#antarctic exploration

[ltwilliammowett]

Ghost Ship - or barque Europa in dense fog, Photo: Brendan Byrne

#tall ship #barque europa #antarctic exploration

[the-golden-vanity]

So, my autocomplete is writing polar explorer fanfiction...

#polar exploration #francis crozier #james clark ross #antarctic exploration #polar history #rossier #the terror #the terror amc #amc the terror

[bamboo-vulture]

what if instead of visiting some more boring museums and drinking coffee in the small streets of old european cities we went to the antarctic next time??????

#antarctic exploration #polar expedition #GIRL YOU’RE SO DEEP DOWN IN THIS SHIT YOU CANNOT EVEN FIND YOUR WAY OUT😂🤣🤪 #GIRL YOU HAVE YOUR THESIS DEFENSE NEXT WEDNESDAY #terror #(?) #erebus #(??) #whatever you prefer #lil stupid sketches #the terror #(adjacent)

[violenceviolette]

Terra Nova expedition photographer Herbert Ponting standing on his head on the ice, c. 1911/1912

#terra nova expedition #herbert ponting #polar exploration #polar explorers #robert falcon scott #scott expedition #antarctica #antarctic exploration #south pole #back and white photography #boat media

[indeedgoodman]

#art #plane #aeroplane #flight #aircraft #flying #airplane #planeposting #Terminal #airport #global #antarctica #antarctic sea ice #antarctic exploration #antarcticite

[dondalsy]

#roald amundsen #robert f scott #race to the south pole #age of exploration #antarctic exploration #puppet history #watcher #my posts

[terrorcamp]

TERROR CAMP III

December 9 + 10, 2023

❄️ Call For Abstracts ❄️ Proposal Submission Form

We are so excited to be getting up and running for the THIRD YEAR(!) of the Terror Camp fall conference! 

This year, we’re broadening our scope to encompass both Arctic and Antarctic exploration. Day one of the conference will focus on the FE and the Arctic like before, and day two will be entirely dedicated to research on Antarctic exploration history, science, and media. Think of it as Terror day (as in the show) and Erebus day (as in the mountain)! 

Submissions for presentations, roundtables and posters are now open until September 1.

#the terror #the terror amc #terror camp #antarctica #antarctic exploration

[suddenly-frankenstein]

Crozier curls Ross's hair before some royal navy ball or whatever (redraw of this beautiful illustration by Paul Gavarni from 1840's!!! i just thought THIS IS SO THEM)

if these weren't their younger version then i would say that they use Charles Wilkes's letters as curling paper :)

(+ little forehead kiss bonus)

#i feel so much feeling for them oh god #i though about them every time i saw that illustration so i really wanted to put them in it #francis crozier #james clark ross #rossier #the terror #(adjacent) #arctic exploration #antarctic exploration #hms terror #hms erebus #polar exploration

[ohelpthekraken]

Sarah Barnard has created a cool set of polar explorer themed playing cards!

Preorders are open now.

#polar exploration #antarctic exploration #krakenposting #the terror

[croziers-compass]

Summary Notes of Terror Camp 2023 (10.12.23)

(A small summary of notes and references I took during Terror Camp Day Two - Antarctic Exploration!)

Branwell's Death Narratives

Captain Scott - The narrative tilts. It tilts according to who's written it.

Vitai Lampada by Newbolt

The Book of the Long Long Trail - Newbolt

Scott Supporters vs Critics. Was he a fool or a misunderstood individual? Challenge the complexities with which a Narrative is design and revolved around. Interrogate the Narrative and where it came from!

Caitlin Branden

Personal Bias and Individual experiences steer your experience with a particular Polar Expedition

"A wonderful Evening"

Which Member of the Expedition Are You?

What attracts you to your Expedition? What about your Expedition draws you to it? What do you talk about when you talk about the Expedition of your Heart?

Rach

"Terrebus"

Narratology

"How do we frame the Narrative and How does the Narrative Frame us?"

"We cannot ask reason to take us across the Gulf of the absurd"

" The real Quest was the books we tried to write along the way " - R - The Discord Chat

"We all have our special little guys"

"Perhaps being haunted is part of being Human"

"Any Narrative can become dangerous if it becomes The Narrative. Be aware of the Biases off the Narrative you are writing. Take responsibility for the Narrative."

"Carry your little Guys in your pocket"

Emma J. P. - From the South Pole to the Stars

Incredible Parallels twixt the Astral Exploration of Space and the Antarctic / Polar Explorations with Antarctica being a simile for time spent off of Earth itself.

Empty and Vast

Roald's Narrative during the South Pole Expedition!

Sam Botz - The Feminine (?) Antarctic

"The Last Imaginary Place on Earth."

Antarctica The Woman - Stephanie Krzywonos

"Flying and Singing Like Sparrows" - Le Guin

Phil M. (linked to Patreon) (Paper Doll Polar Explorer's Sea Chest)

Ross and Crozier Expedition!

