Well, winter is on its way. My mind has been drifting towards cold weather pursuits. I have a new ice axe coming in today, and have been eyeing a new set of Black Diamond crampons, which I am trying to resist very hard. Whenever I start thinking along those lines, I can’t help but admire the people who pioneered the techniques we use today, and marvel at what they managed to achieve with inadequate equipment, but with an abundant supply of willpower. Recently I ran across a few pictures I…

Scott's last expedition, The wider expedition, Northern Party, Westren Party, Winter Journey, The Pole: depot laying, Southern Party, search

Format: Glass negative Notes: First Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1914 Frank Hurley visited the Antarctic six times between 1911 and 1932. For more information and pictures, visit Discover Collections: Hurley's Antarctica on the State Library of NSW's website: www.sl.nsw.gov.au/discover_collections/natural_world/anta... From the collections of the Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales www.sl.nsw.gov.au Information about photographic collections of the State Library of…

In August 1914, explorer Ernest Shackleton boarded the Endurance and set sail for Antarctica, where he planned to cross the last uncharted continent on foot. The expedition was an attempt…

They "were essentially stuck in their bunks for the whole winter."

Frank Hurley's photos were originally intended as scientific documentation of an unexplored continent. Instead, they recorded an epic survival story.

These are ten of the most famous explorers of Antarctica, the frozen continent at the southernmost tip of the Earth. It has long captured the imagination of explorers and adventurers seeking to conquer its icy landscapes and uncover its mysteries.

The Strenuous Life is coming. And you’re invited to join.