Shackleton Journal

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

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 multinati...

THE SYMBOLISM BEHIND THE SHACKLETON ICONOGRAPHY

Since launching the CHALLENGER range of elite technical apparel in April, we’ve had a terrific level of interest in the products, the future produc...

THE SNOW PETRELS OF SVARTHAMAREN // JAMES GRECIAN

Dr James Grecian is an expert in the ecology of marine top predators. His research on the Arctic migration of harp seals was recently featured in B...

LEVISON WOOD JOINS THE SHACKLETON TEAM

We are delighted that modern-day gentleman explorer Levison Wood, has joined Shackleton as an investor and advisor.

PEN HADOW // 2023 WINNER OF THE SHACKLETON MEDAL FOR THE PROTECTION OF THE POLAR REGIONS.

THE LATEST: Watch the Interview with Pen Hadow Record-breaking explorer, conservationist and campaigner Pen Hadow, has been awarded the Shackleto...

2023 SHACKLETON MEDAL FOR THE PROTECTION OF THE POLAR REGIONS // THE LONGLIST

Shackleton is thrilled to confirm the longlist of nominees for the second Shackleton Medal for the Protection of the Polar Regions. There can only ...

SHACKLETON MEDAL // THE CHAIR OF JUDGES LEWIS DARTNELL

Ahead of the judging for the 2023 Shackleton Medal for the Protection of the Polar Regions, Rachel Halliburton sat down to interview the Chair of J...

Dan Snow on Endurance22 Expedition Credit: Saunders Carmichael-Brown

SHACKLETON MEDAL // MEET DAN SNOW

Historian Dan Snow has a lifelong fascination with Ernest Shackleton which makes him aptly placed to take up a position on the judging panel for th...

JACOB VALHALLA MYERS // The Montane Yukon Arctic Ultra (MYAU) Part 2

This year Jacob Valhalla Myers is aiming to be the youngest person to ever walk to the South Pole S/U/U. Having started his polar journey on the Sh...

JACOB VALHALLA MYERS // The Montane Yukon Arctic Ultra (MYAU) Part 1

This year Jacob Valhalla Myers is aiming to be the youngest person to ever walk to the South Pole S/U/U. Having started his polar journey on the Sh...

SHACKLETON MEDAL // MEET KLAUS DODDS

Klaus Dodds, Executive Dean for the School of Life Sciences and the Environment at the Royal Holloway, has been a judge for the Shackleton medal fo...

A CONTINENT OUT OF TIME // MAX LEONARD ON ANTARCTICA

Max Leonard is a Shackleton fan, a writer and author. He has written books about mountains, bunkers and cycling, among other things, and his next b...

SHACKLETON MEDAL // MEET SACHA DENCH

Adventurer and conservationist Sacha Dench – whose Flight of the Osprey project has just been broadcast on Radio 4 – made her name as the Human Swa...