Antarctica

Everything you always wanted to know about penguins described in a very entertaining and humorous way. (more…)

The Antarctic Sea and South Georgia can't be shown better! (more…)

Gavin Francis spent an antarctic winter in the British research station "Halley" as a doctor. Open, informative and entertaining is his book about it. (more…)

The Ross sea is between New Zealand and South America in Antarctica and is called "The Last Ocean". The mainland of Antarctica is protected by Antarctic Treaty, but the oceans around Antarctica are not covered by this treaty. The Ross Sea, home of penguins, whales and many other animals is threaten by the fishing industry. The documentary shows this impressively. (more…)

This book is about the expedition to Antarctica from Sir Ernest Shackleton 1914. In the Weddel Sea the ship "Endurance" became locked in ice. Thus began the struggle of survival of Shackleton and his crew of twenty-seven men. All expedition members survived and were back home two years later. (more…)

A comprehensive and informative guide about South Georgia. (more…)

Jim Mayer was the expedition leader of my three-week trip to Antarctica. Jim reveals another side from Shackleton. He found poems, that Shackleton wrote, loved and used to motivate his men, who were often operating close to their physical and psychological limits. Poems influenced his speeches, his letters to his wife and the way he led his men. (more…)