This is never released footage from the NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC ICE ISLAND Antarctic expedition that took place in 2000. At the time an award winning one hour documentary was produced by the legendary film maker and explorer Wes Skiles. However, he shot over 75 hours of footage, and it is only now that we are going over all the material not previously shown. The original hair-raising film vividly describes a long dangerous journey from New Zealand to the Ross Sea in Antarctic where scientists study this creation of the largest iceberg in history and its relationship to global warming and rapid climate change. More information can be found in Dr. Stone’s National Geographic article and his National Outdoor Book award winning ICE ISLAND book in 2003. Renown adventurer/explorer film maker, Wes Skiles, and globally celebrated scientist Dr. Greg Stone co-led this heart stopping adventure (sponsored by National Geographic Society, the New England Aquarium, and the Fidelity Foundation) to the ends of the earth to learn why our polar ice is melting and the urgent need to stop rapid climate change. Conducted in the year 2000, this film was ahead of its time, well before wider awareness and knowledge of the importance of polar ice caps was known.
This short is the first in a limited series of stories from the material that did not make it into original documentary due to time constraints. Since the issue of climate change has only gotten worse, there has been demand to see more material from that historic voyage. This segment focusses on a science dive under the ice and is brought to you by Pole-to-Pole Conservation.
