It was dark. I mean really, really dark, like being deep in a forest on a cloudy, moonless night. I am quite used to poor visibility while diving, but this was different. The glacier around the c...

After his ship Endurance became trapped in Antarctic ice and sank, Sir Ernest Shackleton sailed from the continent to South Georgia in a lifeboat and then crossed the island on foot to reach a whal...

We’ve all seen that grainy black and white footage of the great Antarctic expeditions - men in seemingly inadequate gear on ill-looking transport, compared to today’s standards at least, making inc...

If you’ve seen March of the penguins you will have developed a regard for the tall, black suited Emperor Penguins of Antarctica. You might also know their story, or rather their love story, as desc...

The Drake Passage is a body of water between Cape Horn, Chile and the South Shetland Islands of Antarctica. Passengers often dread it because its rough seas can dislodge furniture, footsteps and ev...