The Antarctic climate is generally cold, dry and windy. The temperature will remain below freezing at all times. Respite will be had inside the communal and sleeping tents at Union Glacier where sun and body heat will warm the air up to 10C (50F). Outside temperatures at Union Glacier will range Continue Reading
Archives for November 2016
Mount Sidley – life at Union Glacier
This short blog refers to a video which shows some of the preparations undertaken for the season at Union Glacier. The video was produced for Antarctic Logistics and Expeditions (ALE). ALE will provide the logistics for my trip to Antarctica in January to climb Mount Sidley. The video shows the Continue Reading
The Volcanic Seven Summits
[NOTE - Since writing this blog I now keep the updated list of Volcanic Seven Summits completers on my main Volcanic Seven Summits page here. Similarly the list for Mount Sidley climbers is on the same page.] The previous blog provided a snapshot of my impending expedition to Mount Sidley. This Continue Reading
Mount Sidley
If you have read the About Me section of this website, you will know that completing the circuit of the Volcanic Seven Summits has been an ambition of mine and that a trip to climb the final volcano, Mount Sidley in Antarctica, is planned for January 2017. In my next blog I will provide some Continue Reading