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If your expedition or organisation is relevant to polar travel, and you would like a link, please get in touch.

Commercial, Research and Expedition Organisations

 

Antarctic Logistics and Expeditions (ALE) www.antarctic-logistics.com

Logistics organisation and guides for Antarctic expeditions.

 

 

Antarctic Network international (ANI) www.adventure-network.com

Now owned by ALE above.

 

 

Antarctic Heritage Trust. www.heritage-antarctica.org

Its objectives are to conserve selected early British scientific bases on the Antarctic Peninsula for education and enjoyment of visitors and to help with the acquisition and preservation of Antarctic memorabilia.

 

 

British Antarctic Survey. www.antarctica.ac.uk

Information on the British Antarctic research, scientific and logistics operations in Antarctica.

 

 

BSES Expeditions (formerly British Schools Exploring Society). www.bses.org.uk

Provides young people with the experience of self-discovery in demanding and wilderness environments, frequently in arctic regions.

 

 

Eds Wilderness Systems LLC. www.skipulk.com

Based in Minnesota, USA. Plastic (Paris) and Fibreglass Pulks and associated gear.

 

 

Geoff Somers. www.geoffsomers.com

Polar guide. Polar consultant and expedition logistics. Motivational speaker for Corporate and Educational events.

 

 

Paramo Directional Clothing Systems. www.paramo.com

Paramo produces clothing based on ‘directional’ fabrics, which have a proven track record under severe polar conditions, as well as in all other climatic areas of the world. Snowsled are Paramo agents.

 

 

Poles Apart. www.polesapart.org

Logistics support and environmental assessment in polar regions.

 

 

Royal Geographical Society. www.rgs.org/eac

The Expedition Advisory Centre of the Royal Geographical Society provides advice and training for expedition planning.

 

 

Scott Polar Research Institute. www.spri.cam.ac.uk

The oldest research centre in the world covering both the Arctic and Antarctic. Houses the world’s largest polar library. Use this site to gain access to the whole sphere of polar activity.

 

 

Tangent Expeditions. www.tangent-expeditions.com

Commercial mountaineering and ski-touring expeditions to Greenland and Spitsbergen, logistics support for private expeditions to these areas and UK agents for Twin Otter ski plane operations in Greenland.

 

 

UK Government. www.fco.gov.uk

Polar Regions Section, Overseas Territories Department, Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

 

 

Private Expeditions

www.polarrace.com

Organisation that has managed the race to the area of the North Magnetic Pole for several years.