UK Training
Met training in Cambourne
Climbing masts in Taunton
Abseiling in Derbyshire
First aid in Derriford
Fire training

The Voyage South
Crossing to America
Montevideo
The Falklands
Sub- Antarctic Islands
The Brunt Iceshelf

Halley Research Station
Living on an ice shelf
Summer
Winter
Recording the weather
Holidays

Books

	South by Sir Ernest Shackleton This book has to be read to be believed. It's the most incredible adventure story I have ever read. Shackleton was attempting to cross Antarctica but he never even landed. The ship sank and they ended up dragging their lifeboats across the sea ice.
	The Worst Journey in the World by Apsley Cherry-Gerard Cherry-Gerard was on Scott's expedition to Antarctica. The best part of the book is the chapter describing his winter trip to Cape Crozier to collect an Emperor Penguin egg.
	Antarctic Housewife by Nan Brown Nan Brown lived at Grytvicken, South Georgia in the 1960s when it was still a busy whaling station. The book is not for the faint hearted and is one of the earliest books written by a woman on Antarctic life.
	Terra Incognita by Sara Wheeler One of the few books I read before going to Antarctica because it's a positive, thrilling story with no deaths or frostbite! The book is a mixture of Sara Wheeler's adventures and bits of history and science.
	Cherry Sara Wheeler Sara Wheeler is herself a polar explorer and this story is all the more compassionate because of it.
	Of Ice and Men Fuchs A fascinating but slightly specialist book about the gnarly old days at BAS.

Films

	The Thing Set on a ficticious American base there are some uncannily accurate portrayals of life in Antarctica. Blissfully, flesh-eating cameleon-like aliens is not one of them.
	Imax Endurance I saw this shortly after leaving Antarctica and the 3D shots of the ship going through the pack ice were so stunning I thought I was back there.
	Shackleton Kenneth Branagh has an almost spooky resemblence to Shackleton and this is a brilliant portrayal of his story.
	Ice Station Zebra OK, so Ice Station Zebra is actually set in the North Pole but I stuck it in anyway because it's a jolly good movie with lots of snow and ice in it.
	X-files - the movie This finishes up in Antarctica... whoops should I have put in a spoiler warning?

Museums
South Georgia Museum
Located at Grytvicken in South Georgia - it's a bit tricky to get to! It has an eerie atmosphere and is sarrounded by seals.

Port Lockroy
This is an old BAS base on the Peninsula which has now been converted into a museum. You can read the diaries of the staff that run it in the summer.

Stanley Museum
This museum is one of my favourites. As well as all the exhibits on the history of the Falklands they also have some Antarctic stuff too. The best bit is an old BAS hut which has been transported to the front garden and which contains food, clothing, old magazines, books, lamps etc. Very atmospheric.

International Antarctic Centre
Christchurch in New Zealand is called the "Gateway to Antarctica" because it's the departure point for the New Zealand and American Antarctic Programmes. I've never been to the International Antarctic Centre but my friends have and say it is brilliant.

National Maritime Museum Greenwich
The National Maritime Museum regularly puts on exhibitions with Antarctic themes. Last year they had a whole exhibition on Shackletons adventure. Even when there is no specific exhibition they have a lot of famous Antarctic objects like the James Caird which Shackleton sailed in from Elephantine Island to South Georgia.

Scott Polar Institute Museum
This is part of the University of Cambridge so you can do courses in Polar Studies! The department also has a small museum which is open in the afternoons. They have some excellent historical antarctic equipment there.

Web Links

70South
An excellent news service which covers all of Antarctica.

British Antarctic Survey
My old employers have a massive website which has news and diaries from all the Research Stations in Antarctica. You can also take a virtual tour which is brill.

Falkland Islands
Everything about the Falklands; history, tourism, wildlife etc and this site has some excellent photographs. They also have a really cool interactive map so you can explore Stanley.

Z-fids
This website has everything you ever wanted to know about Halley. If you are an ex- Halley winterer register. And come along to the Halley 50th birthday party in 2006!