DESTINATIONS

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Our ski locations along the Antarctica Peninsula can be grouped into 6 distinct regions: 

The Northern Gerlache Strait

This wild region has a multitude of mountains up to 1700m, and a large number, many un-named, that are absolute gems for ski mountaineers. Our favourites include Mt Cornu and Two Hummock Island.

The Danco Coast

The peaks in this area are slightly lower, rising up to 1000m and include the beautiful Paradise Harbour and Andvord Bay. This is a great destination for day-trips, or to bag lots of summits from a single high camp. Our favourites include Harris Peak and Mt Tennant.

Anvers & Brabant Islands

Home of the giants! This is where you will find Mt Francais (2760m) and Mt Parry (2520m), superb mountains that give some of the longest ski descents in Antarctica, as well as a host of other worthwhile lower peaks.

The Lemaire Channel region

Due to sea ice, the vast Kiev Peninsula can only be reached after Christmas. With a handful of peaks above 2000m and a vast number of other gems, it is definitely worth exploring. Our favourites include the classic Mt Scott, the enormous Mt Matin and the steep north face of Mt Demaria.

Crystal Sound & Beyond

Truly wild, seldom visited and often choked with ice, skiing in the most southerly areas is only possible in late summer, and even then the opportunity has to be grabbed when conditions allow. Our favourites include the summits of Lahille Island, Mt Reeves,... and the many peaks that we havn't yet skied!

The South Shetland Islands

Although these islands in the far northwest tend to experience the worst weather, during the early part of the season and when the weather is good, they offer some very memorable skiing. Our favourites include the Baily Head traverse on Deception Island, Terter Peak and the peaks of the Burgas Peninsula.

In addition to its two distinct ranges of high mountains, South Georgia also has a vast amount of worthwhile skiing on the smaller peaks in the surrounding mountains.

The Shackleton Traverses

Starting from King Haakon Bay in the west, these routes traverse through the mountains to reach the abandoned whaling station of Stromness in the east. Most people follow Shackleton's original route, but in 2014 we pioneered a new high level route that is somewhat safer and much better suited to skiers. In addition, many of the mountains in this area are very worthwhile ski peaks indeed.

The Allardyce Mountains

This range has 8 dramatic mountains above 2000m, including Mount Paget, which at 2935m is the highest peak in the UK. There are good ski objectives at the northern and southern ends of the range, where the glaciers are less broken and the terrain more amenable for skiing, as well as on the lower peaks close to the east coast.

The Salvesen Mountains

Although the Salvesen Mountains, which include four 2000m peaks, are very rarely visited, they offer a fantastic range of adventurous ski objectives that can be accessed from both the south-east and the south-west coasts. 

Heading westwards from Ushuaia the Beagle Channel splits into two arms, the Brazo Noroeste, which separates the Cordillera Darwin from Isla Gordon, and the Brazo Sudoeste which separates Isla Gordon from Isla Hoste.

Cordillera Darwin

This impressive range of mountains has over 50 summits above 2000m, the highest being Mt Shipton (2469m). The range is covered with extensive icefields and glaciers that flow into the numerous deep fjords.

Isla Gordon

Less heavily glaciated than the Cordillera Darwin, the lower peaks of the island that splits the Beagle Channel are somewhat easier to access, and its network of snaking fjords are a delight to explore by kayak.

Isla Hoste

The southernmost island that flanks the Beagle Channel, this complex island has an icecap on the Cloué Peninsula whose 1300m peaks offer some great ski objectives.