Antony Jinman Articles

Oct
14

Blog Action Day – The Land That Never Melts

It has been astonishing watching the arctic landscape change drastically in the last three years that I have been travelling there. This panorama was created by snow and ice, using mechanisms that have carved out stunning glaciated valleys and towering peaks over hundreds of thousands of years. Whilst these valleys have experienced many climatic changes in their history, it is the rate of change that is taking place here that has everyone worried, including the local Inuit people.

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Oct
01

South Pole 2009

South Pole 2009 expedition is in jeopardy but instead of feeling down and saying “this is just not ever going to happen”, I simply look back over the past 12 months and can happily say that I have achieved 5 other expeditions and have developed a strong school following and backing. What can I achieve in the next 12 months?

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Sep
23

Can you help Antony sell Christmas Puddings?

We would like you to contribute to Antony’s fund and you’re in luck. We’ve got something a lot tastier than a raffle ticket. We’ve got The Ultimate Plum Pudding – one of the finest Christmas puddings you can buy. It has been endorsed by the BBC Good Food Magazine and by Chef magazine as being as good as the best home made and has won a food ‘Oscar’ – a gold award at the Great Taste Awards

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Sep
02

Devon – People

A big thank you to David Fitzgerald for this interview and article on the BBC Website on Devon People. I am delighted to have had my story told about my winter arctic adventures on Baffin Island and my school outreach project. Please do have a look on the BBC’s website to see the full article, “Devon-People”:http://www.bbc.co.uk/devon/people/

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Jul
21

Devon Expedition Success

The past few days have been exceptionally busy after completing a very successful expedition right here at home, my coast to coast walk of Devon. The aim of the expedition was to walk and film the length of Devon, from the south coast to the north coast, along the way we would highlight issues of sustainable tourism and environmental projects on route, promoting what Devon has to offer.

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Jul
20

Writing about my Adventures for Oracle Magazine

It is with great pleasure to announce that I will be now writing about my adventures and experiences around the world for Oracle Magazine here in Plymouth and South Devon. “The Oracle”:www.oracle.uk.net – Plymouth’s leading lifestyle magazine and available free from Tesco, Sainsbury and Morrison’s in South Devon.

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Jul
19

Busy Week with the Media

Since the end of the Devon Expedition last week things have been very busy indeed. We have had an articles out again in the Plymouth Herald, The Evening Standard, a number of articles in community magazines and and my 4th live interview with BBC Radio Devon as well as the interview above on ITV.

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Jun
01

Herald Marks Return to Plymouth

PLYMOUTH polar explorer Antony Jinman has completed his toughest expedition yet by skiing 550km across Greenland’s ice cap. The expedition, which he completed as part of an international team, is his second polar adventure this year, having made a solo crossing of Baffin Island in March.

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Jun
01

Students on Ice – International Polar Year Arctic Youth Expedition 2009

A fantastic opportunity to join this amazing expedition. The goal of the upcoming IPY
Arctic Expedition 2009 is to engage youth in global scientific and social polar research. The ship-based journey will involve 75 students from around the world, ages 14 to 19, accompanied by world-renowned scientists, environmentalists and polar educators.

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Apr
06

Arrived Back in the UK – Living with the Inuit

An extremely rewarding and interesting project and one I am very keen to build on. We have had the support from 11 schools here in the South West and have had a number of inquires for follow up talks in additional schools. I Look forward to developing my school outreach project with my next expedition, “Crossing Greenland” on the 19th April. Thank you again for everyones support.

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