Laurence Topham and Alok Jha are travelling with the Australasian Antarctic Expedition. On Tuesday, the expedition will reach Commonwealth Bay on the Antarctic coast and begin a quest to reach the huts used as a base by the explorer Douglas Mawson on his ill-fated expedition a hundred years ago
Sunrise over ice floes. Photograph: Laurence Topham/GuardianPhotograph: Laurence Topham/GuardianPhotograph: Laurence Topham/GuardianPhotograph: Laurence Topham/GuardianAlok Jha prays to the satellite gods after four hours trying to upload a video from the freezing deck of the Akademik Shokalskiy. Photograph: Laurence Topham/GuardianHis prayers were answered. You can view the video of their first day crashing through the Antarctic ice field, sailing past an iceberg and watching wildlife here. Photograph: Laurence Topham/Guardian
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