www.AntarcticGuide.com http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/16250444 28 December 2011 Last updated at 02:36 Frozen Planet’s brinicle sequence explained Kathryn Jeffs, Doug Anderson and Hugh Miller show how difficult filming the brinicle was BBC Natural History Unit producer Kathryn Jeffs reveals the extreme conditions her film-making crew had to endure to capture the bizarre “ice finger of death” – known […]

www.AntarcticGuide.com http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-16165494 Frank Wild in final journey out of Shackleton’s shadow By Karen Bowerman Frank Wild was the right-hand man to Sir Ernest Shackleton, joining him on several of his Antarctic expeditions. But is he finally stepping out of the great explorer’s shadow, as his ashes make a poignant journey south? Almost 100 years ago, […]

www.AntarcticGuide.com http://www.iol.co.za/motoring/4-x-4/new-arctic-records-for-sa-hiluxes-1.1203203 SA Time: 31 December 2011 9:24:23 PM GMT-03:00 New Antarctic record for Toyota Hilux South Africa’s Toyota Hilux AT vehicles (built by Toyota SA and converted by Arctic Trucks) have set some new world records in the harsh Antarctic climate. The first record was already recorded late last year when the vehicles, as […]

After an almost 2 week battle to stay afloat in icy Antarctic waters, the Russian fishing vessel, Sparta, has completed a round of temporary repairs with aid from a S. Korean icebreaker and set sail back in the open ocean. Rescue coordinator, Tracy Brickles, told AFP that repairs on the stricken Sparta are complete, and […]