Comments on: Polar Adventures: Five pieces of advice for an overnight Antarctica camping trip

By: Beth Conway

Beth Conway — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 17:16:36 +0000

Many thanks!

By: Camping

Camping — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 12:38:23 +0000

Thanks for Sharing!!

Awesome blog on Camping and adventures too with polar polar expedition cruise..:)

By: davidhirzel

davidhirzel — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 02:57:34 +0000

Things were a little different one hundred years ago today. Apsley Chery Garrard with Scott’s Terra Nova expedition describes the winter journey to Cape Crozier:

“The horrors of that return journey are blurred to my memory and I know they were blurred to my body at the time. I think that applies to al of us, for we were much weakened and callous. . . . I know that we slept on the march; for I woke up when I bumped against Birdie, and Birdie woke when he bumped against me. . . .I know that our sleeping-bags were so full of ice that we did not worry if we spilt water or hoosh over them as they lay on the floor-cloth. . . I know that if it was only -40 degrees when we camped for the night we considered quite seriously that we were going to have a warm one. . . .Suddenly we saw a gleam of light in the line of darkness running across our course. It was the Barrier edge: we were all right now.”

Dr. Wilson tells the rest. From his diary entry for 1 August, 1911: “The new moon rose and we got away and were in at Cape evans on the 36th day of our absence about 10 o’clock in the evening. It was a great comfort to get off one’s sopping and frozen garments and turn into bed after a good supper of cocoa and bread and jam. We were pretty tired for want of sleep.”

David Hirzel
author of “Sailor on Ice: Tom Crean”
http://www.antarctic-discovery.com

By: Ruby @ Science Camp

Ruby @ Science Camp — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 15:32:11 +0000

These are really wonderful tips. It’s great that you mentioned about the camera. I would’ve ruined mine.

By: Richard Stooker

Richard Stooker — Mon, 14 Feb 2011 22:20:34 +0000

Beth, I salute you, but couldn’t follow in your footsteps. I’d need that port-o-potty. I’d be willing to be the guy to carry it back. No, I wouldn’t want to risk my favorite body part getting frost bitten – but my kidneys and bladder wouldn’t understand. And penguins singing outside the tent? Roosters screeching from midnight on are bad enough.

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By: F N Z

F N Z — Sat, 08 Jan 2011 21:47:55 +0000

It’s very nice information and picture.Thank you…