2012 Ross Re-visited Goals

1. Join members of Tom Crean Society and others on historical voyage
2. Land on Antarctic Continent
3. View Expedition huts of Scott & Shackleton
4. View incredible Scenery and Wildlife with experts

This trip will now depart in 2012. Flying from Ireland to New Zealand, we embark on our adventure with a visit to the Antarctic Museum and visit Lyttelton port before we set out on our 26 day voyage to Deep Antarctica crossing the Antarctic Circle to seek out Ross Island where we will attempt to explore the famous expedition huts of Scott and Shackleton under the watchful eye of Mt. Erebus and explore the dramatic scenery of the massive Ross Sea. Aukland, Macquarie, Snares, Campbell and Balleny Islands are all included on our journey to and from the Antarctic Continent. Click on the Sign Up! link in the menu above to find out more.

2008 Beyond Endurance Goals

1. Ordinary Men and Women to re-trace historical voyage
2. Land on South Georgia and Elephant Island
3. View incredible Scenery and Wildlife with experts
4. Witness and record effects of global warming

We had an excellent trip on this years expedition to South Georgia, Elephant Island and the Antarctic Peninsula where we experienced the History, Incredible Scenery and loads of Wildlife. This 2008 voyage was a re-run of the 2006 voyage where we completed our first phase of the original expedition by traversing South Georgia and landing on Elephant Island with a group of ordinary people from the age of 10 to 72.

Antarctic Challenge Team 2008 (TYACT2008) challenged students with the aim to promote self directed learning as well as educating them through their own personal experience, and giving them more awareness of the outside world. ACT will give 10 students a chance to explore global warming in a truly original and stimulating way. Further details are available soon on the TYACT2008 website.

2007 Beyond Endurance Goals

1. First Irish Team to walk to the South Pole
2. First Irish Female to reach the South Pole

This Irish Beyond Endurance Expedition, lead by Pat Falvey, will capture the imaginations and hearts of the people of Ireland and throughout the world.

Walking to the South Pole and Beyond will involved travelling a distance of over 1140km with each member hauling a sledge weighing in excess of 100 kg. The terrain was difficult, the weather was unpredictable and as harsh as this planet can deliver. Antarctica is a beautiful continent but one where nature rules and shows little mercy. Few have ever completed this journey and the undertaking created a huge media frenzy here in Ireland. Polar history is close to all our hearts and the opportunity to follow and support well known Irish adventurers in real time as they followed in our heroes footsteps proved to be amazing success.

Click here to see the South Pole expedition dispatches.

Pushing the limits is what is so tempting. To reach the South Pole is a dream and an adventure, physically and psychologically it is right on the brink – harder than anything we did before.

2006 Beyond Endurance Goals

1. Enable Ordinary Men and Women to achieve the extraordinary
2. Traverse South Georgia in the foot steps of Shackleton
3. Land on Elephant Island

We have already completed Phase 1 of the Beyond Endurance expedition, and have traversed South Georgia and landed on Elephant Island with a group of ordinary people from the age of 61 to 21. A detailed account of this phase can be found at: 2006.beyondendurance.ie

Due to its great success we have scheduled to repeat this phase in 2008, click on the Sign Up! link in the menu above to find out more.

From this group we picked Sean Menzies to be included for training for the South Pole and beyond.