(You can watch all the videos in full size on Youtube by "double-clicking" the video.)
Emperor Penguins
Colony of the emperor penguins is one of the wonders of the Natrure. The Antarctic Company organizes 2-3 trips to the colony every Antarctic season since 2009.
Novo (Novolazarevskaya) Airbase Antarctic 2008/2009
Landing at Novo Air Base Antarctic with special trucks inside the IL-76 transport airplane. In 2008 Arctic Trucks modified four Toyota Hilux vehicles which were used as support vehicles in the Amundsen Omega 3 Pole Race to the South Pole which took place in December 2008 to February 2009.
Fuel airdrop in Antarctica
In November 2009 The Antarctic Company set up a fuel depot on Antarctic Plateau to support South Pole flights and SAR operations in the area. TAC used Toyota vehicles modified by Arctic Trucks, Iceland.
South Pole Race
2008-2009
The Antarctic Company provided logistical support for the South Pole Race
2008 - 2009 and is working in co-operation with "Extreme World Races" (www.extremeworldraces.com) and "Arctic Trucks" (www.arctictrucks.com) on
preparation of the *100th Anniversary South Pole Race* being held in December 2011 - January
2012.
The 2009 South Pole Race On Thin Ice - Now available on DVD The documentary has now finished airing on BBC 2 in the UK. If you have
missed any of the previous episodes you can purchase the BBC DVD through all
major retailers such as Amazon and HMV.
You can listen to all of the team's audio blogs from the 2009 South Pole
Race and more from www.thesouthpolerace.com.
Synopsis: James Cracknell and Ben Fogle embark on a huge and very
dangerous adventure - a gruelling race to the South Pole. After rowing the
Atlantic, as seen in the multi-award winning BBC series Through Hell and
High Water, adventurer Ben Fogle and double Olympic Gold medallist James
Cracknell along with team mate Ed Coats are going to attempt not only to
complete but also to win one of the most arduous and dangerous endurance
events in the world - The Amundsen Omega 3 South Pole Race.
