I haven't used this blog for quite a few years. I have another blog site that I have been using over the last couple of years called "Whale of a Time". This site supports my Youtube Channel "WhaleOfATime" by adding pictures, stories and information to my video content. A lot of my content features interesting things from my work in Antarctica. Visit Whale of a Time or click on the links or pictures below to visit a specific page.

Shooting killer whales for science

Studying orcas on the edge of the antarctic sea ice

Over and under the Antarctic Sea Ice

Driving between massive icebergs to set up a scuba diving camp

Search and Rescue on Mt Erebus

An exercise on the southern-most active volcano on earth

Seal Rides a Whale

A page dedicated to our famous viral video

Penguins of Antarctica

Spectacular images and videos of emperor and Adelie penguins.

Close encounters with whale tails

A video collection of people vs whale tails

Paddling an Iceberg in Patagonia

Grab a oar, jump on a berg, and go for a paddle!

Swimming with Whale Sharks

Getting up close and personal with the largest fish on earth.

How do Penguins Stand Up?

Penguins have long bodies and short stumpy legs. How do they get back up after falling over?

Gigantic Whale Penis - Caught on Video

We observe the mating rituals of one of the most well endowed animals on this planet.

Dry Valleys of Antarctica

We visit one of the windiest driest places on earth

How do Penguins Mate?

Catch a sneak peek at how the birds do it

Ascent of Denali, The Great One.

Setting out on our first day was very surreal.
Day 2's move to camp 1 we had perfect weather. Summit is shown in the background.
After making a cache just before camp 2 (notice the tracks up the hill) we had a lazy day in the sun.
Sunset from camp 2 at 10,800ft.Looking down on camp 3 (14,200ft)Me walking up the West Butress towards high camp.High Camp (camp 4, 17,200ft, 5300m)
Me at Denali Pass on Summit day. Note frozen boogers.Mike on the summit ridge.Us on the summit ridge.Us on the summit.Us on the summit 30 minutes later.Back at basecamp and we have acumulated a huge bag of poo!!

Waterfall Ice Climbing

The approach - double x-stream
Mike doing what we always do after we climb to the top
Oh so good
A bold lead from Mike up to a small ledge above him.
I then took over and lead us to glory in the sunshine
Mike
Me
Crazy frozen river with the waterfall we climbed in the backgroundMe leading up the "background waterfall"Mike leading almost the same line on "background waterfall"

Skiing

Iklutna Canyon

Cycling from Lethem to Georgetown, Guyana - In wet season!

Guyana is a small country in located on the carribean coast on northern south america. Nearly all of its small population live on the coast, and mean that exploring the highly undeveloped interior can be a dificult task unless you go in a tour or have a MOUTAINBIKE!!! Lethem is on the border with brazil, and the road is 450km of dirt, then a final 100km of pavement linking the town of Linden to georgetown.
Here is the machine that carried me and my gear - shown in its element.
My trip started off like this. A red dirt road winding through a beutiful green sabana lined with hills in the distance.Day 2 took me to an area that was completely flooded by water. The wildlife was amazing and i had crocodiles darting of the side of the road as I cycled past. The dead one above was the only one I managed to get a photo of.
Being the wet season the grassland wasnt the only thing in flood. At times the water was up past my knees and I couldnt pedal. I didnt have to swim though. That was good. There aint much privacy out in the savana when you need to relieve yourself. Fortunately there is also hardly any traffic on the road. During 150km of savana I was passed by less than 10 vehicles.The road then goes through the jungle. Here is me showing one of the best things about Guyana - cheap and readily available peanut butter!!

The road through the jungle is incredible. 300km of narrow, muddy, rough road that passes only two small villages and a very small handful of other establishments

Here is me sharing my beer with a new friend. This was one of my stops in the jungle just after crossing the essequibo river by boat. This place was like heaven for me as it had everything i needed to stock up for the rest of my trip.
This was typical acomadation for me. hammock strung up under a roof.

I almost ran straight over this little guy. His tactic must have been to not move so I wouldnt see him. Doesnt work quite as well on the road as it would in the bush. Here is another guy who was hanging out on the road. He wasnt looking very alive, so poked him with a stick and he hissed at me and gave me this great photo pose. Wouldnt move off the road no matter what I did. I was concerned the that the next truck would just run him right over.
I pimped up my ride. There were heaps of tropical birds around, especially in the mornings, but you hardly ever see them good enough to take decent photos, especially with my little camera. These above are the more wild version of my friend in the photo higher up.
The "pac-man". Yes he was alive and yes i had great trouble removing him from my hand cause as you can imagine, a bug that size can cling on pretty good.