Cat Burford: A Polar Journey Fueled by Resilience, Research, and Inspiration

Ahead of her solo expedition to the South Pole, Cat Burford sat down with Shackleton's Amelia Steele to reflect on her journey - from her demanding career as an NHS dentist to to her first Fin...

Karen Kyllesø’s Journey to Become the Youngest to Ski Solo to the South Pole

Karen Kyllesø, 21, is setting out to make history by becoming the youngest person to ski solo and unsupported to the South Pole, a record she hopes to break by an impressive six years. This extraor...

SHACKLETON MEDAL: Meet The Shortlist - Felicity Aston

The shortlist for the Shackleton Medal for the Protection of the Polar Regions 2024 was announced on 24th April 2024, following an animated debate at the Royal Geographical Society, chaired by Sund...

SHACKLETON MEDAL: Meet The Shortlist - Heather Lynch

The shortlist for the Shackleton Medal for the Protection of the Polar Regions 2024 was announced on 24th April 2024, following an animated debate at the Royal Geographical Society, chaired by Sund...

EXPLORING LAKE UNTERSEE: JAMES GRECIAN

This Antarctica season Dr James Grecian was on expedition with fellow Durham University scientist Thale Damm-Johnsen to explore the mountains around Lake Untersee, the largest freshwater lake in ce...

Finding Endurance: Shackleton, My Father and a World Without End // Darrel Bristow-Bovey

Author, columnist and screen-writer, Darrel Bristow-Bovey was born in Durban, South Africa and educated at the University of Cape Town where he studied under J.M. Coetzee and Andre Brink. He curren...

Antarctic Fire Angels // Post Expedition Journal

This Antarctic season Georgina Gilbert and Rebecca Openshaw-Rowe became the first 999 emergency services team to ski to the South Pole. The two firefighters took on a 1230km route from Union Glacie...

Antarctic Fire Angels // Pre-Expedition Journal

This month Georgina Gilbert and Rebecca Openshaw-Rowe will embark on an expedition to Antarctica. Four years in the making, the two firefighters will take on a world first route from Union Glacie...

YOUNGEST TO POLE // PRE-EXPEDITION JOURNAL

In under a month Jacob 'Valhalla' Myers, an intrepid polar enthusiast and Shackleton Guide, is set to embark on his attempt to become the youngest person in history to complete a solo, unsupported ...

NOTES FROM ROTHERA // HOW SEALS INDICATE THE IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE IN ANTARCTICA

Dr Connor Bamford is a marine ecologist based in the UK with a passion for ffurthering marine conservation in the polar regions. He and a multinational team of scientists have embarked on the first...