"They were Hut Mates"

Crozier Passed His Leftenant Exam at 21 in the year 1817 Ross and Crozier serving under William Perry

They Celebrated St. Patricks day!

McCormick is our Narrator through much.

"EVERYONE WAS WET"

⚓ Robert McCormick's geological collections from Antarctica and the Southern Ocean, 1839–1843

⚓ (Ross Volume 1) Voyages of discovery in the Arctic and Antarctic seas and round the world [microform] : being personal narratives of attempts to reach the North and South Poles ⚓(Ross Volume 2) A voyage of discovery and research in the southern and Antarctic regions, during the years 1839-43

by Ross, James Clark, Sir, 1800-1862 (links to Archive for JCR)

⚓Cunninham's Transcribed Journal

⚓ (An X/Twitter Acc. that follows JCR Expedition)

Becca (I got pulled away so my notes are sparse here) "I'll be blowed."

Some of these Cold Boys should not have been there. (The Scientists) Elephant Island was quite the ordeal.

Clark, Hussey, Wordie, James, the Four Nations that did not live together in Harmony.

All in the Middle of the Great War.

"Nerdy and Outside the Narrative"

Meg - Cold off the Press

"You tried"

"Mr. Clark proved the faunistic richness of the coastal Antarctic Waters, but, unfortunately, all his collections were lost with the ship."

Hussey - "This Scientist is an outlier and should not be counted"

Avery S. - Oddments, Riff Raff, and Pocket Full of Rocks

Dancing on Ice Floes

Giving sea shells as gifts!

-The importance of Collecting was incredibly valuably psychologically. To collect these specimens meant that one would have to survive to deliver them. It also helped create routine

Trading Rocks for Tobacco.

“Some will tell you that you are mad, and nearly all will say, 'What is the use?' For we are a nation of shopkeepers, and no shopkeeper will look at research which will not promise him a financial return within a year. And so you will sledge nearly alone, but those with whom you sledge will not be shopkeepers: that is worth a good deal. If you march your Winter Journeys you will have your reward, so long as all you want is a penguin's egg.” - Apsley Cherry-Garrard

"When you reach out to understand the world, even scientifically, you are reaching out to understand your place in it." - Avery S (Polar Exploration Conference Terror Camp 12.10.2023)

"How McClintock Of You" - The Discord Chat

Key Notes: With Francis Spufford and Sarah Airriess

(I was very invested in the conversations so I did not write as much as I would have liked. But some critical things really stood out to me.)

The Homosocial responses/responsibilities between the men. Care-giving and demonstrating tender roles with one another. 'Unexpectedly Gendered'

Francis has not seen The Terror

The way of Knowing these people is very unique. Reading their letters and their diaries provides a particular perspective allows you to know what they really were like - more than what their fellows may have known. You see a more intimate part of these explorers through their very personal narrations through their journals and letters.

"People are clouds of possible selves." - Francis Spufford He goes on to say something along the lines of: "Which is the problem with storytelling - as a narrator of storytelling you have to decide what comes out and what fades in the background of their personality."

"You have to decide as a Narrator." - Francis Spufford

Empathy as a Tool for Understanding

(This part was incredibly important to me.)

Sarah goes on to explain (thereabouts): You have to Listen to people. They (people writing or creating a Narrative/Narration of events) look at a historical figure and get a "snap" of them. From there they decide that they know everything about them. From there, it's like Cinderella's shoe and the step-sister cutting off parts of her foot to make it fit. You need to let these people liver and breathe as a dynamic person with feelings and thoughts. You have to be truthful. Otherwise you are doing that person a disservice and shoving them into a specific box that is meant to just fit your Narrative. You should try and be empathetic to the individual you are writing about as if they are still alive.

Spufford goes on to extrapolate on that with (thereabouts): Finding out what people meant to themselves is important. Some things you want to keep at arms lengths but still play an intrinsic role in their character. Being empathetic to these people is critical to respecting and acknowledging them with care and showing them that you care about them.

"Captain Scott is a Myth"

"The Unified Field Theory of Cold Men."

"Neurotypical people don't go to the Antarctic. Normal people are not drawn to the Antarctic."

Extra Important Links:

These are just some that I have saved from the Terror Camp. There were so many more but here is a handful.

Observations on ca. 175-year old human remains from Antarctica (Cape Shirreff, Livingston Island, South Shetlands)

Cheer_Scott_expedition

Ursula K. Le Guin Books: The Wave in the Mind Dancing at the Edge of the World: Thoughts on Words, Women, Places (thriftbooks link)

An Empire of Magnetism (Global Science and the British Magnetic Survey in the Age of Imperialism) - Dr Edward J. Gillin

A Game! "To Keep the Meat"

The Popularization of Science in Nineteenth-Century America - Hyman Kuritz

"Have You Been There?" Some Thoughts on (Not) Visiting Antarctica - ADRIAN HOWKIN

The Ship that Never Was: The Greatest Escape Story Of Australian Colonial History - Adam Courtenay (Goodreads Link)

Tristian's Wordpress of Franklin Expedition Content

Francis Spufford! ⚓ Sarah Airriess ⚓

The Music Track for Terror Camp ⚓

Book Recs from Crewmate @jesslovesboats (thank you)

Thank you so much for the experience! This weekend was fantastic!

