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The Explorer May 2020
May 19, 2020/by SerenaAlumni News May 2020
A roundup of Antarctic Heritage Trust alumni news May 2020
May 12, 2020/by CommsRSHRP 2019-2020 Season
A team of four travelled to Ross Island in November to implement the annual monitoring and maintenance programme for the expedition bases.
May 9, 2020/by CommsPeninsula Partnership Update
Over a seven-week period in late 2019, the Trust’s Programme Manager Lizzie Meek, journeyed via South America to the Antarctic Peninsula, to work alongside British conservator Sophie Rowe, surveying the artefact collection inside Bransfield House and the Boatshed, the two remaining 1948 Base A buildings at Port Lockroy.
May 9, 2020/by CommsCOVID-19 Update
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.
March 20, 2020/by CommsConservation Assessment – Context and Aims
‘What on earth are you doing here?’ asked a surprised friend of mine who arrived at Port Lockroy as a tourship safety guide, and bumped into me in the hallway of Bransfield House.
March 4, 2020/by CommsAntarctic Twitching
It seems like the more time you spend observing wildlife, the more there is to observe and the more interesting you find them.
February 24, 2020/by CommsWorking in the Field
Working for hours at a time in sub-zero temperatures when you are cataloguing means you move very little.
February 17, 2020/by CommsIntroducing the 2020 Inspiring Explorers’ Expeditions™ Team
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!
February 12, 2020/by CommsTutti Frutti
My experience of the Antarctic Expedition ships we travelled on, is that they go to great lengths to keep their guests happy and healthy. The hospitality on board from the crew is often exceptional, and I was struck by the enjoyment and creativity they brought to their work.
February 12, 2020/by CommsLogistics and Delays
Sometimes getting to Antarctica is as simple as getting on a plane in New Zealand and stepping off 5 hours later into sub zero temperatures. This year’s work expedition to Port Lockroy, (the British base on the Antarctic Peninsula managed by the United Kingdom Antarctic Heritage Trust) was a whole other story.
February 6, 2020/by CommsThe Explorer December 2019
December 20, 2019/by CommsThe Frozen Wild
In March 2019, Marco de Kretser travelled to the Antarctic Peninsula as a member of Antarctic Heritage…
December 12, 2019/by CommsCape Evans at Last
by Francesca Eathorne
Blog number five from the Trust's General Manager Operations and Communications…
December 4, 2019/by CommsBlog number five from the Trust's General Manager Operations and Communications…
Joining the Conservation Team
by Francesca Eathorne
Blog number four from the Trust's General Manager Operations and Communications…
November 24, 2019/by CommsBlog number four from the Trust's General Manager Operations and Communications…
Surviving Antarctic Field Training
by Francesca Eathorne
Blog number three from the Trust's General Manager Operations and Communications…
November 20, 2019/by CommsBlog number three from the Trust's General Manager Operations and Communications…
Hot Tips for a First Trip to the Ice
I'm a planner. A list writer. Someone who gets deep satisfaction from seeing everything on my to-do list…
November 18, 2019/by CommsAn Invitation to the World’s Most Extreme Environment
November 9, 2019/by CommsAnnual Report 2018-2019
November 4, 2019/by CommsSummit inspires youth to learn more about the Antarctic
September 20, 2019/by CommsThe Explorer August 2019
August 12, 2019/by CommsAntarctic Conservation Update August 2019
August 7, 2019/by CommsVirtual Reality Allows Immersive Access in Antarctica
May 8, 2019/by CommsThe Explorer April 2019
April 12, 2019/by CommsShackleton’s 111-year-old Beer Barrel
Antarctic Heritage Trust has returned a carefully reconstructed beer barrel to the Antarctic hut that…
January 11, 2019/by CommsIn Nansen’s Footsteps
In Nansen’s Footsteps’ follows young Antipodeans as they ski 560 kilometres to cross the Greenland icecap towing 60 kilogram sleds
January 10, 2019/by CommsAnnual Report 2017-2018
January 1, 2019/by CommsOff to the Seaside
Although my time working around Scott Base has been incredible, the portion of my trip which I was really…
December 20, 2018/by CommsEvans Heaven
Cape Evans was next up on our Antarctic field trip – we spent seven busy days here.
