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2019-20 Emperor penguin skeletons at Scott's 'Discovery' Hut2013-14 Observation Hill behind Scott's 'Discovery' hut, Hut Point (001)2017-18 Scott's 'Discovery' hut, interior, East wall artefacts2014-15 Scott's 'Discovery' hut artefact repopulation, Physical Laboratory

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Through our mission to conserve, share and encourage the spirit of exploration, Antarctic Heritage Trust cares for the remarkable expedition bases of the early Antarctic explorers and shares the legacy of exploration through outreach programmes and expeditions to engage and inspire a new generation of explorers.

 

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Ross Sea Heritage Restoration Project (RSHRP)

A multi-year, multi-site international heritage conservation project to secure the five historic explorer bases of Robert Falcon Scott, Sir Ernest Shackleton, Carsten Borchgrevink and Sir Edmund Hillary, and conserve the thousands of artefacts associated with the sites.

 

Inspiring Explorers™ Programme

Antarctic Heritage Trust’s Inspiring Explorers Expeditions™ provide opportunities for young people to experience and challenge themselves in the polar regions. They connect young people with the legacy the Trust cares for and encourage them to embrace the spirit of exploration.

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2019-20 North elevation, Scott's Hut, Cape Evans2009-10 Transportation - AHT's Lucy Skinner and Rob McPhail2019-20 Hillary's TAE/IGY hut inspection, exterior (008)2006-07 Al Fastier with a walkie talkie2006 Stove area inside Scott's 'Discovery' hut, Hut Point2007 K170 at Scott's 'Terra Nova' Hut - Boric Acid medicine bottleDepot, Shackleton's 'Nimrod' Hut2004-05 Scott's 'Terra Nova' hut conservation (095)2012 Shackleton's 'Nimrod' hut, interior, food stores2019-20 Shackleton's 'Nimrod' Hut inspection, interior (003)2014 AHT winter conservators at work - Stefanie White treating enamel dish (002)2022 Scott's 'Terra Nova' hut, work task, Western Annex artefacts before dust mitigation (023)2007 Main space inside Shackleton's 'Nimrod' hut, Cape Royds2015-16 Scott's 'Terra Nova' hut and Mount ErebusInspiring Explorer Brando Yelavich pulls sled through the ice2018-19 Blubber stack inside Scott's 'Terra Nova' hut, Cape Evans (001)2006 Snow build-up, Scott's 'Terra Nova' hut, Cape Evans (012)Whisky boxes outside Shackleton's 'Nimrod' hut (002)Louvres on Stevenson screen, Cape Royds2022-23 Tents at the AHT field camp, Cape Royds2021 Scott's 'Terra Nova' hut inspection, exterior (018)2013-14 Location image, blubber stove, Scott's 'Discovery' hut, Hut Point2013-14 AHT team set up camp (002)2010-11 Provisions on shelves inside Shackleton's 'Nimrod' hutToothbrushes on wall, Scott's 'Terra Nova' hut 2002 Scott's 'Terra Nova' hut, interior survey image - Wilson and Evans' corner (004)2017-18 Annual artefact monitoring programme, Cape Evans, leather boots (002)Final box arrangement, Shackleton's 'Nimrod' Hut (002)King penguins at Fortuna Bay (002)2002-03 Scott's 'Discovery' hut building survey, exterior (105)2022-23 Scott's 'Terra Nova' hut inspection, interior (111)2003 K440 at Shackleton's 'Nimrod' hut, exterior - Corroded tins, South wallCotton Wool Washing Base (001)2010-11 Detail of butter box in the stables, Cape Evans (003)2013-14 Blubber stack inside Scott's 'Terra Nova' hut, Cape Evans (001)2005 Interior ice build-up, Scott's 'Terra Nova' hut, Cape EvansFuel Cache at Cape Evans2006 Snow build-up, Scott's 'Terra Nova' hut, Cape Evans (002)2013-14 Artefacts in storage in a container, Scott Base (002)Snow build-up on Scott's 'Terra Nova' Hut (001)2004-05 Scott's 'Terra Nova' hut, work task, ice removal (002)2005 Snow covering dog kennels outside Shackleton's 'Nimrod' hut2022 Cape Evans, new artefact finds, polar tent frame, detail2024 Students take part in white water rafting during the Explorer Conference2015-16 Detail of wool garment from Cape AdareMarthe Brendefur's sled during the South Pole Expedition2010-11 Sunlight soap stacked, Cape Evans2010-11 John Taylor reworking exterior gradients at Cape Royds2004-05 Scott's 'Terra Nova' hut, snow removal results (018)Stone hut ruins and Scott's 'Terra Nova' hut

Our Stories

Historic Medicine at Cape Evans

Jane Hamill, Antarctic Heritage Trust’s Lead Conservator, tells us about the return of Dr Wilson’s historic medical kit to Scott’s Terra Nova hut at Cape Evans.

Shackleton's Peas

Antarctic Heritage Trust Conservator Belinda Hager discusses the treatment of canned food tins from Shackleton’s hut at Cape Royds.

Artefacts Returned to Cape Evans

The team repatriated several items to Scott’s Terra Nova hut at Cape Evans this season including an improvised sledge distance meter wheel once owned by George Murray Levick.

2022-23 Summer Season Complete

The Trust’s On-Ice Conservation team spent seven weeks in Antarctica undertaking a comprehensive monitoring and maintenance programme on the historic Ross Island explorer bases

Cape Adare - First Impressions

Antarctic Heritage Trust's team arrive at Cape Adare for the first time since the field camp on site was completed during the 2019-20 summer season.

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