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Telemark Exotica – Skiing Antarctica – King George Island
Cape Horn, the storied tip of South America, has a reputation amongst sailors as a place best avoided. The story of merchant Captain William Smith is a good historical example about what can happen if you misjudge trying to round … Continue reading
Telemark Exotica – Skiing Antarctica – Livingston Island
Livingston Island is one of the South Shetland Islands located off of Western Antarctica. The human history of Livingston corresponds with the first arrival of seal hunters around 1819. It took about two years for Livingston to become a well-known … Continue reading
Telemark Exotica – Skiing Antarctica – Wiencke Island
First discovered by Adrien de Gerlache and his Belgian Antarctic Expedition in 1898, the numerous islands of the Palmer Archipelago offer an enthralling feast for the senses. These islands, located off the northwestern coast of the Antarctic Peninsula, abound with … Continue reading
Telemark Exotica – Skiing Antarctica – The Antarctic Peninsula
In the annals of cool places to ski, Antarctica is, or very close to, the top of the list. Antarctica is the fifth largest of the world’s seven continents and the only one more or less, human-free. Here is a … Continue reading