Scott's Terra…
December 20, 2018/by CommsScott's Terra…
Ducking for Cover
A large focus for the AHT team over the last couple of weeks has been catching up on jobs associated…
November 27, 2018/by Comms‘Still Life’ Opens at the Korea National Maritime Museum
Antarctic Heritage Trust is delighted to have their 'Still Life', which is a unique audio-visual immersive…
November 26, 2018/by CommsSugar Sugar
Carbs, fatty protein, sugar, fat, a bit more sugar – sound like a recipe for happiness or hospitalisation?…
November 22, 2018/by CommsAn Update from Port Lockroy
Trust Programme Manager Al Fastier joined the UKAHT Port Lockroy Conservation Team under the Trust’s partnership to share its conservation knowledge and expertise developed during the Ross Sea Heritage Restoration Project.
November 15, 2018/by Comms1000 Days on Ice
There’s an Antarctic specific occasion which only a few folks ever get to celebrate, and this week…
November 15, 2018/by CommsAntarctic Field Training for Beginners
This has been a busy second week, with a lot of the work focussed around the TAE/IGY Hut. However, the…
November 14, 2018/by CommsThe Explorer November 2018
November 12, 2018/by CommsLike Travelling to Another Planet
For me the whole experience of travelling to Antarctica felt more like travelling to another planet.…
November 5, 2018/by CommsMeet Mike Gillies – 2018 Conservation Ambassador
Congratulations to Mike Gillies, who has been selected as the Antarctic Heritage Trust’s 2018/2019…
October 26, 2018/by CommsTrip of a Lifetime for Two Auckland Students
As part of a new partnership with Sir Edmund Hillary Collegiate, Antarctic Heritage Trust is taking two…
October 26, 2018/by CommsThe Explorer July 2018
July 9, 2018/by CommsA Cool Change for Adventurous Drop
Re-introducing Scott Base Central Otago Pinot Noir, Pinot Noir Reserve and Chardonnay
Intrepid spirits…
July 5, 2018/by CommsIntrepid spirits…
Inspiring Explorers Complete Greenland Ice Cap Crossing
They’ve done it! The Inspiring Explorers have completed the epic crossing of the Greenland ice cap
They’ve…
June 5, 2018/by CommsThey’ve…
The Explorer April 2018
April 4, 2018/by CommsRaising the Roof
Antarctic Heritage Trust has finished the last major job of saving Sir Edmund Hillary’s hut at Scott…
March 27, 2018/by CommsReflections from Antarctic Ambassador Chris Ansin
When I talk to people about what it is like to visit and live in Antarctica, everyone’s imagination…
March 19, 2018/by CommsAn Antarctic Ambassador’s Awe – Diana McCormack
Since getting back everyone has been asking me “Well, how was it?” and I keep finding myself short…
March 19, 2018/by CommsCod Liver Oil
The team is back at Scott Base now and enjoying the relative luxuries (bathrooms, meals being served…
December 28, 2017/by CommsLife of luxury
Much like the differences in the historic huts, compared to the cosy cabin at Cape Royds in which we…
December 21, 2017/by CommsLife at Scott Base!
Adjusting back to life at Scott Base is like returning home from a long holiday. There are regular meal…
December 21, 2017/by CommsFinal Touches go on Sir Ed’s Antarctic Hut
The Trust raised nearly a million dollars to save the hut, also known as the TAE/IGY Hut, which was built…
December 19, 2017/by CommsCape Evans
Exhausted with desperation, in the dimming light of the Antarctic Autumn, the heroic men of the Terra…
December 15, 2017/by CommsFrom the Terra Nova Hut at Cape Evans
From Cape Royds we moved on to Cape Evans, camping near the Terra Nova hut where we spent four days on…
December 5, 2017/by CommsCamping On Ice
Scott Base is situated on Ross Island which is connected to the mainland by the Ross Ice Shelf. Before…
December 1, 2017/by CommsVisiting the Nimrod Hut at Cape Royds
We have now had a whole week out in the field, visiting the historic huts. Our first trip was to…
November 29, 2017/by CommsHuman Ice Block
Has there ever been something that has always held your curiosity, but you never thought you would…
November 24, 2017/by CommsAntarctic Field Training
Antarctic Heritage Trust Conservation Ambassador Diana McCormack shares her experience of Antarctic Field…
November 21, 2017/by CommsAnnual Report 2016-2017
November 21, 2017/by CommsIntroducing Chris Ansin!
