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Claire

Claire has always loved exploring remote places and previously most at home when travelling in the desert, that is until she fell in love with the icy wilderness on her first polar voyage. Having travelled the globe extensively, Claire is convinced there is no destination on Earth that compares to Antarctica, and she is genuinely thrilled to help others experience what she considers the best place on the planet.

My Antarctic Stats My top Antarctic experiences More about me My photos of Antarctica

My Antarctic Stats

Began working in travel: 2005

Antarctic activities tested: Camping, Kayaking, Citizen Science

Polar plunges braved: 2

My top Antarctic experiences

Kayaking at Hope Bay, being eye level with hundreds of Adelie penguins either porpoising around my kayak or peering down at me from icebergs
A silent zodiac cruise in the stunning Chiriguano Bay with that silence only broken by the fizz and pop of brash ice and the chatter of gentoo penguins
Having our ship surrounded by curious orca outside of Deception Island. We counted over 40 of them before realising there were too many to count, plus a fin whale too!
Being woken up by a humpback whale blow a short distance from my cosy camping spot at Kerr Point
Experiencing the dramatic Deception Island in a snow blizzard. It’s such an atmospheric place, steeped in history, and with just a narrow entrance into the submerged volcano crater called "Neptune’s Bellows" it needs expert navigation by the Bridge team to squeeze through. Our landing party were greeted by a line up of penguins standing on the black volcanic shore with steam rising around them, it was stunning!

Claire at Whaler's Bay, Deception Island

Claire, Whaler's Bay, Deception Island, Antarctica

More about me

In 2005 I left my IT background to go lead trips in the Middle East for what I thought would be 1 year. I got back to the UK 7 years later via various continents and continued to work in the travel industry
Previously known as 'Queen of the Desert' because of my passion for the Middle East and Africa, I became ice obsessed after my first polar voyage where I had a life changing moment that I really didn’t see coming
I previously worked as a tour leader and guide in some of the most unique (and challenging) corners of the globe and love talking to travellers about the history, culture and wildlife of a destination
My favourite bird to spot en route to Antarctica is the black-browed albatross because of its amusingly angry look!