I was shocked when I first discovered that The North Face et al. had produced a recreational film on the seventh continent. Antarctica is not like anywhere else on this planet. It is a microcosm of the survival of the whole of complex biological life in this Anthropocene moment. It is the last place on the planet where, after one hundred years of modern human awareness, has withstood human industry. As human population expands and Earth experiences greater climatic vulnerability in the short term threatening survival of most complex life, it is imperative that Antarctica remain untouched by…
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