Hello! Welcome to the adventures of the 2017 Sir Peter Blake Antarctic Youth Ambassador! My name is Chris…
November 10, 2017/by CommsThe Explorer November 2017
November 1, 2017/by CommsCentury-old Fruitcake
Antarctic Heritage Trust conservators found a 100 year old fruit cake among the artefacts from Cape…
August 10, 2017/by CommsFrom Armagh to Adare, And Back Again
Cape Adare in Antarctica is one of the most isolated locations in the world and in 1898 the British Antarctic…
July 6, 2017/by CommsThe Explorer June 2017
June 30, 2017/by CommsA Sticky Business for Jammy Conservator
The tins are from a box that was found under a bed at Cape Adare and came from Borchgrevink's expedition.
Before…
June 21, 2017/by CommsBefore…
Dr Edward Wilson Watercolour
New Zealand Antarctic Heritage Trust has discovered an almost perfectly preserved 118 year old watercolour painting among penguin-excrement, dust and mould covered papers found in an historic hut at Cape Adare, Antarctica.
June 12, 2017/by CommsHillary’s Hut Wins Award
We are delighted to have won the International category of the 31st annual Dulux Colour Awards for Hillary's…
May 12, 2017/by CommsLife Comes Full Circle
Conservator Ciarán shares his story about coming full circle on his conservation journey with tins…
April 5, 2017/by CommsThe Great Antarctic Bake Off – Ancient Recipes Retrieved from the Ice
Among the snow melters and assorted polar paraphernalia, several tins of baking powder have lent an unusual…
April 3, 2017/by CommsThe Explorer March 2017
March 31, 2017/by CommsSaving Hillary’s Hut
On Friday 20 January 2017 the residents of New Zealand's Scott Base celebrated the base’s 60 year anniversary…
March 19, 2017/by CommsWhat’s in the Box?
While there is certainly nothing ordinary about a job that involves opening and conserving wooden crates…
March 16, 2017/by CommsYoung Kiwis conquer Antarctic mountain
Four young New Zealanders, including William Pike who lost his leg during the 2007 eruption of Mount…
March 5, 2017/by CommsThe Great Unwashed
Preparations for all polar explorations must be meticulous and there are a very few things that you can…
February 12, 2017/by CommsTrip of a Lifetime for Young Kiwi Explorers
Four young New Zealanders are about to embark on a journey others only dream of – to Antarctica. The…
January 30, 2017/by CommsThe Explorer December 2016
December 23, 2016/by CommsOld News is Good News
In this fractious modern world it can be comforting to know that things have ever been much the same.…
December 13, 2016/by CommsAnnual Report 2016
October 27, 2016/by CommsAntarctic Field Training (AFT)
By Doug Henderson
All new arrivals at Scott Base are required to attend Antarctic Field Training. …
October 26, 2016/by CommsAll new arrivals at Scott Base are required to attend Antarctic Field Training. …
The Summer Season Begins
By Lizzie Meek
The AHT summer conservation team is here at Scott Base, and well and truly settled…
October 25, 2016/by CommsThe AHT summer conservation team is here at Scott Base, and well and truly settled…
A Venezuelan Connection
By Josefin Jimenez
Conservator Ciaran Lavelle mused in an earlier post Life is like a box of Chocolates…
October 19, 2016/by CommsConservator Ciaran Lavelle mused in an earlier post Life is like a box of Chocolates…
Life is Like a Box of Chocolates
By Ciaran Lavelle
Do you remember Forrest Gump sitting there on his park bench sharing not only his…
October 11, 2016/by CommsDo you remember Forrest Gump sitting there on his park bench sharing not only his…
The Name of the Game
By Josefin Jimenez
This week I have been working on half a piece of card, identified only as “Game:…
August 17, 2016/by CommsThis week I have been working on half a piece of card, identified only as “Game:…
Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow
By Ciaran Lavelle
Close your eyes and imagine what a typical explorer would look like. Now imagine…
August 12, 2016/by CommsClose your eyes and imagine what a typical explorer would look like. Now imagine…
Tea Towels: Hemmed and Ready for Use
By Stefanie White
20 unused tea towels from Cape Adare are currently undergoing conservation treatment.…
August 10, 2016/by Comms20 unused tea towels from Cape Adare are currently undergoing conservation treatment.…
Why Did Levick Leave His Personal Items Behind?
