7C understood exactly how to balance wilderness with comfort. Every landing felt deliberate, never rushed.
Mira S.
Antarctic Peninsula, 2025
Make the most of today. Create memories.
A curated collection of stories, reflections, photographs, and memories from travellers exploring the polar regions and beyond.
Dedication
In honour of Kevin Rooney — my anchor through seven continents.
These journals hold our own writing, Kevin’s original blog, guest stories, client reflections, and the expedition memories still to come.
Polar narratives
Stories from the ice.
Kevin’s original diary, guest reflections, and field notes from the captains and operators we trust.
Field notes
Read before you choose a voyage.
Each note distils a planning conversation we have weekly. Skim the takeaways, read the full piece, or send the questions you already have.
Memories
Experiences from the field.
Not every journal is an essay. Some are simply moments — photographs and clips travellers brought home from the ice.
A glacier calving into the sea
An unhurried introduction
Lights from the deck
Curiosity, both ways
Blue ice, the oldest ice there is
A gentoo colony
Embarkation day, kitted out
Zodiac cruising the channels
The expedition party
Quark Expeditions · aboard the Ultramarine
Ashore, ship anchored in the bay
A walrus haul-out
Beside the helicopter
Climbing aboard the helicopter
The group, off the ice
Heli-flightseeing over the ice
A sculpted berg
Seabirds in the gorge
Thousands, all at once
The ship that took us there
The light at day's end
Among the icebergs by zodiac
Voices
The people who travelled with us.
The planning was calm, precise, and honest. We knew what was flexible, what was weather dependent, and where to invest.
Jonathan R.
Svalbard, 2025
Our South Georgia voyage was the rare trip that exceeded the photographs. The wildlife guidance was exceptional.
Amelia K.
South Georgia, 2024
Twenty years of travelling together, and this is the one we still talk about over dinner.
David & Anne
Greenland, 2023
I came for the icebergs and left thinking differently about the whole planet. Hard to explain until you go.
Priya N.
Antarctic Peninsula, 2024
Every question answered before I knew to ask it. That is the part you cannot see in a brochure.
Thomas L.
North Pole, 2025
The helicopter over the Weddell Sea was the single most extraordinary hour of my life.
Carla M.
Antarctica, 2025
We were a tricky group — different ages, different appetites for adventure. Somehow it suited everyone.
The Okafor family
Svalbard, 2024
7C understood exactly how to balance wilderness with comfort. Every landing felt deliberate, never rushed.
Mira S.
Antarctic Peninsula, 2025
The planning was calm, precise, and honest. We knew what was flexible, what was weather dependent, and where to invest.
Jonathan R.
Svalbard, 2025
Our South Georgia voyage was the rare trip that exceeded the photographs. The wildlife guidance was exceptional.
Amelia K.
South Georgia, 2024
Twenty years of travelling together, and this is the one we still talk about over dinner.
David & Anne
Greenland, 2023
I came for the icebergs and left thinking differently about the whole planet. Hard to explain until you go.
Priya N.
Antarctic Peninsula, 2024
Every question answered before I knew to ask it. That is the part you cannot see in a brochure.
Thomas L.
North Pole, 2025
The helicopter over the Weddell Sea was the single most extraordinary hour of my life.
Carla M.
Antarctica, 2025
We were a tricky group — different ages, different appetites for adventure. Somehow it suited everyone.
The Okafor family
Svalbard, 2024