Polar Blog

It’s D-30 to the start of the expedition. I am getting into a more detailed review of everything from medicine to food and small equipments. When planning the logistics of an expedition in the Arctic, the first thing that usually comes to mind is the cold—and rightly so. Braving sub-zero temperatures requires high-quality protective gear, and without it, you're simply not going far. But through my experiences last year, I’ve come to realize that another, often overlooked fact

Finding your way in the Arctic is nothing like plotting a casual road trip. There are no marked paths, no comforting signposts, just a vast, unbroken canvas of white where all landmarks vanish and every direction feels identical. Out here, navigation becomes both an art and a lifeline. My tech setup is anchored in reliable GPS navigation using the Garmin GPS 67i, paired with an inReach satellite plan that ensures global communication and emergency messaging even when the res

Five months out from the Arctic Circle Trail, the hum of preparation is already thick in the air. Gear checks dominate the agenda,...

Into the White: A Journey Through East Greenland There are two unmistakable markers that separate the Arctic from the Antarctic: the...

The ACT is a virtual route that crosses Greenland's ice cap from Kangerlussuaq to Sisimiut, along the Arctic Circle line. A 160 km...

We finish our navigation on a high note, sailing in front of the Cape Horn. The waters around Cape Horn are particularly hazardous, owing...

We left the icebergs behind us, starting 2 full days at sea accross the Drake passage On our way back, the seas are a little rough but...

Today we land at one of the most important site of the Commandant Charcot first expedition in 1903. The weather today is Antarctica...

ps: Day 12 post has now been updated. We navigate north, in the Crystal Sound, with the Antartica Peninsula on starboard side. A "sound"...

Stonington island is a landmark place, site of the British Base-E. Today was a very busy day, with a first successful landing at...

Antarctica is a very quiet place... We wake up this morning, surrounded by the ice shelf, and if we may think we have not moved at all...

After a day at sea, around 8pm, the ship stops at Cape Brown, near the George VI ice shelf, and we get to disembark on the Antarctica...

Antarctica from a climate category perspective is a desert, a white desert. It never rains in Antarctica, and certainly much less than in...

Today is a sad day. My grandmother, Marianne, passed away at 99. That is a long life well-lived. As I travel at the other end of world...

This island is named after the famous ship of Commandant Charcot. During the night we sailed south from Detaille island, along Adelaide...

Detaille Island is a very important historical site. It is where the British Base-W is located. Built in 1956, it had to be suddenly...

Beautiful weather for this second day of navigation and we start seeing the first distinctive signs of Antarctica. Our first tabular...

We are very lucky with the weather crossing the Drake Passage. Today is a full day of navigation at sea, as it takes 2 days to cross the...

Reaching Ushuaia, the city at the end of the world. Ushuaia is the southernmost tip of South America, one of the most remote city of the...

We wanted to get into more local areas today and decided to walk around the Barrio (district) of Lastarria and Bella Vista. We took an...