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Expedition Applications

Any visit involving overnight stays ashore on South Georgia or the South Sandwich Islands is classified as an expedition under GSGSSI policy, and requires a permit issued by the Commissioner. This is a separate requirement from, and in addition to, the standard Entry Permit required of all visitors. Applicants should familiarise themselves with the relevant guidance before applying. Further information, and the online application form, can be found on our Expeditions page.

Expedition Reports

TitleFile TypeFile SizeLink
2025 Aurora Expeditions Shackleton Crossing Reportpdf449 KB
2025 Amundsen South Georgia Ski Expeditionpdf2 MB
2025 Expedition Report In the Footsteps Of Shackletonpdf57 KB
2025 Report on the Shackleton Traversepdf1 MB
2024 Firebird Expedition Reportpdf4 MB
2024 Salvesen Report Expeditionpdf4 MB
2024 Aurora Expeditions Shackleton Crossing Reportpdf474 KB
2023 Polar Explorers Shackleton Reportpdf56 KB
2023 French Expedition Reportdocx18 KB
2023 Skip Novak Makes A Memorable Expedition Sail To Zavodovskipdf1 MB
2023 Antarctic Heritage Trust Shackleton Centenary Year Expedition Mt Worsley Summit Attemptdocx5 MB
2023 Ex ATLANTIC QUEST Expeditionpdf2 MB
2022 Expedition South Georgia: “In the Footsteps of Ernest Shackleton”pdf1 MB
2022 Aurora Expeditions Shackleton Crossing Reportdocx1 MB
2022 South Georgia – Alternative Shackleton Traversepdf2 MB
2020 Tozzi KATdocx15 KB
2020 South Sandwich Islands Reportdocx6 MB
2019 South Georgia By Kayak Irish Ypake Expedition Reportpdf4 MB
2019 Sea Kayak South Georgia: Curgenvenpdf120 KB
2018 Podorange Reportpdf96 KB
2018 Salvesen Reportpdf7 MB
2018 SGNZ Expedition Reportpdf87 KB
2018 Thin Ice Reportdocx34 KB
2018 John Downer RAP reportdocx47 KB
2018 Aurora ASG73 Reportpdf720 KB
2017 Westwind Reportdocx2 MB
2017 NOVARA Reportpdf945 KB
2017 Salvesen RAP Reportdocx100 KB
2017 Aurora ASG69 Reportdocx6 MB
2016 Starbuck Baume Reportpdf357 KB
2016 Antarctic Endurance Reportdocx1 MB
2016 ASG65-Shackleton Crossing Reportdocx116 KB
2016 Shackleton Legacy Reportpdf3 MB
2016 Selma Reportpdf1 MB
2016 Crean Traverse Reportpdf2 MB
2016 Lindblad Shackleton Crossingpdf2 MB
2016 Intrepid-DX Group Reportdocx2 MB
2015 Montagnes du Mondedocx17 KB
2015 SEA Shackleton Crossing Reportpdf127 KB
2015 One Ocean – NZAHT Shackleton Crossing Reportpdf370 KB
2015 Polar Explorers Post Trip Reportpdf259 KB
2015 Westwind Ice Coring Projectdocx2 MB
2015 BBC Natural History Unit filming expedition to Zavodovski Islandpdf984 KB
2015 Aurora ASG60 Shackleton Crossingpdf3 MB
2015 Rapid Ascent – Canoe and Traversepdf921 KB
2014 Wickens – Icebirdpdf2 MB
2014 Ski Mountaineering from Podorange, Jim Blyth grouppdf2 MB
2014 Salvesen Expeditionpdf1 MB
2014 Aurora Shackleton Crossing, ASG56docx769 KB
2014 PAX ARCTICA Shackleton Expeditionpdf3 MB
2013 Alvaro Shackleton Crossing – Englishdocx107 KB
2013 Kern Adler Report: Ernest Shackleton’s Trekpdf11 KB
2013 Alvaro Shackleton Crossing – Spanishdocx121 KB
2013 Aurora Shackleton Crossing Reportdoc394 KB
2013 Report on the Shackleton Traverse From Pelagic Australisdocx2 MB
2013 Ski Crossing of South Georgiapdf286 KB
2013 Shackleton Epic reportdocx4 MB
2012 Podorange reportdocx3 MB
2012 Baffin Babes expedition to South Georgiapdf84 KB
2012 Polar Explorers Post-Expedition Reportpdf174 KB
2012 The Climate Change Institute, Kuli South Georgia Expedition 2012pdf2 MB
2012 Aurora ASG44 Shackleton Crossing March 2012pdf169 KB
2011 Shackleton Traverse October 2011pdf701 KB
2011 Nordenskjold, The Last Leviathanpdf2 MB
2011 Seracdocx150 KB
2011 Oceanwide Expeditions | Footsteps of Shackleton Expedition , December 2011doc53 KB
2011 Penguin Island 3D’, a Sky 3D filming expedition by Jason Robert Productionspdf67 KB
2011 Aurora 2011 Shackleton Crossing (ASG40)pdf467 KB
2010 Oceanwide Expeditions Shackleton Crossingpdf2 MB
2010 Ocean Maiddocx26 KB
2010 Norwegian Kayak Circumnavigationdocx1 MB
2010 Salvesen Ski Traversedoc33 KB
2010 Shackleton Crossing – ASG37pdf668 KB
2009 The South Georgia Association Expeditionpdf1 MB
2009 Post Expedition Report BBC Frozen Planet – South Georgiadoc40 KB
2009 Geographic Report on Shackleton Crossingdoc27 KB
2009 Aurora South Georgia Crossingdoc27 KB
2008 BBC Frozen Planetdoc73 KB
2008 Beyond Endurance Expedition Shackleton Traverse And Attempted Ascent Of Mount Nichollsdoc36 KB
2008 BSES Southern Endurance Expedition Reportpdf5 MB
2008 The Irish Beyond Endurance Expeditionpdf454 KB
2007 Georgia Sat – Outline Expedition Reportpdf884 KB
2007 Insubrica Expedition’s Shackleton Traverse and ascent of Mt. Stanleydoc32 KB
2007 French South Georgia Expeditiondoc42 KB
2007 BSES Southern Endurance Expeditionzip359 KB
2006 Report On The Metolius Expeditiondoc42 KB
2006 BSES – Reconnaissance Expedition To South Georgia Post Expedition Reportzip178 KB
2004 Endurance II Outline Expedition Reportzip271 KB
2004 Aurora – Shackleton Crossingdoc22 KB
2004 Geographic Expeditions – Shackleton Crossingdoc36 KB
2004 Ted Cheeseman Expedition – Shackleton Crossingdoc23 KB