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Russian adventurer Fedor Konyukhov is preparing to set out on his latest expedition and it may just be his toughest yet. The 66 year old explorer is currently in New Zealand where he is about to embark on an attempt to row around the Southern Ocean, a feat that has not been accomplished before and is even difficult for solo sailors. The Southern Ocean row will be conducted in three stages over the next 17 months. All told, the journey will cover an estimated 27,000 km (16,777 miles) with each stage lasting about 120 days. The first of those stages will take Konyukhov from Dunedin in New Zealand to Cape Horn, in Chile. The second leg, which will get underway in December of 2019, runs from Cape Horn to Cape Leeuwin in Western Australia, while the final stage will complete the circumnavigation with the Russian rowing from Cape Leeuwin back to Dunedin. That will take place sometime in 2020. Rowing the Southern Ocean will require patience, persistence, and endurance. The waters found t...

With the Antarctic expedition season truly getting underway I thought sharing a video from the frozen continent would be fitting. In this case, we travel to that wild and untamed place where we get some stunning views of the ice, snow, mountains, and coastlines of one of the harshest, most inhospitable, and yet breathtakingly beautiful places on the planet. After watching this, who wouldn't want to visit this incredible place? Wild Antarctica from GALAXIID on Vimeo .

South Georgia Island holds a special place in my heart, having visited it for the first time last year and with its deep ties to the story of Ernest Shackleton. But, it has an amazing story of its own. A story of resiliency and the return of life. At one point, man had done what was thought to be irreparably damage to the island's ecosystem, but now the indigenous creatures that exist there have returned in astounding numbers with thousands of penguins, seals, and albatross located across the island, while whales �� once hunted to near-extinction �� now prowl off its coasts once again. It is a great success story that you can learn a lot more about in the video below.