SL3 · Polar
- DIFFICULTY
- Sustained polar conditions with full-environment exposure, multi-week field operations.
- PREPARATION LOAD
- 12+ weeks structured preparation including medical screening, cold-water, and full kit drills.
- ELIGIBILITY
- Confirmed SL2 completion or documented equivalent; medical screening required.
Sail and Ski Traverse
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SL3 · Polar
- DIFFICULTY
- Sustained polar conditions with full-environment exposure, multi-week field operations.
- PREPARATION LOAD
- 12+ weeks structured preparation including medical screening, cold-water, and full kit drills.
- ELIGIBILITY
- Confirmed SL2 completion or documented equivalent; medical screening required.
- SEASON / REGION
- September 2026 · South Georgia
- FIELD DAYS
- 38 days
- APPLICATIONS CLOSE
- 31 July 2026
- PRICE
- Upon request
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Final guide assignment depends on expedition format, group size, and availability. We confirm at selection.
The expedition
A sailing approach to the sub-Antarctic, then skis and pulkas across an island most people only ever see from the deck of a ship.
South Georgia is a place you have to earn twice. First the crossing by sail, through some of the most serious water on the planet. Then the island itself, on skis, hauling a pulka over terrain that has turned back better-funded expeditions than most companies will ever mount.
Thirty-eight days, a small screened team, and weather that decides the schedule. You come for the wildlife and the history. You leave having found out what you are actually willing to carry.
Prepare with our Pre-Expedition Programme
Prepare with our Pre-Expedition Programme — SL3 · Polar
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- Applications open
- 1 June 2026
- Applications close
- 31 July 2026
- Price
- Upon request