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1. ANTARCTIC BLOG: preparation is everything

   As the days count down towards departure the dreams about forgetting my passport at the airport become more frequent. My office in Cambridge is a long way from the Antarctic […]

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2. ANTARCTIC BLOG: Signy season gets underway!

   Despite being one of BAS’s smallest stations, I would argue that Signy is one of the most remote. Situated in the South Orkney Islands, at a relatively northerly 60 degrees […]

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3. ANTARCTIC BLOG: Extreme Geology #11

   After our extended period of lie-up, I now have the slightly surreal pleasure of sitting at Rothera writing this, contemplating flying home tomorrow. We flew back from the field on […]

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4. ANTARCTIC BLOG: meet Ali – Rothera’s lab manager

   I am sat gazing with child-like wonder through my office window at the huge snow-flakes falling outside and, despite the fact that the snowstorm is obscuring my usual spectacular view […]

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5. ANTARCTIC BLOG: BBC arrives at Halley #3

   “I feel like I’m home” says BBC weather forecaster Peter Gibbs as he sets foot on the Brunt Ice Shelf. It’s an emotional moment for him; the last time he […]

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6. ANTARCTIC BLOG: Extreme Geology #10

   One of the aims of the ANiSEED project is to find and map evidence that, in the past, ice has covered the mountains here in Marie Byrd Land. To do […]

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7. ANTARCTIC BLOG: Exploring an island abundant with wildlife

   Bird Island has undergone several changes since the last diary entry in November. The summer breeding season is in full swing, and in some cases is starting to quieten down […]

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8. ANTARCTIC BLOG: Extreme Geology #9

   January the twenty sixth. My pre-deployment brief suggested that I should currently be partaking of all the luxuries Rothera Research Station has to offer. Enjoying that period of self-satisfaction which […]

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9. ANTARCTIC BLOG: Extreme Geology #8

   Reflections from the ANiSEED team in Marie Byrd Land Field Guide Al Docherty recounts his most memorable day of the field season so far: “7am the alarm goes off. I look […]

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10. ANTARCTIC BLOG: Extreme Geology #7

    Every person who works in Antarctica has a different experience and takes away different memories because our perception is shaped so much by our previous life experiences. The four of […]

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11. ANTARCTIC BLOG: BBC enroute to Halley #2

    Ten days ago we left Cape Town on the RRS Ernest Shackleton bound for Antarctica. Today we hit the ice. And quite literally we are hitting the ice! The ship […]

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12. ANTARCTIC BLOG: Science from the air #5

    Wrapping up I have started several of my blog posts saying I am writing in various odd/unusual/uncomfortable locations…the back of a Twin Otter, or in a mountain tent high on […]

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