<strong>Mission Antarctica:</strong> Each year, the UK Antarctic Heritage Trust sends a crack team to run one of the world's most remote post offices.
Mission Antarctica: Each year, the UK Antarctic Heritage Trust sends a crack team to run one of the world's most remote post offices.
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<strong>All-female team:</strong> Base leader Lucy Bruzzone, shop manager Natalie Corbett, wildlife monitor Mairi Hilton and postmaster Clare Ballantyne were the recruits for the 2022/2023 season.
All-female team: Base leader Lucy Bruzzone, shop manager Natalie Corbett, wildlife monitor Mairi Hilton and postmaster Clare Ballantyne were the recruits for the 2022/2023 season.
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<strong>Shovel your way in:</strong> It was a tough start. The first thing the women had to do was shovel their way in after some recent heavy snowfall.
Shovel your way in: It was a tough start. The first thing the women had to do was shovel their way in after some recent heavy snowfall.
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<strong>Food reserves: </strong>Unsurprisingly, fresh food is in short supply, other than what comes their way via visiting cruise ships.
Food reserves: Unsurprisingly, fresh food is in short supply, other than what comes their way via visiting cruise ships.
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<strong>Cold summer:</strong> The team looks after the site between November and March, summer in Antarctica.
Cold summer: The team looks after the site between November and March, summer in Antarctica.
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<strong>Getting stuck in: </strong>"We want people that can work hard and have demonstrated that through their life so far as well," says Camilla Nichol,CEO of the trust.
Getting stuck in: "We want people that can work hard and have demonstrated that through their life so far as well," says Camilla Nichol,CEO of the trust.
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<strong>Managing the mail: </strong>This season, Ballantyne was in charge of processing approximately 549 kilos of mail, equating to around 93,000 postcards.
Managing the mail: This season, Ballantyne was in charge of processing approximately 549 kilos of mail, equating to around 93,000 postcards.
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<strong>Kitted out: </strong>Those sunglasses are crucial if you don't want to risk snow blindness.
Kitted out: Those sunglasses are crucial if you don't want to risk snow blindness.
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<strong>Once-in-a-lifetime opportunity:</strong> "Antarctica is like nowhere else on Earth," says Nichol. "The scale of it is so vast."
Once-in-a-lifetime opportunity: "Antarctica is like nowhere else on Earth," says Nichol. "The scale of it is so vast."
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