Statement of Capability

Since her first sailing/climbing expedition to the Antarctic Peninsula and South Georgia in 1988, Pelagic Expeditions with Pelagic and lately Pelagic Australis has been back South every year using Ushuaia or Puerto Williams along the Beagle Channel and also Stanley in the Falkland Islands as logistical bases.


Specializing in providing support for mountaineers, film makers, divers, kayakers and scientific teams both vessels have proven their capabilities as dependable, well equipped platforms for operations of this type in the testing conditions of the Southern Ocean.

Past, Present and Future confirmed Clients include:

2008

  • National Geographic kayak expedition to the Weddell Sea.  www.jonbowermaster.com  and see news report.
     
  •  Support vessel services to the South Georgia Government for the construction of an environmental boardwalk on Prion Island
     

  • Pelagic features in the Three Dogs film production of rounding Cape Horn with Sir Robin Knox Johnston, Sir Ranulph Fiennes and John Simpson

     

  • Logistics and support for the British Beyond Endurance Expedition to South Georgia  see www.beyondendurance.co.uk

2007

  • Norwegian Television filming expedition to South Georgia and the Antarctic Peninsula
     
  • British Grahamland Expedition 2007 – climbing in the Antarctic, partially funded by the Mount Everest Foundation link to www.britishgrahamlandexpedition2007.co.uk
     
  • British Schools Exploration Society expedition to South Georgia – support vessel services. More>>
     
  • Insubrica Expedition (Swiss Italian) to South Georgia for the Shackleton Traverse – see news report.
     

2006 

  • Metolius Expedition to South Georgia     Shackleton Crossing and filming for CNN Mainsail Programme   see report on trip

 2005

  • British South Georgia Expedition        16 day ski traverse from Larsen Harbour to Royal Bay with first ascent of Peak 5680 (now officially Mt. Pelagic)  see report on trip
     

  • Ollsuzi Avante garde art project painting leopard seals underwater www.ollysuzi.com 
  • British Kayak Expedition Supporting Peter Bray’s circumnavigation of South Georgia for Templar Films  www.operationsouthgeorgia.co.uk 

2004

·         Breaking The Ice    Joint Israeli and Palestinian expedition to Antarctic.  www.breaking-the-ice.de

·         Atlant     Swedish expedition to Antarctic to visit Nordenskjold historic sites  

2003

  • 2002/03 Volomania Expedition   Italian climbers and paragliders. See www.volomania.it  
  • Adventure Network  Expedition to the Jones Ice Shelf Antarctica  
  • Graham Tiso LTD   Climbing expedition to South Georgia. www.tiso.co.uk 

2002

  • S4C Wales     Adventure/wildlife filming for Welsh speaking TV in South Georgia
  • NCRV     Filming for Dutch television on Antarctic Peninsula

2001

  • Transglobe Films  Wildlife filming for Spanish Television in South Georgia

2000

  • Team Adventure   Pilot project for schools.

1999

  • Onestep Mission Antarctica   Recce of the Russian Bellinghausen Station in the South Shetlands Antarctica for clean-up project.

1998

  • Onestep Mission Antarctica   Support vessel for Robert Swan's environmental audit of Antarctic Bases.

1997

  • South Aris Expedition   Support vessel to an Irish re-enactment of Shackleton's epic 800 mile open boat voyage from Elephant island to South Georgia. See Logbook 1997 for daily reports filed during the expedition..

1996

  • ESPN TV America   Two one hour documentaries on Antarctica with Gary Jobson.

1995

  • German Climbing Team   Ascent of Mount Paget South Georgia.
  • Doug Scott's Tierra del Fuego Expedition   Ascent of unclimbed summit in the Darwin Range.

1994

  • Channel 2 Israel   Two hour documentary on Antarctica for Israeli TV.
  • Zanzibar Film Productions UK   Climbing film in Antarctica.

1993

  • Greenpeace  International  South Shetland inspection.
  • ESPN TV America   Film for ESPN and Eurosport made in the area of Cape Horn.
  • Swiss Italian Team crossing of Patagonian Icecap     Logistic support vessel.

1991

  • Channel 5 Milan   Two Films for Italian  TV. Sponsored by Sector watches.
  • TVS Southampton UK   Six Video clips for TV.
  • Sailing Quarterly USA    Clip for video magazine.
  • British Antarctic Survey   Adelie Penguin count.
  • Globo TV Brazil   Film for TV Cape Horn. Sponsor Feras Shoes Brazil.

1988

  • RTS1 Television Lugano Channel 5 Milan   Two Films for Italian TV made in Antarctica and South Georgia. Sponsored by Colmar Sport clothing Italy.

 

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