Icebird Expeditions

05/06/2024

02/06/2024

Thanks Steve!

Adventure sailing in The Patagonian fjords of Tierra del Fuego, Chile, one of world's last great wild spaces. An awe inspiring wilderness of fjords, glaciers...

17/01/2024

First ascent of Mt Bridgman, Liard Island.
Day 2 - ascending an unlikely looking line up the east face to reach the south ridge, then the summit.

17/01/2024

Back on board after a superb 3-day ascent and ski descent of Mt Bridgman, south of the Antarctic Circle on Liard Island. Pretty certain this hasn't been climbed before.
Day 1 - drop-off on the west coast of Liard Island and a traverse above ice cliffs to reach the mountain and set up camp.

23/12/2023

Project Iceman is now free to watch on YouTube. This was the project that I was involved with a couple of years ago in Antarctica; the movie has won several awards and scores 8.3 on IMDB.

Don’t forget to turn on cc/subtitles. The film is translated into 10 languages. Thanks to the 4,212 people in our community, representing 72 countries, who b...

04/12/2023

Skiing an Iceberg!

19/10/2023

Siempre Amables los Pescadores!
Icebird and fishing boats Punta Arenas
And now...into the fjords!

20/09/2023

Packing the boat ready for long sail to Ushuaia. Tropical heat and we're packing snow shovels and iceaxes! Eduardo Zanella

30/04/2023

Best Summer holiday ever!... many thanks to Tim Wrinch for excellent snapshot of life aboard Icebird in ANTARCTICA

A month long Wrinch family (and a Pettman) expedition to the Antarctic peninsula with Icebird Expeditions and Phil Wickens (Antarctic mountaineer)

16/10/2022

Just heading to the London premiere - can’t wait to see the team again, though not sure about seeing myself on the big screen!

For an opportunity to become a part of the making and releasing of this film in 2022 please go to: https://theicemanfilm.comProject Iceman Credits:Director: ...

04/07/2022

Kayak Antarctica and the Patagonian fjords with Jeff Allen

07/06/2022

Anybody keen to come Kayak Antarctica February 2023? we have 2 places left, Fly in Sail out.
https://youtu.be/sktOzeQ9FHo

Cette vidéo traite d'un voyage en Antarctique à bord du voilier Icebird

07/06/2022

Anybody want to come sea kayaking February 2023?.... .2 places left!

https://youtu.be/sktOzeQ9FHo

Cette vidéo traite d'un voyage en Antarctique à bord du voilier Icebird

24/05/2022

Hiking in the Patagonian Fjords.

24/05/2022

Life in the Patagonian Fjords, 4 seasons in a day, wonderful wildlife, awe inspiring landscapes, yummy King Crabs!

24/05/2022

A magic day kayaking in the Patagonian Fjords!

24/05/2022

Relaxing in the Fjords!

25/02/2022

Love your work Anders!

31/07/2021

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=4098024560245395&id=100001136742104

10/08/2020

Kayak Antarctica
https://youtu.be/sktOzeQ9FHo

Cette vidéo traite d'un voyage en Antarctique à bord du voilier Icebird

22/07/2020

One of the highlights of last season - a ski descent from the summit of Mt Francais, the highest mountain in Antarctica north of the Antarctic Circle. Over 2000 vertical metres of perfect corn snow!

16/04/2020

No comment!

12/04/2020

Thanks Mark Corti!

Kayaking with Icebird Expeditions in Patagonia, Tierra del Fuego 2019.

31/03/2020

Vincent's trip on Icebird last season seems very tame compared to this incredible Adventure with a capital A!

29/03/2020

To all our friends who've enjoyed Port Lockroy... enjoy this!

Looking at a post office in Antarctica that is surrounded by 3,000 gentoo penguins.

24/03/2020

Actually, I asked Florian to send the drone up so we could find our way round some heavy pack ice, which he did under sufferance, and lo and behold he snapped an award winning photo!

A drone photo of crabeater seals resting on an ice float is overall winner in a nature photography competition.

20/03/2020

16/03/2020

ICEMAN!
We Certainly did Do It!
Thanks to the mountain team Phil Wickens and Olli Grant and yacht team Cath Hew and Greg Scamporlino, we survived 70knot catabatic winds, both in the tents and on the yacht!

https://www.facebook.com/228989687700086/posts/587905931808458/?substory_index=0

LIMITATIONS ARE PERCEPTIONS!

It is still difficult to comprehend that we actually did it. Finishing this crazy mission, considering everything we had to go through to get here. It feels like nothing has gone according to plan during this project. Yet the most important thing did. Completing the first-ever Ironman distance triathlon in Antarctica, the Iceman.

The purpose of this project has been to show that limitations are perceptions, imposed by ourselves, relatives, or society at large, of what we can achieve. That's a fact. In this fast-paced, digital, brutal reality, we are too focused on seeking other people’s advice and acceptance, making us forget the most important thing of all. Listening to ourselves. Believing in ourselves. Much, much more than anybody else ever will. While others might not see our full potential. We must believe in our extraordinary potential and chase it. It’s ours to claim. No one else.

This is what I wanted to show with the Iceman. That there are no limits, except the ones we set for ourselves and others. That even the ordinary person can achieve the extraordinary through passion, extreme dedication, and an immense belief in yourself (and in my case frozen toes).

I wanted to inspire you, who similar to myself have listened to everyone else and been making up limitations. To dare pursue your craziest dreams and believe in yourself. I believe we all have our own “Iceman” and if I can achieve mine, you can achieve yours. No matter what that dream is.

By realizing your extraordinary potential, those “impossible” ideas and dreams of yours are not that crazy after all. We are capable of so much more than our minds let us believe. And we all possess the power within. It's just about taking one small step at a time.

This was a big step, but only the beginning.



Photo .s.martin

24/02/2020

A big increase in blue whale sightings around South Georgia over the 19/20 season: https://www.bas.ac.uk/media-post/return-of-the-whales-to-south-georgia/

A team led by British Antarctic Survey has just returned from the sub-Antarctic island of South Georgia, as the last of three expeditions to investigate the recovery of whales a century after they were heavily exploited. After 30 years of protection large numbers of whales appear to be returning to....