Camps and flights on the polar plateau
Camps and flights on the polar plateau
Six hours south of Cape Town, a runway of blue ice two thousand kilometres from any port, road or town.
One night before the ice. Kit check in the afternoon, weather briefing at six, wheels up before dawn.
A private jet crosses the Southern Ocean. No land below for four hours. The cabin stays warm; outside it is minus fifty.
Blue ice, swept by wind until it is hard enough to land on. No tarmac was ever laid here.
Heated pods, running water, and a guide for every two guests. The sun does not set between November and February.
Our original camp, newly rebuilt. Exposed rock and freshwater lakes — a side of Antarctica seldom seen.
Inspired by astronauts, used by explorers. As close as you can get to leaving Earth without stepping off the planet.
Six pods on the plateau, moved each season as the ice shifts. Nothing is left behind when it goes.
…the coldest, driest, highest, windiest place on the planet. But its beauty is what will break your heart.Stanley Stewart
Polar comfort
Heated pods, running water, and a view from the bed. Three camps, one supply line, no permanent structures left behind.
