“CRISIS AND ADVERSITY ARE NOT NEW; WE HAVE MET THEM BEFORE AND WE WILL MEET THEM AGAIN,” Ernest Shackleton

The first three years of the Shackleton Medal have revealed three extraordinary individuals continuing Shackleton's legacy at the poles. In this fourth year, we are very excited to announce the fel...

I DO NOT WISH TO BE GOOD – AN INTERVIEW WITH SHACKLETON MEDAL JUDGE, WRITER SARA WHEELER

Sara Wheeler is the author of Terra Incognita and The Magnetic North, two vivid, widely admired accounts of her time in the Antarctic and the Arctic. Here she talks about the beauty of ice cores, s...

The Vanishing North - An Interview with Shackleton Medal Judge, Sebastian Copeland

Explorer and photographer Sebastian Copeland’s images of the Arctic may look otherworldly – with their tilting cathedrals of ice, hypnotic light, and fractured seascapes that seem to stretch to inf...

SHACKLETON MEDAL: Meet The Winner - Valérie Courtois

"If we take care of the land, the land takes care of us. When we reconnect with this love, we can heal the planet." THE WINNER OF THE 2024 SHACKLETON MEDAL FOR THE PROTECTION OF THE POLAR REGIONS ...

SHACKLETON MEDAL: Meet the Shortlist - Andreas B. Heide

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 - Martin Sommerkorn

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 - Ximena Aguilar Vega

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 - 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...

SHACKLETON MEDAL: Meet the Shortlist - Florian Ledoux

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...