memoir by Trevor hamley

In 1983 Australian Glaciologist Trevor Hamley (and Vlad - the team leader) embarked on a 3,000 kilometre Soviet Antarctic return over-snow traverse from Mirny to Dome C. In this memoir, Trevor reveals how fate propelled him towards this unique experience, including a visit to Vostok – the coldest place on Earth. 

Trevor is available for speaking engagements.

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About trevor

After completing an undergraduate degree in Civil Engineering at Monash University, Trevor joined the Australian Antarctic Division (AAD) as an expeditioner from 1977 to 1979 inclusive - to winter as the Glaciologist at Casey station in 1978. Immediately after, he returned to a career in engineering construction before re-joining the Antarctic Division in 1983 to participate in a Soviet Antarctic Expedition. Trevor completed a Master of Science degree in Glaciology at the University of Melbourne in 1987. He now lives in Brisbane with his wife Kerry-Lynne with whom he has two sons and three grandchildren.

THEN

2023

1983

About VLAD

Vlad graduated in Geophysics at the University of St. Petersburg, earning a PhD in space physics in 1981 by researching magnetometer data from East Antarctica. He is a lifelong expeditioner to polar regions : a veteran of 6 field expeditions to the Eastern Arctic and 5 times to Greenland, followed by 22 trips to Antarctica (including 15 trips to South Pole Station and 4 times to Vostok). Vlad now lives in Maryland (USA) with his wife Natalie. Their son and his family live close by. Vlad still dreams of retiring.

1983

2019

Radio Interview

RUSSIAN DOCUMENTARY

This free 80 min movie follows a group of Russians who travel to Mirny in 2017 to restore the graves of expeditioner’s who died at Mirny in the course of their duty. The scenery and subject matter are totally relatable to events described in Vodka in a Vegemite Jar.

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