ireny

30s | she/her | acute care physio with an affinity for the poles | footloose and scurvy-free

[ireny @irntarctic]

My dream gf
- 127 ft 11 in
- 280K NOK
- 180 hp diesel engine
- 131yo
- three masts
- greenheart sheathing
- rlly strong but wide beam
- rlly smooth & flat hull
- not renovated whaler (custom made)
- good knees
- good rudder & propeller
- loves pack ice & dogs
- loves me a LOT

[Antarctic Heritage @InspireExplore]

#OnThisDay in 1916 Shackleton, aboard the 'Yelcho' piloted by Chilean Luis Pardo Villalón, finally reaches Elephant Island to rescue the 22 men left there when he and five crew set sail in the 'James Caird' to seek help at South Georgia Island.

After the 'Endurance' sank on 21 November 1915, Shackleton established 'Patience Camp' after a failed attempt to cross the ice to the safety of land. On 9 April 1916 three lifeboats launched and in a remarkable feat of navigation, all three reached Elephant Island on 15 April 1916 and the men stood on solid ground for the first time in 497 days!

The men that left in the 'James Caird' took a treacherous two weeks to land at the south coast of South Georgia Island. Shackleton with Captain Frank Worsley and Tom Crean, then crossed the largely unknown interior of the island to the Stromness whaling station for help, and then went back to rescue the three men left on the other side of South Georgia.

It took three attempts before the remaining men at Elephant Island were successfully rescued. Previous attempts occurred in May by the English Whaling ship 'Southern Sky' and in June by the 'Instituto de Pesca N°1', loaned by the Government of Uruguay. At 11:40 am Worsley spotted the men's camp and Shackleton called out the customary greeting, “Are you all well?” receiving the reply, “We are all well Boss,” followed by three cheers. Within an hour all of the men were safely aboard.

Updated Caption: Crean, Shackleton and Worsley at Stromness, a few days after crossing the interior of South Georgia (Robert Burton Collection)

#inspire #explore #discover #Antarctica #shackleton #OTD #endurance

[Antarctic Heritage @InspireExplore]

You don't often get to see Scott's 'Discovery' hut like this! aptured last week by JC Photography NZ during the winter season at Scott Base.

[Beyond the Breakers Podcast @beyond_breakers]

gave her mother 40 BAMs

[UK Antarctic Heritage Trust @AntarcticHT]

We explore the 18 species of penguins, from the aptly named ‘little’ penguin to the towering emperor.

https://t.co/ff8F5erm3J

[matt @polaresque]

another personal favourite from the british newspaper archive: this illustrated retelling of scott's final journey to the pole (from the sphere, 22 feb 1913. link below)

[ireny @irntarctic]

Inaccurate. Norwegians don't manhaul

[Aya 🦉 @aya__R7]

اقسم بالله حقيقة أكثر صورة واقعية.

[Sabina @sabswald]

MAIB recommendations:
-new kingdoms for Elendil and his heirs
-Sauron never again to appear fair to the eyes of Men
-globe

[joshua 🍉 @S4ltedCod]

Terra nova sketch dump

[Beyond the Breakers Podcast @beyond_breakers]

ah, for just one time
I would take the

[Shackleton Autumn School 🇦🇶 @shackskool]

Congratulations to our lecturer Peter on his Oscar win last night!

Here’s hoping his Shackleton screenplay will be in production next

[Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) @SCAR_Tweets]

Interested in polar archives?
A workshop on establishing a Polar Archive Network is set for 17–18 March 2025 at the @scottpolar (Cambridge, UK & online) to shape a Polar Archive Network & draft a SCAR action group proposal.

Register by 28 Feb: https://t.co/IZW9zYArE2

[Meg / commissions open! @peatbogpirate]

important Antarctic preparations

[Private Eye Magazine @PrivateEyeNews]

British Antarctic Survey

From the new Private Eye, out now.

[Meg / commissions open! @peatbogpirate]

imagining how Endurance Tent No. 4 were getting along while Tent No. 5 were banishing Orde-Lees from theirs

[Antarctic and Southern Ocean Coalition @AntarcticaSouth]

🥞❄️Pancake ice: Antarctica’s lily pads. Ranging from 1 to 10 feet wide, their raised edges—like fluffy pancake rims—form when the disks bump into each other or as slush freezes on the edges. In rough waters, pancake ice can stack, eventually forming ice sheets.❄️
📷 Bob Zuur

[ireny @irntarctic]

@Ame_Fuyuu @TatyYells robert falcon scott's IBS is worse than fred cook's

[ireny @irntarctic]

robert falcon scott

[Nate Wolff @proffwolff]

I learn so much from novels. Types of knots, types of boats, types of whales, parts of whales, methods for processing whales, what can be made from whale, shape of whale, what the whale did, the whale's likely motivation, color of said whale, metaphysical ramifications of said co

[Antarctic Heritage @InspireExplore]

An important addition to Observation Hill: our team has installed a new plaque near the historic Memorial Cross that stands between McMurdo Station and Scott Base.
Erected on the summit in January 1913, the Memorial Cross stands as a testament to Captain Robert Falcon Scott and his companions who lost their lives returning from the South Pole in 1912. Bearing Tennyson's immortal words 'To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield,' this jarrah timber cross has watched over McMurdo Sound for over a century, facing out towards the "Barrier" – the Ross Ice Shelf, on which Scott's party had died.
Protected as Historic Site and Monument No. 20 under the Antarctic Treaty, the cross continues to be cared for by Antarctic Heritage Trust in partnership with Antarctica New Zealand and the United States Antarctic Program.
If you'd like to help keep our Conservation teams working on the Ice, you can make a donation at https://t.co/Lx5sOMcWMS.
#Conserve #Encourage #Explore #AntarcticHeritageTrust #AntarcticHeritage #Conservation #Antarctica

[Shackleton Autumn School 🇦🇶 @shackskool]

Congratulations to friend of the Shackleton Autumn School & lecturer in 2024, Peter Straughan, who won a Golden Globe award for his screenwriting last night in Los Angeles, for the film Conclave! Well done Peter!

https://t.co/73TWIIHHHN

[Antarctic Heritage @InspireExplore]

Talk about precision archaeology! 🔎⛏
Trust Archaeologist Emma St Pierre carefully excavates fragile paper fragments frozen into the scoria near Scott’s ‘Terra Nova’ hut at Cape Evans. 🏛️❄️
This kind of delicate work requires steady hands and extreme patience - especially when dealing with materials that have been trapped in Antarctic conditions for over a century. Every fragment could help tell the story of life at Cape Evans for Scott and his men.
You can support our Conservation teams working in Antarctica by making a donation through our website at https://t.co/Lx5sOMcoXk.
#Conserve #Encourage #Explore #AntarcticHeritageTrust #AntarcticHeritage #Conservation #Antarctica #Archaeology