Published November 10, 2009 07:12PM
Destination Antarctica: Gallery (2)
On board the Clipper Adventurer, the crew departs Argentina and sets anchors on the shores of Argentina. A gallery of images by photographer Adam Clark and writer Sam Bass.
The culmination of years of planning and hundreds of thousands of dollars.
To read about this expedition to Antarctica, go to skiingmag.com/antarctica.
The Drake Passage seen from the bridge of the Clipper Adventurer.
Birds off the coast of Antarctica— no, these are not penguins.
The aft observation deck of Clipper Adventurer
Once in Antarctica, zodiacs will be used to tender the passengers to shore.
With all the teams starting at sea level, elevation gained is easy math.
The culmination of years of planning and hundreds of thousands of dollars.
First view of the morning. Seeing Antarctica for the first time.
S/V Spirit of Adventure and bergs
Lorrie, our expedition leader. Awesome dude (he has been to Antarctica 200 times).
Guide Jason Mack ascending glacier on northeast-facing
shore of Cierva Cove.
In the gnar chute.
Guide and Squaw Valley legend Glen Poulsen.
Mattias from UnnoficialSquaw.com and the Quinns in a Zodiac.