Robert Gilmore
Expedition Leader
Expertise
Robert is one of our very experienced expedition leaders. He’s been working in the polar regions for over 20 years, his passion for education can be seen every day, and his personal expertise lie in geology, glaciology, sea ice, and oceanography… although he also knows an exceptional amount about the wildlife as well.
Impact
Robert has been involved in creating many educational programmes, has been involved with developing citizen science programmes for the industry, and is one of the founders of the Polar Citizen Science Collective.
Style
Robert’s style is to open the door to the polar environments to all our guests in a safe and secure manner. His friendly, relaxed demeanour and open-mindedness allows our guests to feel relaxed and ready to explore the wonders of the polar regions.
Languages
“I enjoy working with Secret Atlas due to their high level of professionalism, their flexibility in allowing their experienced guides to make decisions in the field as to the best routes to lead our guests on, and their steadfast support in every facet of expedition guiding.”
— Robert Gilmore
Questions & Answers
My most transformative travel experience
My most memorable travel experience is seeing the Antarctic for the first time. I was hired by the United States Antarctic Program to work at McMurdo Station back in 1996. We flew in from Christchurch, New Zealand, and the moment I stepped off the plane and stepped foot on the sea ice, my first breath almost took me to my knees – it was SO cold. I’ll never forget that moment.
My exploration inspiration
I would have to split this one between the Heroic Age of Exploration and what those individuals endured to open the polar regions to our collective consciousness. The other would definitely be the science that has been going on for decades in both polar regions, allowing human beings to better understand the Earth and how it and we are all connected.
My dream adventure
My dream destination after working in the polar regions is to not have to gear up in extreme cold weather gear every day, lie on a deserted beach in some tropical area with my flyrod within reach, and hit the flats to find some sport fish of any kind…
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