Inspired by the life and achievements of polar titan Sir Ernest Shackleton, we explore the polar regions, the mountains, the deserts and the oceans. We are explorers, product engineers, climate advocates and record-breakers. We’re on a mission to inspire and equip you to Live Courageously.
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COURAGE IS CALLING
Courage isn’t just for polar explorers from the Heroic Age. It exists within every one of us - an almost endless resource to cultivate and rely on. If we choose to. We all face our own challenges; we can choose to give in or we can fight to overcome them, optimistic that we will find a way through. WATCH our short film on the nature of courage in the modern world. You might recognise much of the script.
Image: Martin Hartley. See film photography credits and disclaimer in the INFORMATION section of this website.


SHACKLETON MEDAL 2025: WINNER ANNOUNCEMENT - CORMAC CULLINAN
In an intensely close-fought competition, Cormac Cullinan has emerged as the winner of this year's Shackleton Medal for the Protection of the Polar Regions. Cullinan won the judges' approval for hi...
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SHACKLETON MEDAL 2025: MEET THE SHORTLIST - JEMMA WADHAM
Now leading the Centre for Ice, Cryosphere, Carbon and Climate in Tromsø, Wadham’s research is uncovering how melting glaciers may release vast stores of ancient carbon. A trailblazer in polar scie...
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SHACKLETON MEDAL 2025: MEET THE SHORTLIST - CORMAC CULLINAN
Through the Wild Law Institute, Cullinan is driving a legal revolution: advocating for Antarctica to be recognised as a rights-bearing entity under international law. His Antarctic Rights Initiativ...
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