Endurance Expedition.
Text and pictures © 1993-2024 Guillaume Dargaud
Last updated on 2021/11/05
"Men Wanted for hazardous journey. Small wages, bitter cold, long months of complete darkness, constant danger, safe return doubtful. Honor and recognition in case of success." — Ernest Shackleton (1874—1922), [probably fake] newspaper announcement before his
![[Alain_Chambefort.jpg]
Alain 'Freddy' Chambefort, doctor](Portraits/Alain_Chambefort.jpg)
Those pictures are black & white portraits I took of the team of the 43rd winter over in Terre Adélie, hence the name TA43 for the team.
Left: Alain 'Freddy' Chambefort, doctor
![[Alain_Grandmaison.jpg]
Alain 'Bighouse' Grandmaison, technical chief.](Portraits/Alain_Grandmaison.jpg)
Right: Alain 'Bighouse' Grandmaison, technical chief.
![[Arnaud_Dessommes.jpg]
Arnaud 'Arnal' Dessommes, microbiologist and stillmaster.](Portraits/Arnaud_Dessommes.jpg)
Left: Arnaud 'Arnal' Dessommes, microbiologist and stillmaster.
![[Charles-Gilles_Testa.jpg]
Charles-Gilles 'CGT' Testa, weather forecast chief and surgery victim.](Portraits/Charles-Gilles_Testa.jpg)
Right: Charles-Gilles 'CGT' Testa, weather forecast chief and surgery victim.
![[Christophe_Barbraud.jpg]
Christophe 'Grosnitho' Barbraud, ornithologist.](Portraits/Christophe_Barbraud.jpg)
Left: Christophe 'Grosnitho' Barbraud, ornithologist.
![[Christophe_Liborio.jpg]
Christophe 'Prof' Liborio, geophysicist.](Portraits/Christophe_Liborio.jpg)
Right: Christophe 'Prof' Liborio, geophysicist.
![[Christophe_Sevilla.jpg]
Christophe 'Le basque' Sévilla, chef.](Portraits/Christophe_Sevilla.jpg)
Left: Christophe 'Le basque' Sévilla, chef.
![[Christophe_Verspieren.jpg]
Christophe 'Glacio' Verspieren, glaciologist.](Portraits/Christophe_Verspieren.jpg)
Right: Christophe 'Glacio' Verspieren, glaciologist.
![[Daniel_Guille.jpg]
Daniel 'Pêcheur bleu' Guille, microbiologist, fisherman.](Portraits/Daniel_Guille.jpg)
Left: Daniel 'Pêcheur bleu' Guille, microbiologist, fisherman.
![[Denis_Aro.jpg]
Denis 'Pâteux' Aro, baker.](Portraits/Denis_Aro.jpg)
Right: Denis 'Pâteux' Aro, baker.
![[Didier_Manoury.jpg]
Didier Manoury, technician.](Portraits/Didier_Manoury.jpg)
Left: Didier Manoury, technician.
![[Dominique_Huon.jpg]
Dominique 'GrosDom' Huon, geophysicist.](Portraits/Dominique_Huon.jpg)
Right: Dominique 'GrosDom' Huon, geophysicist.
![[Francis_Malnory.jpg]
Francis 'Le Marquis' Malnory, power plant head engineer.](Portraits/Francis_Malnory.jpg)
Left: Francis 'Le Marquis' Malnory, power plant head engineer.
![[Francis_Pugliese.jpg]
Francis Pugliese, weather forecast technician.](Portraits/Francis_Pugliese.jpg)
Right: Francis Pugliese, weather forecast technician.
![[Francis_Saugeon.jpg]
Francis 'Papy' Saugeon, electonician.](Portraits/Francis_Saugeon.jpg)
Left: Francis 'Papy' Saugeon, electonician.
![[Francois_Courtier.jpg]
François 'Mépré' Courtier, precision mechanics.](Portraits/Francois_Courtier.jpg)
Right: François 'Mépré' Courtier, precision mechanics.
