THE EXPEDITION
The Moon-Regan Trans Antarctic Expedition will endeavour to cross the continent of Antarctica from the west coast to the South Pole, retracing the steps of the famous Fuchs and Hillary TransAntarctic Expedition, then head north through the Trans-Antarctic Mountain Range to the coast at McMurdo. The explorers will be covering a distance of around 3,000 miles.
The Moon-Regan team are motivated not just by the extreme challenge of this journey, but by a determination to educate the world about Antarctica’s key role in climate change.
A bio-fuelled Concept Ice Vehicle (CIV) has been developed specifically for the expedition. Equipped with an ice radar, the manned CIV will lead the way and scan for hidden crevasses. Two larger Science Support Vehicles (SSVs) carrying the team and their equipment will follow the pilot vehicle.
The Moon-Regan team hope that their innovation will be used in the future by Antarctic researchers – who currently rely on aircraft and tracked road trains to ferry their equipment around.
“We want to show that you can move round in a gentler way to the environment: from using less fuel to the ability to move around reasonably quickly.” Andrew Regan
Route
Antarctica can be one of the most hostile environments on earth, with caustic winds and ultra low temperatures in an utterly inert wilderness.
Aim
The expedition has several goals, fundamental to which is the opportunity to create environmental awareness through a spirit of adventure.
Surviving Antarctica
Patrick Woodhead is an experienced Polar traveller and here he explains the extremity of the conditions and how to handle any Polar situation.
SPONSORS
Corvus is an international investment company.
