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Tuesday, July 8, 2008 Laurent Dick - Photographer - Antarctica Bound - Alaska365 is going south for a few weeks, as I will be participating in an international expedition to Antarctica onboard the 'Euronav Belgica'. The expedition 'In the Wake of the Belgica' coincides with the International Polar Year and is a re-enactment of Adrien de Gerlache's historic exploration of the Antarctic Peninsula with the ship Belgica 110 years ago, the first scientific exploration of the Antarctic continent. Among the crew were Roald Amundsen and Frederick Cook, who later became famous in polar exploration. A further purpose of the expedition is to bring public awareness to the fragile nature of Antarctica as the prime barometer of our Globe's health, as warming is occurring five times faster on the Antarctic Peninsula than on average around the globe. Part of my job as the expedition photographer will be to replicate the first images ever taken on the Antarctic continent 110 years ago. We also hope to climb some mountains that have never been climbed before, and do some kite- and windsurfing. Our projected return to Ushuaia is at the beginning of February. Contrary to my earlier comment, I will not be able to upload any content to Alaska365 during the expedition. Most of our data will be transmitted via Iridium satellite phone, but as some of you know satellite coverage for the polar regions can be spotty at times. For those of you who want to follow the expedition online, here's the link:
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