Travels With a Camera - Peak Images » South Georgia

1st video talk a success – despite projector resolution issues with HD video

PeakImages — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 11:03:09 +0000

Just a quick post to say that my first talk including video seemed to be a success last night.

Despite starting off with an initial worry when my husband appeared to have brought everything in, yet there was no projector obvious anywhere…(!) (I usually borrow one of his work’s projectors for such events). [...]

Gear that worked (or didn’t!) on Shackleton’s Traverse – cooking and eating

PeakImages — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 14:15:04 +0000

At the end of a mountaineering trip (especially one as remote and challenging as the Shackleton Traverse) it’s always a good idea to consider what worked and what didn’t. This post looks at how well some of the cooking gear and food we used on the expedition worked. Also in the series – [...]

Gear that worked (or didn’t) on Shackleton’s Traverse – camping and sleeping

PeakImages — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 00:34:31 +0000

At the end of a mountaineering trip (especially one as remote and challenging as the Shackleton Traverse) it’s always a good idea to consider what worked and what didn’t. This post looks at how well some of the camping and sleeping gear we used on the expedition worked.

Camping and sleeping

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Image from the Trident Col, South Georgia

PeakImages — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 13:03:25 +0000

This shot was taken from the Trident Col during a break in the clouds shortly before we set off back down the Murray Snowfield to head for Possession Bay.

At 7:20am, it was fairly late in the morning (even without our early wake-up call from the wind, on [...]

Outdoors Photography on Radio Derby today with Ian Skye

PeakImages — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 13:10:43 +0000

Just got back from chatting to Ian Skye (sitting in on Aleena Naylor’s spot) at Radio Derby about outdoors photography in general and my recent trips to Antarctica, South Georgia and the Falkland Isles.

He was really friendly and enthusiastic, making it easier to chat live on air (even about subjects that naturally [...]