Antarctica Beyond the Usual Route
A rare expedition to Snow Hill & the Antarctic Peninsula
This one didn’t.
Why This Was Rare
Most Antarctica trips stay on the Peninsula
What Made It Different
Helicopters Weddell Sea ice Snow Hill Island
The Route
17 days
Ushuaia →
Weddell Sea →
Snow Hill →
Peninsula
Crossing the Drake Passage
The gateway to Antarctica
Wind, waves, and wandering albatrosses
The Weddell Sea
Ice in every form imaginable
From pancake ice to frozen fast ice
Snow Hill Island
Home to Emperor Penguins
And never guaranteed access
The Moment
One of Antarctica’s rarest wildlife encounters
Possible only in a narrow early-season window
Antarctica Isn’t Just Penguins
Life thrives here
Orcas • Leopard seals • Gentoos • Chinstraps
The Antarctic Peninsula
Glaciers. Narrow channels. Landings.
Lemaire Channel • Neko Harbor • Brown Bluff
This was our Antarctica
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