Most of our guests are staggered by the complexity of our operations once they have seen them first hand. Enormous distances, lack of services, and extreme conditions combine to make Antarctica a logistically challenging and expensive destination.
From the tip of South America to our main Antarctic camp is further than London to St. Petersburg or Los Angeles to Chicago. We charter a large transport aircraft, the size of a Boeing 767, capable of covering this distance and suited to off-strip landings for the duration of our Antarctic season. Even within Antarctica distances are enormous, requiring air travel and fuel caching. Two or more twin engine ski aircraft are chartered for the season, for flights beyond our main camp.
There are no inherent facilities in Antarctica so we are entirely self-supporting. We use specialized equipment and technology suited to Antarctic conditions and build in contigency plans for when the unexpected occurs. All of the equipment, fuel, and food for our operations is transported from South America to Antarctica on our own flights. We pre-place fuel caches at strategic locations and maintain full camp infrastructure, including accommodations, communications and meteorological equipment, and heavy machinery to support our programs.
