Sterling Adventures » Adventure http://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog The latest reports of world wide rock & ice climbing (and other extreme) fun and adventure! Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:50:29 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Antarctic Postcard http://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/2012/01/31/antarctic-postcard/ http://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/2012/01/31/antarctic-postcard/#comments Tue, 31 Jan 2012 17:31:31 +0000 Pete http://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/?p=17268 We got a postcard from Antarctica today! It was posted before Xmas when Ian was looking forward to the ship finally getting to Antarctica and delivering some food … sounds like he’s missing his chickens and a daily egg based breakfast. Good to hear from ya Ian! See ya soon…

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]]> http://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/2012/01/31/antarctic-postcard/feed/ 2 Friday 13th is 2 Weeks Late http://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/2012/01/29/friday-13th-is-2-weeks-late/ http://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/2012/01/29/friday-13th-is-2-weeks-late/#comments Sun, 29 Jan 2012 21:54:12 +0000 Ian http://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/?p=17225 The season is moving on and there are only four weeks to go before we have to leave on the ship...

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]]> http://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/2012/01/29/friday-13th-is-2-weeks-late/feed/ 5 Christmas and New Year on the Ice http://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/2012/01/03/christmas-and-new-year-on-the-ice/ http://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/2012/01/03/christmas-and-new-year-on-the-ice/#comments Tue, 03 Jan 2012 09:53:29 +0000 Ian http://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/?p=16550 With the weeks seeming to flash by here at Halley, even Christmas was over fairly quickly...

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]]> http://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/2012/01/03/christmas-and-new-year-on-the-ice/feed/ 6 Powder Day http://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/2011/12/30/powder-day/ http://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/2011/12/30/powder-day/#comments Fri, 30 Dec 2011 23:30:29 +0000 Richard http://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/?p=16456 An eventful, if not entirely happy, day in the snow... How is it that there can be too much snow to travel, but not enough to ski?

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]]> http://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/2011/12/30/powder-day/feed/ 1 Blog Birthday #6 http://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/2011/12/28/blog-birthday-6/ http://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/2011/12/28/blog-birthday-6/#comments Wed, 28 Dec 2011 10:49:01 +0000 Pete http://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/?p=15839 from Blog Birthday #6

]]> http://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/2011/12/28/blog-birthday-6/feed/ 4 Happy Christmas from Antarctica!! http://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/2011/12/22/happy-christmas-from-antarctica/ http://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/2011/12/22/happy-christmas-from-antarctica/#comments Thu, 22 Dec 2011 23:24:04 +0000 Ian http://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/?p=16363 Over the last couple of weeks the main topic of conversation here at Halley has been food ... do I forsee a Roman style banquet?

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]]> http://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/2011/12/22/happy-christmas-from-antarctica/feed/ 9 It nearly gets Dark… http://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/2011/11/27/it-nearly-gets-dark/ http://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/2011/11/27/it-nearly-gets-dark/#comments Sun, 27 Nov 2011 19:08:07 +0000 Ian http://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/?p=16098 The highlight of this week was on Thursday when we got up early (5am) for a partial eclipse of the sun...

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]]> http://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/2011/11/27/it-nearly-gets-dark/feed/ 9 The Halley season begins http://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/2011/11/20/the-halley-season-begins/ http://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/2011/11/20/the-halley-season-begins/#comments Sun, 20 Nov 2011 00:48:36 +0000 Ian http://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/?p=16014 Well, after quite a few hours travelling, I finally arrived at Halley at 9am last Wednesday...

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]]> http://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/2011/11/20/the-halley-season-begins/feed/ 5 Caving in Kuala Lumpur http://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/2011/11/19/caving-in-kuala-lumpur/ http://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/2011/11/19/caving-in-kuala-lumpur/#comments Sat, 19 Nov 2011 23:44:19 +0000 Richard http://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/?p=16007 A visit to Batu Caves in Kuala Lumur...

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]]> http://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/2011/11/19/caving-in-kuala-lumpur/feed/ 2 The Halley Build… continues http://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/2011/11/05/the-halley-build-continues/ http://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/2011/11/05/the-halley-build-continues/#comments Sat, 05 Nov 2011 20:14:44 +0000 Ian http://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/?p=15783 A week to go before I head south for the Antarctic summer season

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]]> http://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/2011/11/05/the-halley-build-continues/feed/ 5 Lycia – modern history intrudes http://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/2011/11/02/lycia-modern-history-intrudes/ http://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/2011/11/02/lycia-modern-history-intrudes/#comments Wed, 02 Nov 2011 22:07:04 +0000 Anna http://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/?p=15760 You have to have proper Turkish coffee in Turkey. But first, more ruins:

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]]> http://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/2011/11/02/lycia-modern-history-intrudes/feed/ 0 Lycia Day 4: wildlife and tombs http://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/2011/11/02/lycia-day-4-wildlife-and-tombs/ http://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/2011/11/02/lycia-day-4-wildlife-and-tombs/#comments Wed, 02 Nov 2011 21:41:44 +0000 Anna http://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/?p=15743 Whale-spotting in Turkey? Shurely shome mishtake?

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]]> http://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/2011/11/02/lycia-day-4-wildlife-and-tombs/feed/ 5 The Lycian Way: episode 2 http://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/2011/11/02/the-lycian-way-episode-2/ http://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/2011/11/02/the-lycian-way-episode-2/#comments Wed, 02 Nov 2011 20:38:53 +0000 Anna http://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/?p=15714 Having fortified myself with a huge breakfast (Hot? Cold? Fruit? Continental? Pastries? Fry-up? Pancakes? Yogurs? Breads? Cereals? The lot?) I was ready for another day out.

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]]> http://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/2011/11/02/the-lycian-way-episode-2/feed/ 6 The Lycian Way: day 1 http://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/2011/11/02/the-lycian-way-day-1/ http://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/2011/11/02/the-lycian-way-day-1/#comments Wed, 02 Nov 2011 20:17:51 +0000 Anna http://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/?p=15658 A "Top 10 Trek" of the world, this also fulfilled my need for sun before I was trapped in Cumbria for the winter.

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