This shows the first ascent of the north face of Mt Faraday in Antarctica. We proposed the name Mt Faraday for this peak, which was previously mis-named Mt Shackleton (which is actually several miles away), to commemorate the former British base where the ozone hole was discovered. This name has just been officially accepted. Filmed during the 2010 Alpine Club Antarctic Expedition.
View additional expedition images in Latest Images. View the full expedition report.

LOCATION: Drake Passage, Scotia Sea.
SUBJECT: Climb Antarctica
FILMED, DIRECTED & EDITED by Phil Wickens.

At the western entrance to Paradise Harbour, Antarctica, lies Mt Banck. Although not a high mountain, it's fourth ascent gave an enjoyable climb, amazing views and a stunning ski descent. Filmed in Antarctica during the 2010 Alpine Club Antarctic Expedition.
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SUBJECT: Ski Antarctica, Climb Antarctica
LOCATION: Paradise Harbour, Antarctica.
DIRECTED & EDITED by Phil Wickens.
FILMED by Phil Wickens & Mike Fletcher

A selection of video shorts taken on expeditions to remote places for Mobius Pictures, including Arctic and Antarctic ski descents, climbing, diving and sailing. If you are interested in further information or use of these videos or similar footage please contact Phil. I am available to shoot footage in challenging locations and conditions.  

Filmed in Antarctica during the 2010 Alpine Club Antarctic Expedition, this shows our struggle to reach open water after sea ice drifted from the south and trapped us in Pleneau Bay. 
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LOCATION: Pleneau Bay, Antarctica.
SUBJECT: Sail Antarctica
DIRECTED & EDITED by Phil Wickens.
FILMED by Phil Wickens & Mike Fletcher

Filmed in Antarctica during the 2010 Alpine Club Antarctic Expedition, this shows what it is like to sail across the notorious Drake Passage to reach the Antarctic Peninsula. 
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LOCATION: Drake Passage, Scotia Sea.
SUBJECT: Sail Antarctica
DIRECTED & EDITED by Phil Wickens.
FILMED by Phil Wickens

This shows the first ascent and ski descent of Mt Matin, Antarctica; a mountain which we found, at 2415m, to be over 1000m higher than marked on the maps. It gave an amazing 1600m ski descent back to our high camp on the Hotine Glacier. Filmed in Antarctica during the 2010 Alpine Club Antarctic Expedition. 
View additional expedition images in Latest Images. View the full expedition report.

LOCATION: Pleneau Bay, Antarctica.
SUBJECT: Ski Antarctica, Climb Antarctica
DIRECTED & EDITED by Phil Wickens.
FILMED by Phil Wickens & Mike Fletcher

Filmed during the Antarctic winter, this follows two divers as they explore the vast seas that lie below the frozen Antarctic sea ice.

LOCATION: Marguerite Bay, Antarctica.
SUBJECT: Dive Antarctica
DIRECTOR: Phil Wickens/ Gael McLaughlin

A quck clip from the start of Ice Dive:

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

FORMAT: Hi 8
EDITOR: Phil Wickens
YEAR OF PRODUCTION: 2003
SCREENWRITER: Gael McLaughlin
RUNNING TIME: 2 minutes
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY: Phil Wickens
SCREENINGS: Kendal Mountain Film Festival, Bigger Screen, Shorts TV France
PRODUCER: Phil Wickens/ Gael McLaughlin
DISTRIBUTORS: Britshorts
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Extreme Film School

Four skiers travel to the wilderness of Greenland for the ultimate skiing experience. This film follows their dog-sled journey to reach the mountains and their back-breaking return by dragging sleds... and the ski descents made on the way.

LOCATION: Liverpool Land, Greenland.
SUBJECT: Ski Arctic, Ski Greenland
Running Time: 20 minutes
Director, Director of Photography & Editor: Phil Wickens
Producer: Phil Wickens/ Gael McLaughlin
Skiers: Keitth Walton, Phil Wickens, Grant Jefferey, Jeremy Thomson

The ski sequence from Arctic Tracks:

This time-lapse film depicts one day aboard the M/V Akademik Sergey Vavilov during travels along the northern coast of Spitsbergen. 

LOCATION: Spitsbergen (Norwegian Arctic).
SUBJECT: Timelapse Arctic
DIRECTED & EDITED by Phil Wickens.
FILMED by Phil Wickens

Eagles Ski Club Antarctic Expedition 2012

Expedition Overview

Our Eagle Ski Club team of 8 highly experienced ski mountaineers will be sailing at the end of December to the fjords of north-east Marguerite bay. This area, which is south of the Antarctic Circle, has been very rarely visited by private expeditions, and has the potential for several first ascents, descents and interesting ski tours. We shall be traveling from Argentina aboard the Australian yacht Spirit of Sydney, whose excellent support of the Alpine Club Antarctic Expedition made that trip so successful.

View the Expedition Prospectus for further information.

 For further information please contact Phil. 

The Expedition Team

Phil Wickens (Leader) is an expedition guide and lecturer from Derbyshire. He has guided on over 30 small ship expeditions to Antarctica, spent 3 years as a field guide for the British Antarctic Survey, and led 4 yacht-based sailing/climbing/skiing expeditions to Antarctica, including the highly successful 2010 Alpine Club Antarctic Expedition. His other climbing and ski mountaineering expeditions have taken him to India, Nepal, Pakistan, Greenland, Peru, Tajikistan, Svalbard, Caucasus and Canada.

Lucy Bounds is a Winter and International Mountain Leader from Kendal. She has completed numerous ascents and ski tours in the alps and has undertaken expeditions to Arctic Norway, Namibia, Morocco and Ecuador.

Andy Collins is an accountant from London with 30 years skiing and mountaineering experience and is a qualified Day Skipper. His expeditions have taken him ski mountaineering in East Greenland and climbing on Baruntse and Ama Dablam.

Toby Johnson is a Research Fellow from Kendal whose ski mountaineering has seen him competing in World Cup events and summiting many alpine 4000ers, and whose climbing has taken him on expeditions to Bolivia and Canada.

Steve Gould splits his time between his homes in London and Red Rocks, Nevada. He has numerous classic alpine ascents to his name, plus ski expeditions to Kedar Dome in the Garhwal and Mt Waddington in Canada. 

Dave Smith is a scientist based in Finland. In addition to a wealth of climbing and mountaineering experience, which includes expeditions to Nepal and North-East Greenland, Dave has skied in many remote parts of the world, from Svalbard in the Arctic, to Albania, New Zealand and the Lyngen Alps of Norway. He is also an avid sailor and owns his own 39ft sailing boat.

Roger Upton lives in Thame in England. He has been skiing for over 20 years and has climbed numerous mountains in the alps and further afield, and has been on remote ski expeditions to the Mt Waddington Range of Canada, the Cordillera Vilancota of Peru, and Mt Ararat in Turkey.

David Williams is a shipwright from North Wales. He has been climbing for over 40 years, and ski mountaineering for over 30 years, including expeditions to Baffin Island, Mt Waddington, Turkey and Alaska. David is also a sailor and own his own 32ft sailing boat.