News Story Archives

Inspiring Explorers Expedition™ 2025

May 30, 2024 - Inspiring Explorers™, Encourage, Inspiring Explorers' Expeditions™, News Story

To mark the tenth anniversary of the Trust’s Inspiring Explorers™ programme we will be offering eight young people a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to walk in the footsteps of the early Antarctic explorers by stepping inside the historic explorer bases the Trust cares for in Antarctica.

Conservation Collaboration

May 30, 2024 - Conserve, News Story, UKAHT

The Trust’s conservation team had a successful season working collaboratively alongside our partner UK Antarctic Heritage Trust (UKAHT), with significant strides made in conserving and maintaining two of their historic sites on the Antarctic Peninsula. Al Fastier, Trust Conservation Advisor, and Lizzie Meek, Trust Collections Conservation Manager, played pivotal roles in this endeavour, contributing their expertise to various projects aimed at safeguarding Antarctic heritage.

Design Team Members Honoured

May 30, 2024 - Ross Sea Heritage Restoration Project News, Conserve, News Story

Pip Cheshire and Julian Bickersteth, members of the Trust’s Conservation Design Team, have both received high honours.

Education Programme Update

May 30, 2024 - Virtual Reality, Encourage, News Story

The Trust’s Inspiring Explorers™ Education team had another productive year in 2023, touring our education programme and fully immersive virtual reality (VR) experience of Sir Edmund Hillary’s Antarctic hut.

2023/24 Conservation Season

December 14, 2023 - Ross Sea Heritage Restoration Project News, Conserve, Hillary's Hut, News Story, Scott's Hut, Cape Evans, Scott's Hut, Hut Point, Shackleton's Hut, UKAHT

Unveiling ‘Icy Heritage’

December 14, 2023 - News Story, Share

Icy Fun and Learning at Summit

December 14, 2023 - Inspiring Explorers’™ Updates – 2023, Inspiring Explorers™, Encourage, News Story

In November, the Trust’s Young Inspiring Explorers™ Summit saw 25 students, aged 11-14, travel to Ōtautahi Christchurch from around New Zealand. Thanks to our donors, Royal Society Te Apārangi, and our major sponsor, the US Embassy and Consulate in New Zealand, this was our biggest Summit yet. This action-packed weekend was delivered in partnership with William Pike Challenge.

‘Polheim’ World Premiere Announced

January 30, 2024 - Inspiring Explorers’™ Updates – 2023, Inspiring Explorers™, Alumni, Encourage, Films, Inspiring Explorers' Expeditions™, News Story, Share

Antarctic Heritage Trust is proud to announce the world premiere screening of Polheim at the Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival on 26 February.

Encouraging the Next Generation of Antarctic Conservators

December 14, 2023 - Inspiring Explorers’™ Updates – 2023, Inspiring Explorers™, Alumni, Conserve, Encourage, News Story

Since July 2023, the Trust has been working with Young Inspiring Explorers™ alumna Abby Wilson on her school’s ‘Adopt a Scientist’ research project. Abby chose to focus her studies on Antarctica’s heritage conservation and Dr Gabriela Roldan, Trust Education Manager who is also a Social Scientist, responded to the call and mentored Abby for four months.