Saying "yes" to every travel opportunity, gets you places.

Auroras, blizzards, glaciers and icebergs

It’s been an absolutely amazing time in Antarctica, and I’ve made sure to squeeze every last drop out of the experience. I made a point of never turning down an invitation for field trips or any of the SAR (Search and Rescue) training- often saying yes to a trip even before I knew where we would be going.

Now, as I scroll through my phone’s photo album, it all starts to feel like a big, beautiful dream.

M. Beekman - carpenter

A twin-cab Hagglund vehicle travels across sea ice, with icebergs behind
Two people climing the Framnes Mountains
A man taking a selfie at night, in front of three yellow tents pitched on sea ice
A man taking the plunge into a hole cut in the sea ice, while another person holds a rope attached around the swimmers chest
A man standing on top of a rocky summit, with sea ice and rocky peaks behind
Two people lying on their stomachs in the snow. The man in front is holding a camera with a very long lens.
A person standing in front of an iceberg that is shaped like a marble arch
Two Hagglund vehicles parked side by side on a vast stretch of sea ice
Five people standing on sea ice with two Hagglund vehicles in the distance behind them
A man standing on a small metal porch with a green aurora overhead
Close-up portrait of a person wearing an ice-covered beanie and balaclava
A person rugged up against the cold standing on a frozen lake
A person holding an ice axe stading at the base of an ice cliff
A person lying on their side watching emperor penguins
Selfie of three people in ice-covered headwear
A person throwing an arc of hot water over their heads. The water has frozen into an arc of fine ice crystals, creating an icy loop around the person.

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