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Trip Report: Skiing the Antarctic Peninsula w/ Ice Axe Expeditions

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On November 9th, 2014, I set ski boot on the continent of Antarctica for the first time in my life. Within 5 minutes of being on land, a monstrous (about the size of 3 houses) iceberg began to moan, crack, and then flip over less than 100 yards away from where we stood. Within 6 minutes of being in Antarctica, I found myself running uphill, away from the ocean to avoid a potentially huge wave that the flipping iceberg threatened to send our way. Welcome to Antarctica rookie… 93 skiing clients and 24 mountain guides set sail in the 331-foot Sea Adventurer from Ushuaia, Argentina (furthest south city on Earth) for the Antarctic Peninsula […]

Miles Clark | November 20, 2014
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VIDEO: 2000+ Seals & 30 Whales in Feeding Frenzy @ Monterrey Bay, CA

This video shows over 2,000 seals and about 30 whales in a feeding frenzy in Monterey Bay, California on November 5th, 2013. There has been an enormous increase in sea life in the Monterey Bay the past few months due to a late season burst of anchovies in the Bay. Literally miles upon miles of anchovies. Groups of 200 Humpback […]

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SwellBrains | November 26, 2013
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