worsley died just weeks before his 72nd birthday. He was honoured with a full naval funeral and his ashes were scattered at sea.

Worsley was born in Akaroa, New Zealand in February 1872. At age 15, Worsley wanted to pursue a life at sea and his first voyage took him from Lyttleton to London. In 1914, with nearly 27 years’ experience behind him, Sir Ernest Shackleton hired Worsley on the spot for his Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition (1914-17) and made him captain of the expedition ship 'Endurance'.

During the expedition Shackleton and his men were forced to abandon ship in the Weddell Sea when 'Endurance' was crushed by surrounding ice floes. Worsley’s role in ensuring the survival of the men was crucial as he navigated their three lifeboats to Elephant Island, and subsequently their largest lifeboat, the 'James Caird', to South Georgia, 1300km away. This small boat expedition was ‘an astonishing feat of navigation’, Worsley managed to safely steer the 'James Caird' to South Georgia amongst strong winds and powerful currents with only four noon-sight recordings over the 16-day voyage. This journey is still referred to as one of the most heroic ocean voyages of all time and its success came solely down to Worsley’s navigation skills and unbreakable perseverance under the most difficult circumstances.

Worsley's second, and last, expedition to Antarctica was with Shackleton in 1921 as navigator and hydrographer on the expedition ship 'Quest'. It was on this voyage that Shackleton died in South Georgia on 5 January 1922. Worsley wrote and lectured on his Antarctic adventures for many years to come before his death.

📸 COMMANDER F. A. WORSLEY (INSCR. VERSO). PHOTOGRAPHER UNKNOWN, C.1920. FRANK A. WORSLEY COLLECTION, AKAROA MUSEUM. DONATED BY PATRICK BAMFORD

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If you’re passing through Christchurch Airport t If you’re passing through Christchurch Airport take some time to step inside Sir Edmund Hillary’s Antarctic Hut with Antarctic Heritage Trust’s fully immersive virtual reality (VR) experience.

Explore the five rooms of Hillary's Hut and find out what life was like living in the world’s most extreme environment in the first building erected at New Zealand’s Scott Base in Antarctica in 1957.

You can find us at Christchurch Airport, Level One next to International Departures.

Wednesday 1 February - Friday 3 February 11am-4pm

Wednesday 8 February - Friday 10 February 11am-4pm

📸 VR experience © AHT

@autuni @autartanddesign @antarctica.nz @duluxnz @staples_vr @htcvive @christchurchairport

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Today marks another double #OnThisDay antarctic hi Today marks another double #OnThisDay antarctic history celebration!

#OTD in 1841, James Clark Ross discovered the largest ice shelf in the world! Ross called this 'The Barrier', often also referred to as the 'Great Ice Barrier', because it prevented Ross and his party from sailing further South. 112 years later, in January 1953, it's name was changed to the 'Ross Ice Shelf'.

Also, #OTD in 1908, during Shackleton's British Antarctic 'Nimrod' Expedition 1907-09, harsh conditions forced Shackleton to head for McMurdo Sound, despite his original plan to base himself elsewhere for the expedition.

📸 From left: James Clark Ross & Sir Ernest Shackleton, Public Domain.

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#OTD we celebrate two #antarcticexplorer birthdays #OTD we celebrate two #antarcticexplorer birthdays!

165 years ago #OTD Tannatt William Edgeworth David, Director of Scientific Staff on Shackleton's British Antarctic 'Nimrod' Expedition 1907-1909 was born. During the expedition David was also leader of the party to first climb Mount Erebus, and leader of the Western (South Magnetic Pole) Party.

144 years ago #OTD Hartley Travers Ferrar, scientist on Scott's British National 'Discovery' Expedition 1901-1904 was born. Ferrar was in charge of geology and sea-water analysis. His report on field geology was published in 1907 as part of Vol 1 (Geology) of the Discovery Expedition’s scientific results.

These Antarctic scientists lived and worked in the expedition huts at Hut Point and Cape Royds, Ross Island, the birthplace of science in Antarctica! Antarctic Heritage Trust is proud to look after this legacy on behalf of the international community.

📸 From left: Hartley Travers Ferrar, copyright unknown & Tannatt William Edgeworth David, 1898, photographer J.H. Newman.

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#OnThisDay in 1820 the first sighting of the Antar #OnThisDay in 1820 the first sighting of the Antarctic continent was made! It is now widely accepted that this first sighting was made by Captain Fabien Gottleib von Bellingshausen during a two year exploratory expedition to discover new lands for the Russian Empire. 

Bellingshausen was in command of two Russian ships, the 'Vostok' and 'Mirnyiunder', which were the first to have crossed the Antarctic Circle since Cook nearly 50 years earlier! Upon his return to Russia, Bellingshausen's claim was ignored and his accomplishment was hidden for decades by an incorrect translation of his journal that led historians to assume he hadn’t actually seen land. However, more recently, a closer analysis and better understanding of Bellingshausen's records show that he saw continent earlier than anyone else, three days in fact before the British naval officer Edward Bransfield sighted the tip of the Antarctic Peninsula. 

📸 Captain Fabien Gottleib von Bellingshausen, Public Domain.

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If you’re passing through Christchurch Airport t If you’re passing through Christchurch Airport take some time to step inside Sir Edmund Hillary’s Antarctic Hut with Antarctic Heritage Trust’s fully immersive virtual reality (VR) experience.

Explore the five rooms of Hillary's Hut and find out what life was like living in the world’s most extreme environment in the first building erected at New Zealand’s Scott Base in Antarctica in 1957.

You can find us at Christchurch Airport, Level One next to International Departures.

Wednesday 25 January-Friday 27 January 11am-4pm

Wednesday 1 February - Friday 3 February 11am-4pm

Wednesday 8 February - Friday 10 February 11am-4pm

📸 VR experience © AHT

@autuni @autartanddesign @antarctica.nz @duluxnz @staples_vr @htcvive @christchurchairport

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#OnThisDay in 1986, the first dinosaur fossils wer #OnThisDay in 1986, the first dinosaur fossils were found in Antarctica!

70 million years ago, before the ice caps were formed, the 4m long herbivore, Antarctopelta Oliveroi, roamed the continent. Its name, Antarctopelta, means 'Antarctic shield' and like other ankylosaurs, A. oliveroi was a stocky, herbivorous quadruped protected by armored plates embedded in the skin. The dinosaur fossils were discovered by Argentine geologists Eduardo Olivero and Roberto Scasso on James Ross Island. 

📸 Antarctopelta Oliveroi © Alain Bénéteau

#OTD #inspire #explore #discover #conserve #Antarctica
If you’re passing through Christchurch Airport, If you’re passing through Christchurch Airport, take some time to step inside Sir Edmund Hillary’s Antarctic Hut with Antarctic Heritage Trust’s fully immersive virtual reality (VR) experience.

Explore the five rooms of Hillary's Hut and find out what life was like living in the world’s most extreme environment in the first building erected at New Zealand’s Scott Base in Antarctica in 1957.

You can find us at Christchurch Airport, Level One next to International Departures.

Wednesday 25 January-Friday 27 January 11am-4pm

Wednesday 1 February - Friday 3 February 11am-4pm

Wednesday 8 February - Friday 10 February 11am-4pm

📸 VR experience © AHT and Tim McPhee
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