It’s a tough time to be an emperor penguin 🐧

14 of the 66 colonies in Antarctica lost some or all of their chicks due to sea ice breakup in 2023.

But colonies some adapted! Here's the story of two colonies we followed from space ⬇️
#WorldPenguinDay

Would you like to view rare material from three 1920s expeditions to Mount Everest? 🗺️📷

Then come along to our new exhibition at the Society, opening in two weeks.

For more information, visit our website: rgs.org/events/upcomin…

A huge thank you to Alastair Humphreys for his lecture last night on the wonders of local exploration. You can catch-up here: rgs.org/events/talks-o…

Come and spend the evening with us on the 7th of May Shackleton flagship store on Piccadilly Street. 😊

Listen to our story and ask us questions 🤩

Sign up here 👇🏻

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Rebecca Openshaw-Rowe Georgina Gilbert.
#antarctica #Expedition #firefighters #southpole #speakers

Ready to secure your spot and challenge yourself on Mount Vinson? Availability is open for our 2024-2025 season. #Vinson2024 #MountVinsonChallenge

Photo: Steve Jones
(Climbers stop for a break near 'Lunch Ledge' on Mount Vinson's fixed lines)

Steve Jones any tips on how I can drum up a decent-sized audience for my @RGS_ Monday night lecture in April?!
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It is a sad day at Buffalo as we learn of the death of our founder Hamish Hamilton. Climber, inventor, yachtsman and genuine outdoor lover.
Hamish who died yesterday was the inventor of Pertex fabric and the Vango Force Ten tent both of which revolutionised the outdoor industry

Join us in two weeks for our next instalment of ‘Microlectures’, an evening of short, illustrated talks packed with tales of adventure and discovery✨🌏

📍 Society or online, 14 March at 7.00pm 👉 rgs.org/events/upcomin…

Follow the 🧵to find out which stories will be shared…

Great visualization of three month of emperor penguin movements at Snow Hill Island. The birds move from foraging to moulting in the dense pack of the Weddell Sea.

🎙️ Are you following our podcast series, Explore: How To Plan An Expedition?

We've just released the latest two episodes!

🧵 Learn more about each episode in the thread.

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A new study has found that significant thinning and retreat of the vast Thwaites Glacier began in the 1940s. A previous study had found that the Pine Island Glacier also began its retreat at this time.

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📸Ted Scambos & Andy Smith, BAS

An evocative article about NASA JPL's Voyager 1 that is 15 billion km from Earth & still going. Launched in 1977 & built to last it has far exceeded expectations & asks questions about our attitudes to exploration & quest for knowledge. H/T Paul Deegan crookedtimber.org/2024/02/19/dea…

A local 'Pole to Pole' journey by the pioneering Alastair Humphreys, who gave the World the #microadventure and is celebrating the art of exploring the locality where we live for low-cost, positive personal impact time outdoors. alastairhumphreys.com/local-pole-to-…

Facing some of the harshest conditions on Earth, with just each other for support.

Follow us as they aim to break down boundaries and reach the South Pole.

📺 Fire and Ice
🗓️ February 26
⏱️ 9pm
📍 ITV 1 Cymru Wales and ITVX

ITV Cymru Wales ITVX Rebecca Openshaw-Rowe Georgina Gilbert.

Did you know that most of the world's ice shelves fringe the Antarctic coast? Antarctica has 15 major ice shelf areas and many smaller ones. Learn more about ice shelves: nsidc.org/learn/parts-cr…. Image: Agnieszka Gautier/NSIDC

Sub-optimal weather for wearing jeans whilst taking the dog for a walk.

BBC News - Cambridge collaboration allows users to explore Antarctica using VR headsets
bbc.co.uk/news/uk-englan…

One for Reece Walker Hello Sunshine.

A new report says currently stable parts of East Antarctica may be closer to melting than anyone has realized. #Antarctica #ClimateCrisis phys.org/news/2024-02-s…

🔥 ‘FIRE AND ICE’ 🧊

‼️new date‼️

📅 = Monday 26th February
🕰️ = 9pm
📺 = ITV Wales and West & ITVX

A one hour special documentary all about us, the lead up to the expedition and the expedition itself.
Not to be missed!

#doc umentary #itv #expedition #tv #doc #film #wales