Connecting young people with the spirit of exploration and encouraging them to go and explore the world.
Antarctic Heritage Trust’s Inspiring Explorers Expeditions™ provide opportunities for young people to experience and challenge themselves in Antarctica and the polar regions.
These expeditions connect young people with the legacy the Trust cares for and encourage them to embrace that same spirit of exploration. It is a spirit as critical in the 21st century as it was over a century ago.
By making the legacy the Trust cares for relevant, young people will identify with it, value it, and in the future be motivated to protect it.
The expeditions not only change participants’ lives, they create a platform to share inspiring stories and experiences with participants’ communities and a wide audience.
The iconic Antarctic explorers Shackleton, Scott and Hillary embodied the qualities of truly exceptional leadership. Their remarkable stories of leadership in the face of adversity have resonated around the world for over 100 years.
The Inspiring Explorers Expeditions™ create opportunities for the young change-makers of tomorrow to connect with and be inspired by the qualities of those heroic Antarctic leaders.
The expeditions provide life-changing perspectives through challenge and exploration in the world’s most pristine and unforgiving environments. Antarctica is crucially important in today’s cutting edge research into climate change, biology and meteorology.
Just as crucial is fostering the Shackletons and Hillarys of the future—the young people who will draw on the great legacies of the polar heroes to drive change and instigate new perspectives for tomorrow’s world.
A team of eight Inspiring Explorers™ helped to sail a century-old tall ship to the Antarctic Peninsula, giving them a taste of what life was like for Antarctica’s early explorers. They were mentored on the journey by world-record-breaking solo sailor Lisa Blair – the fastest person to sail solo, non-stop and unassisted around Antarctica.
To celebrate the 10th anniversary of Inspiring Explorers Expeditions™, Inspiring Explorers™ journeyed to Antarctica to visit the historic expedition bases of Scott, Shackleton, and Borchgrevink, while learning from the Trust about conserving Antarctica’s remarkable cultural heritage.
To honor the centenary of Sir Ernest Shackleton’s final expedition (Quest 1921–1922), 22 Inspiring Explorers™ journeyed to South Georgia Island in October 2023, visiting many important historic sites, several of which are forever linked to Sir Ernest Shackleton’s story.
A team of eight explored the Antarctic Peninsula by kayak.
This first Inspiring Explorers Expedition™ followed in the footsteps of Shackleton, Worsley and Crean’s epic journey across South Georgia Island, honouring the centenary of that crossing.
Antarctic Heritage Trust
7 Ron Guthrey Road, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand
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Antarctic Heritage Trust
7 Ron Guthrey Road, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand
Private Bag 4745, Christchurch 8140, New Zealand