![[Gilles_Bastard.jpg]
Gilles 'Espion' Bastard, radio operator.](Portraits/Gilles_Bastard.jpg)
Left: Gilles 'Espion' Bastard, radio operator.
![[Gilles_Kerlidou.jpg]
Gilles 'Dista' Kerlidou, station leader.](Portraits/Gilles_Kerlidou.jpg)
Right: Gilles 'Dista' Kerlidou, station leader.
![[Guillaume_Dargaud.jpg]
Guillaume 'Kata' Dargaud, atmosphere physics, katabatic winds.](Portraits/Guillaume_Dargaud.jpg)
Left: Guillaume 'Kata' Dargaud, atmosphere physics, katabatic winds.
![[Jean-Paul_Diris.jpg]
Jean-Paul Diris, radio technician.](Portraits/Jean-Paul_Diris.jpg)
Right: Jean-Paul Diris, radio technician.
![[Jean-Pierre_Laleouse.jpg]
Jean-Pierre Laleouse, weather forecast.](Portraits/Jean-Pierre_Laleouse.jpg)
Left: Jean-Pierre Laleouse, weather forecast.
![[Joel_Mouret.jpg]
Joël 'Chubaka' Mouret, weather forecast.](Portraits/Joel_Mouret.jpg)
Right: Joël 'Chubaka' Mouret, weather forecast.
![[Jerome_Ammann.jpg]
Jérôme 'La bulle' Ammann, geophysics.](Portraits/Jerome_Ammann.jpg)
Left: Jérôme 'La bulle' Ammann, geophysics.
![[Laurent_Pfister.jpg]
Laurent 'Spountz' Pfister, magnetism.](Portraits/Laurent_Pfister.jpg)
Right: Laurent 'Spountz' Pfister, magnetism.
![[Michel_Szurek.jpg]
Michel 'bru' Szurek, biologist, librarian.](Portraits/Michel_Szurek.jpg)
Left: Michel 'bru' Szurek, biologist, librarian.
![[Patrice_Lecomte.jpg]
Patrice 'La plombe' Lecomte, plumber.](Portraits/Patrice_Lecomte.jpg)
Right: Patrice 'La plombe' Lecomte, plumber.
![[Roland_Le_Turquais.jpg]
Roland Le Turquais, head geophysicist.](Portraits/Roland_Le_Turquais.jpg)
Left: Roland Le Turquais, head geophysicist.
![[Savinien_Lemasson.jpg]
Savinien 'La gniaque' Lemasson, biologist and table soccer champion.](Portraits/Savinien_Lemasson.jpg)
Right: Savinien 'La gniaque' Lemasson, biologist and table soccer champion.
![[Stephane_Fallecker.jpg]
Stéphane Fallecker, technician.](Portraits/Stephane_Fallecker.jpg)
Left: Stéphane Fallecker, technician.
![[Stephane_Ladevie__Georges_Walter.jpg]
Stéphane 'Bougnat' Ladevie and Georges Walter, mechanics.](Portraits/Stephane_Ladevie__Georges_Walter.jpg)
Right: Stéphane 'Bougnat' Ladevie and Georges Walter, mechanics.
![[Sebastien_Dommanget.jpg]
Sébastien 'Seb' Dommanget, geophysicist.](Portraits/Sebastien_Dommanget.jpg)
Left: Sébastien 'Seb' Dommanget, geophysicist.
![[Thierry_Gravelet.jpg]
Thierry Gravelet, technician.](Portraits/Thierry_Gravelet.jpg)
Right: Thierry Gravelet, technician.
![[Vincent_Mateu.jpg]
Vincent 'GP' Mateu, postman.](Portraits/Vincent_Mateu.jpg)
Left: Vincent 'GP' Mateu, postman.
![[Xavier_Placaud.jpg]
Xavier 'Enzo' Placaud, electronician.](Portraits/Xavier_Placaud.jpg)
Right: Xavier 'Enzo' Placaud, electronician.
