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UK volunteer team heads to Antarctica to restore historic Port Lockroy base
Overview
A team of eight volunteers, led by RAF veteran Carole McCullough, is travelling to Goudier Island in Antarctica for a five-month mission to carry out critical repairs on the historic Port Lockroy base. Organised by the UK Antarctic Heritage Trust, the three-year mission aims to protect Britain's first permanent scientific base from environmental damage and climate change. During their stay, the team will live without running water or flushing toilets, operate the world's most remote post office, museum and gift shop, and monitor a local colony of Gentoo penguins.
Key points
- An eight-person volunteer team is travelling to Goudier Island in Antarctica for a five-month restoration mission.
- The team will carry out significant structural repairs on Port Lockroy, the world's most remote post office, to protect it from increased precipitation and snow loading.
- The initiative is the second year of a three-year mission by the UK Antarctic Heritage Trust (UKAHT).
- Volunteers will live in sub-zero conditions without running water or flushing toilets while sharing a bunk room.
- Duties include operating the post office, museum, and gift shop, as well as monitoring a colony of over a thousand Gentoo penguins.