My Antarctic stats
- Antarctic expeditions: 4
- Antarctic activities tested: Camping, kayaking, mountaineering & snowshoeing
- Polar plunges braved: 3
Swoop says
I want people to experience the same feelings of awe that I did when I was in Antarctica for the first time. It was the most special trip of my life, and it excites me knowing I’m helping someone see this beautiful environment and feel as entranced by the magic!
Maddison Clare Antarctica Specialist
My top 5 Antarctic experiences
- Seeing thousands of rockhopper penguins dwarfed by huge nesting black-browed albatrosses in the Falkland Islands
- Having a curious humpback whale approach us from afar and then swim right underneath our zodiac in crystal clear blue waters. It then did a full 180 and dove underneath us again!
- Witnessing the sun beaming off the white bellies of Adelie penguins during golden hour as they wandered among beached icebergs
- Watching a pod of orca hunt a penguin and having three of these majestic animals swim right up to the ship and ride the bow as I looked down on them
- Camping on the ice and falling asleep to the sounds of whales blowing and ice cracking in the far distance
My photos of Antarctica
Kayaking around Pleneau Island in Antarctica
A Weddell seal I snapped while in Antarctica
Taking a selfie at Leith Cove
Camping with an Antarctic view
Snowshoeing at Cuverville in Antarctica in November
I loved seeing all the elephant seals at Elephant Point
A sun halo over Damoy Point
Posing with a flag on the White Continent
A zodiac in an iceberg arch
More about me
- I first fell in love with extreme cold climates when I trekked to Everest Base Camp in Nepal
- I have taken myself on multiple solo adventures, including 10 months exploring Central and South America
- A keen adventurer, I’m into multi-day hiking and have snowshoed and mountaineered on the Antarctic Peninsula
- I love Antarctica so much that I use my annual leave to go on holiday there too!
- In warmer climates I enjoy scuba diving and surfing
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