Journey to the end of the world
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Journey to the end of the world
Adventure2013
“Endurance”
“Elinca”
Why Antarctica?
100 years since:
Roald Amundsen (1911)
Robert Falcon Scott (1912)
Ernest Shackleton (1914)
Different era same challenges
• Distance from England ~ 10 000 miles• A world of different weather• Living in a small space
– Morale is very important• Upon arrival in Antarctica = ICE!
‘Saloon’ = living/eating room
‘Heads’ = toilets‘Galley’ = kitchen‘Helm’ = wheel
Bunks
Close living confinements
- Going to the loo when the world is moving up and down- Cooking for each other in a 2 m kitchen- Making sure everyone has a place and feels useful- Making cups of tea at a 40 degree angle
What’s the time?
Wildlife
Penguins?
or
Polar bears?
Climate and clothing
The end of the world
Any questions?