By Stefanie White
George Murray Levick, surgeon and zoologist on Scott’s Terra Nova Expedition (1910-1913)…
August 5, 2016/by CommsGeorge Murray Levick, surgeon and zoologist on Scott’s Terra Nova Expedition (1910-1913)…
Lime Juice Nodules
By Josefin Jimenez
In most cases the historic food that comes off the ice is interesting, rather than…
July 20, 2016/by CommsIn most cases the historic food that comes off the ice is interesting, rather than…
High Tea on the Icy Sea
By Ciarán Lavelle
They came from the North and they came prepared, well they came with everything…
July 12, 2016/by CommsThey came from the North and they came prepared, well they came with everything…
Reinvigorating a City … and History
By Sue Bassett
Conserving artefacts from the early British Antarctic expedition huts whilst actually…
July 4, 2016/by CommsConserving artefacts from the early British Antarctic expedition huts whilst actually…
For Better or Worcestershire Sauce
By Josefin Jimenez
For the past weeks, as the paper conservator, I have been working on a collection…
June 27, 2016/by CommsFor the past weeks, as the paper conservator, I have been working on a collection…
Fighting Fit at 30 Below
By Ciarán Lavelle
The men of Scott’s 1910 expedition would have been at the peak of their physical…
June 15, 2016/by CommsThe men of Scott’s 1910 expedition would have been at the peak of their physical…
A Discovery Below Penguin Guano
By Stefanie White
Looking through the magnification lens, I take a breath through my respirator and…
June 2, 2016/by CommsLooking through the magnification lens, I take a breath through my respirator and…
Meet the Team – Cape Adare Artefacts Conservation Project
By Josefin Jiménez
The work to conserve the artefacts from Cape Adare, the base established by Carsten…
May 24, 2016/by CommsThe work to conserve the artefacts from Cape Adare, the base established by Carsten…
The Explorer April 2016
May 10, 2016/by CommsFavourites
By Sue Bassett
During the decade of work by the Trust’s on-ice conservation teams, many personal…
February 22, 2016/by CommsDuring the decade of work by the Trust’s on-ice conservation teams, many personal…
Inspiring Explorers Expedition a Success
The Antarctic Heritage Trust New Zealand’s Inspiring Explorers Expedition, an international centenary…
November 1, 2015/by CommsDogs
By Sue Bassett
While Captain RF Scott wasn’t keen on the idea of using dogs as his main means of…
October 28, 2015/by CommsWhile Captain RF Scott wasn’t keen on the idea of using dogs as his main means of…
Heroic Explorers Inspire a New Generation
The Antarctic Heritage Trust’s Inspiring Explorers Expedition 2015 to South Georgia Island left on…
October 17, 2015/by CommsPrime Minister Launches Conservation Plan
Today, New Zealand Prime Minister Rt Hon John Key has launched the Antarctic Heritage Trust’s Conservation…
March 17, 2015/by CommsHillary Tractor Secured in Public Private Partnership
A Ferguson tractor, used by Sir Edmund Hillary’s party at the newly-constructed Scott Base during the…
March 13, 2015/by CommsWorld-leading Project Saves Heroic Antarctic Legacy
The world’s most extreme conservation project has saved three historic buildings and thousands of artefacts…
January 28, 2015/by CommsMidwinter
By Sue Bassett
Midwinter is upon us, for those in the southern hemisphere at least. For those…
June 18, 2014/by CommsMidwinter is upon us, for those in the southern hemisphere at least. For those…