Scaling the Spectre: Leo Houlding’s groundbreaking Antarctic expedition

In January 2018, the British climber completed a groundbreaking two-month polar expedition, kite-skiing across Antarctica and scaling the Spectre, one of the world’s most remote peaks. These are his dispatches from the field

‘An open door to an age of discovery’: Leo Houlding’s final Antarctic dispatch
Part 6: The explorer reflects on an epic polar adventure
A last push for ‘Emerald City’: an update from Antarctica
Part 5: Leo Houlding is racing back to base camp before supplies run out
Racing for the rum: Christmas in Antarctica
Part 4: In his latest update, Leo Houlding hurries to reach a food cache in time for the holiday
Danger and delight: a dispatch from Antarctica
Part 3: In his latest update from his pioneering expedition, Leo Houlding tastes success but has a close call with a crevasse
Life in the freezer: Leo Houlding’s update from Antarctica
Part 2: In his first dispatch from his pioneering adventure, Houlding finds his meticulous plans coming up against the harsh realities of the coldest continent
Can Leo Houlding rewrite the rules of Antarctic exploration?
Part 1: As he sets out for the world’s most remote mountain range, the climber hopes to pioneer a new era of polar adventure