Team members say

Today seemed like so long that I forget already what we did. Late breakfast at nine, Leadership on the Edge (LOTE) session with Nick, Part III of Robert Swan’s Story. Took the zodiacs out to Charlotte’s Bay and headed out for a hike up approx. 300m for another LOTE session with Nick. What a scene: surrounded by snow and a pristine picture of the most serene beauty I will never forget. We teamed up with one other person to go through some discussions and lo and behold . . . in the distance an iceberg collapsed – right there in front of our eyes! Robert and some of the Team Leaders had never seen this happen before. We were amazed. It started collapsing from the side, then just went under and partly disintegrated.

We walked along the ridge of that mountain, which was first recceed by the Norwegian Leaders Knut and Tron. On the return most of us slid down to the bottom where the zodiacs were to return to the ship.

Half of the Team (40) are hiking out overnight and my turn is tomorrow night. It is a really calm night would you believe. The other 40 of us went to Port Loughroy where there are Gentoo penguins. They are so inquisitive . . . they come right up to almost talk to you. But boy do they stink. I filmed some of them and hopefully the film comes out OK.

Earlier today we saw a family of 5 killer Orca whales. What a sight. The Team Leaders and even the staff on the ship were out in force as this is a rare sight.

This trip is really something and one that I will never forget. The days are fully filled and the people (from 25 countries) are so nice and the whole thing is just great.

The year 2041 won’t be long coming. We really must try to keep Antarctica a preserved place for us and the rest of the world. It will be quite hard to explain to people the beauty of this place, and we have been privileged to have had the opportunity to come here and experience the things we have experienced . . . even to camp out here is not allowed.

It is a very emotional time and it is also good to have the time to see the beauty of this incredible place, and I will never forget this trip.

I would like to say Hi to all my friends and family who are reading this. See you soon.

Best regards.

Pam Coleman

Hello All,

Well this is Day 6: Today is St: Patrick’s Day and I have seen my very first iceberg today. What an experience. Having a great time and meeting lots of interesting people. Tomorrow we arrive at Bellingshauzen and will stay there for approx: ten hours. We will finally meet up with Robert and his team there:

What a very humbling experience this has been so far. There have been tears (and not just from me - my friends and family who know me will laugh as they know that it does not take much for that to happen) at how moving this whole experience is and realizing how this much this means to all of us and which we never forget.

Happy birthday to my sister Trisha.

Pam’s initial thoughts on climate change…

I am inspired to want to do something about climate change. I have been encouraging friends and family to switch off lights, recycling bottles, cans and plastics, etc., turning down of radiator temperatures especially due to my recent climbing expeditions and firsthand experiences of the evidence of climate change.