Vintage Photos of Polar Exploration

Dipping Into Your Own Pocket
The collection also includes more modern photographs, like this image from the Ranulph Fiennes Transglobe Expedition showing a pair of jeans so cold, they stand up by themselves. "I am delighted that the photographs from our Expedition form part of this collection," says Sir Fiennes. "Our ship Benjamin Bowring reaching the North Pole, Bothie the dog and the frozen jeans being just a few of the images that we can now share with the world."

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