Author Archives: Nick Russell

Not much sleep for me last night, I’m just too excited and also thinking through what lies ahead. I slept in a very comfortable camping bed which I’m trying to savour as the next month of sleeping arrangements won’t be anything close to this luxury. The 24-hour daylight takes some getting used to, but the […]

Last minute preparations in Punta took us late into the night, we wanted to make the most of the wi-fi and no matter how organised you are – last minute admin will get you! Mighty (mp3) playlists and audiobooks have been downloaded (Michelle Obama’s biography, a book on historic speeches and Sapiens if you’re interested) […]

Today, I’m boarding a plane and setting off on an amazing journey. It’s not a commercial flight, there’ll be no in-flight magazines or cabin service; I’ll be strapped in to the webbing of a military plane taking off from Punta Arenas, Chile. The destination: Antarctica. I’ll be landing on the planet’s southernmost continent for the […]