Antarctica

Antarctica 2014

Unpredictable – Expedition to Antarctica

They say the best laid plans of mice and men, well the plan was to get down to Antarctica, get some helicopters, see some Emperor penguins and come home content. However in Antarctica, things don’t always go to Plan and you usually have to deal with what you get. In this instance the trip of a lifetime did not quite deliver. But despite the various mishaps and not reaching our goal, Antarctica is the most beautiful pristine place on the planet, and what you do get to see is quite spectacular to say the least. Even a not-ideal trip to Antarctica is still out of this world. So focusing on the positive here is a glimpse of what you can see in unpredictable Antarctica.

And if you like this, then save your pennies and join us in 2016 on an expedition to South Georgia and the Antarctic peninsula, I can assure you it will be a trip of a lifetime as you visit the most amazing parts of Antarctica and the Sub Antarctic Islands.

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Elysium Expedition Antarctica 2010

As part of an Elysium expedition team to Antarctica we spent 3 weeks photographing and filming wildlife along the Antarctic Peninsula, Elephant Island and South Georgia with a team of expert photographers, film makers and scientists.

The Elysium Antarctic Journey is described on their website, here’s a short extract:
“Nearly a century later, in 2010, the heroic spirit of Shackleton lives on through a new team of explorers: to follow his footsteps, not for the glory of being the first to cross the Antarctic or the first to climb the highest mountain, but to produce a momentous documentation of one of the most beautiful places on Earth. This production will serve as a gift for future generations with an imaging epic that guarantees to inspire, invigorate and challenges us to preserve our planet.  Elysium is a project that draws upon the world’s finest nature artists and scientists to document the vista, flora and fauna of the Antarctic Peninsula and South Georgia. The area is regarded as one of the most enchanting wilderness regions of our planet, yet volatile and under severe threat from the warming of the world’s climate. The production promises the most awe-inspiring and stunning audio visual interpretation ever seen of Antarctica.”

 

 

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