Antarctic Stories1 Mars 2021

S2 EP03 Howard Whelan - Part 1 - Tales from three decades of polar expeditioning

Howard Whelan is a polar expedition treasure having worked in the industry for three decades. But his story begins long before, starting with working in the dangerous environs of the Alaskan fishing industry as a teen, working at ski resorts and eventually becoming a journalist who moved to Australia and started up Australian Geographic. Not to mention he was part of the team that made the first Australian ascent of Mount Everest. And this was all before he ever set foot in Antarctica.

Howard later became part of the initial expedition team for Aurora Expeditions and was a part of introducing mountaineering as an activity for visitors to the peninsula. He has visited both the east and west sides of Antarctica extensively and was a critical part of the production of the award-winning film, Happy Feet.

In today's episode, Part 1 of 2, we'll get a front-row seat for Howard's fascinating stories.

HIGHLIGHTS

2:25 Howard talks about his induction into the more cold, remote parts of our world starting with working on a fishing vessel in Alaska as a teen

7:30 Howard makes his first connection with Antarctica when he's invited to design a brochure for an Antarctic expedition in the early '80s

9:00 Next comes an invitation to be a part of the first Australian ascent of Mt Everest

9:35 Howard gets invited to spearhead Australian Geographic

10:40 Howard walks us through the experience of being on the team for the first Australian ascent of Mt Everest

13:40 The early days with Aurora Expeditions in Antarctica going into little-travelled territory, and the influx of ice-strengthened Russian vessels that made it possible

16:20 The effects of their early presence in Antarctica on governments establishing environmental guidelines

18:10 The millennium New Year in Antarctica

21:35 Some of Howard's unforgettable Antarctic moments

28:35 Some of the moments he'd rather not relive

36:40 A tale or two from the cold north that may involve some polar bears

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