Sue Halliwell marks the 150th anniversary of polar explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton’s birth by tracing his ill-fated British ...

The Falklands Maritime Heritage Trust (FMHT) is planning an expedition ... of the Antarctic Treaty, the search will be non-intrusive. The aim will be to locate, survey and film Endurance ...

The expedition aimed to make the first land crossing of the Antarctic continent. It failed to accomplish this but instead became recognized as an epic feat of endurance when Shackleton rescued all ...

Discovered by the West not much more than 200 years ago, Antarctica’s history is unique when compared to the six other ...

This National Geographic book is much more than a coffee table tome, although you could easily spend hours just poring over the photographs: black-and-white reproductions from Shackleton’s voyage, and ...

South Georgia is a resurrected wonderland of Southern Ocean fauna after the ravages of the sealing and whaling eras. Today it ...

Dwayne Fields has seen the worst of humanity but his experience as a Scout helped him steer clear from trouble.

An expedition composed of 124 women from 24 countries, including South Africa, will depart from Ushuaia, Argentina, next Tuesday (January 28), to gain first-hand experience of the Antarctic.

Seema Sharma, calling the trip an eye-opener, plans to educate youngsters about global warming. Anuj Ismail Updated : Nov 21, 2013, 01:44 PM IST Seema Sharma, 37, has made Pune proud by successfully ...

Make a map of the journey. Create a play area that is an explorers’ hut where Antarctic expeditions can be planned. Provide maps, compasses, clothing for cold weather and rucksacks with relevant ...