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This June @polaraj is heading to #Svalbard! Join us over on our LikeToBe page here -> liketobe.org/groups/arcticq… to follow along with our next adventure. We'll be learning all about the history, environment & wildlife of this largely untouched place.

Amazing news on the find of Shackleton’s #Endurance under Antarctician ice! LGfL PolarExplorers were not sure it was possible Find out about Shackleton & how he felt at the time at #book/22" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">polar.lgfl.org.uk/journal_readin… when he said to the crew 'She’s gone boys’ Well she is back after 107 years

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And that's a wrap! @polarAJ is back in the UK, and Paul Hart has written the final Situation Report of the Antarctic Quest 21 expedition. Everyone is safe, healthy and happy. antarcticquest21.com/the-final-situ…

The #AntarcticQuest21 Expedition team have returned safely to Argentina after a challenging month on Antarctica. More to follow, but in the mean time Exped Leader Paul Hart has an update: instagram.com/p/CY9QBRJomdY

This photograph, taken by Cat Cameron, does a terrific job of capturing the emotion of the #AntarcticQuest21 expedition team as they begin their slow journey back to Portal Point. Engage with the expedition team and free educational resources at liketobe.org

Wow! Not only did @BBCNews Spotlight cover the @AntarcticQuest21 Shackleton Centenary Commemoration, but they led with @polaraj reading the winning poem from the school poetry competition! Congratulations to Elise from from St Thomas More, Bexleyheath! liketobe.org

Today marks the centenary of the death of Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton (15/02/1874 - 05/02/1922). The #AntarcticQuest21 #Expedition team will be livestreaming a commemoration event at 12 noon GMT. Join us here: us04web.zoom.us/s/77743877453

The #AntarcticQuest21 team are waiting out another ferocious storm. In such extreme weather the sat comms kit has no chance. So here is @polaraj explaining how the team normally use the BGAN terminal sponsored by @TheASTGroup to connect the #expedition to the world.

Since the #AntarcticQuest21 team are now navigating terrain where there is the possibility of an avalanche, here is Antony Jinman answering a question from one of the schools following the expedition about "avalanche transmitters". #Antarctica #exploration #expeditions #polar

Happy New Year🥳🥳🥳 Here's our founder with a #NewYearsDay message sent from the #AntarcticPeninsula, in between bouts of hauling pulks up steep slopes and creating educational outreach content for the #AntarcticQuest21 #expedition! instagram.com/tv/CYRPhoMpRoW/

Yesterday was Day 16 of the #AntarcticQuest21 The team took a well earned break after working so hard to get their kit up to Harris Peak and then battling the storms. Here is @polarAJ with an update, including a description of the Humpback Whales the team can see in the bay!

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Big thanks to all the expedition sponsors and partners, including @TheASTGroup @cleanplanete @LGfL @VerofaxLtd @TeamArmyUK @BetterYou_Ltd @CostainGroup @ebwatches @ewhiteheaduk @expeditionfoods @request2021 @nudiesnacksuk @ohso_chocolate @planet @polarlatitudes @ragingbullbilt ..

The 29th of December was a "fantastic day" for the #AntarcticQuest21 expedition. The team managed to use a break in the unseasonably bad weather to make some real progress. Here is Deputy Leader Antony Jinman with the update.

In the latest #AntarcticQuest21 expedition update @polarAJ describes the difficult but successful ascent of Harris Peak, and answers a question about how you go to the loo in #Antarctica. Ice wedge anyone... 🥶 instagram.com/tv/CYHg5x1gzVZ

Since the #AntarcticQuest21 team are now navigating terrain where there is the possibility of an avalanche, here is Antony Jinman answering a question from one of the schools following the expedition about "avalanche transmitters". #Antarctica #exploration #expeditions #polar

Amazing News! The #AntarcticQuest21 team managed to safely ascend the ramp, summit Harris Peak, and even haul some of the equipment and supplies to the new high point! Here is a quick video from a very happy @polarAJ @TheASTGroup @cleanplanete @LGfL @VerofaxLtd @TeamArmyUK

School children are using the LikeToBe.org forum to ask Antony and the #AntarcticQuest21 team questions about #Antarctica and life on an #expedition. Here is @polaraj's reply to a question about the importance of #teamwork. liketobe.org/groups/antarct…