Personal Notes and Commentary

This was my first Terror Camp in its entierty. The weekend was such a delight. I had no idea what sort of experience I would be having. It was beyond my expectations. I got to learn a lot more about some of the other Expeditions that I was not as familiar with as I would have liked to be. My book list has expanded by a decent number. Getting to listen to Nive Nielsen and Paul ready was incredible. I loved everything about this experience. I cannot wait for @terrorcamp to announce the next year's event. I will certainly be attending it without a doubt. I look forwards to future projects and staying in touch with anyone else that would like to. Thank you again for such a wonderful experience! I want to give a shoutout to the people I know of the Tumblr Urls that contributed: @brainyraccoons , @jckielantern , @nopickls , @wllipt (who was a captioner), @vivtanner , @inkonfreshnewpaper - I do not know if I missed anyone. I went through the Muster Book to check out who had tumblrs. If I missed you, please let me know. I had a fantastic time. Thank you all.

With love, In heart and spirit, Second Leftenant, Wilbur

#terror camp #terror camp 2023 #the terror #polar exploration #arctic exploration #antarctic exploration #naval history #history of exploration

[ltwilliammowett]

Furling Sail in the Pack, by Sailors on the Terra Nova. Photo by Herbert Ponting c. 1910- 1913

#naval history #terra nova #Captain Robert Falcon Scott (1868-1912) #antarctic exploration #age of steam #early 20th century

[slidesworthseeing]

Found slide: Seventy years ago: the MV Kista Dan moors alongside North Quay, Naarm Melbourne, on the morning of 31 March 1954, bringing the team who established Mawson Base in Antarctica back to Australia. Photo by French explorer André Migot, who had been observing the establishment of Mawson Base

#found slide #naarm #melbourne #kulin nation #victoria #australia #andré migot #kodachrome #antarctic exploration #1954

[vintage-tigre]

Trans Antarctic Expedition Vehicle crossing an abyss in the ice, 1948

#antarctic exploration #abyss #aesthetic #vintage #old school cool #travel #adventure #snow #antarctic sea ice #antarctica #expedition #40s photography #1940s aesthetic

[worstjourney]

112 years ago today (28 Nov) the Terra Nova Expedition was treated to a farewell ball in Dundein, NZ. It was fun imagining what that was like, and throwing in one last burst of ladies and plant life!

#comics #history comics #terra nova expediton #dunedin #scott expedition #antarctic exploration #polar exploration #a lot of the extras are cameos #of people working in Antarctic heritage #allstars #note also the nerds at the snack table #Simpson is employing the Unseen University buffet plate construction method

[polarexplorerspoll]

Welcome to the polar explorer showdown!

We’re here to make these historical figures fight to the death, you know the drill. Winner gets a cup of warm hoosh and some dry socks, everyone else is left outside to freeze to death. Sad!

Some ground rules:

This is about the actual historical figures. You can take fictionalized versions into account but at the end of the day, a vote for James Fitzjames means a vote for the real guy who died in the 1840s, not the character from AMC’s The Terror.

Vote based on whatever you want- who would win in a fight, who’s the better explorer, who you hate the least, which one would cannibalize the other one first, it’s up to you. I’m not your boss.

Feel free to submit propaganda for whoever you want to win! Tag me in your posts, send me asks, have fun with it!

Be civil, be normal, etc.

A bit about the mod: I’m Henry! I use he/they pronouns. My main blog is @jordanlakesessions. I’m not a historian by any means, I’m just autistic and fixated on polar history. My pfp is anime girl Roald Amundsen from the video game Sid Story.

SUBMISSIONS FOR COMPETITORS HAVE CLOSED! Thank you everyone for your submissions, and be on the lookout for the bracket and round one voting soon!

#mod post #poll bracket #polar exploration #polar explorers #ernest shackleton #the terror #arctic exploration #antarctic exploration #terra nova #roald amundsen #john franklin #poll tournament #history #historyblr

[terrorcamp]

There are just over 5 weeks left to submit your proposals for Terror Camp 2023!

Applications for presentations, roundtables and posters are open until September 1.

❄️ Call For Applications

❄️ Proposal Submission Form

We welcome submissions on any FE/Antarctica related topic from everyone, whether you come from an academic background or pure fannish passion!❤️❄️

If you would like help crafting your proposal, please feel free to message us here or by email at command [at] terror dot camp. We are happy to assist in any way we can!

#the terror #the terror amc #terror camp #antarctica #antarctic exploration #polar exploration