It’s not every day your job takes you to Antarctica – a striking, frozen continent, so hostile that it hosts no permanent inhabitants. But, when Topcon Europe’s Geo-Positioning Vice President, Ian Stilgoe, received a request from Antarctic Logistics and Expeditions asking for Topcon’s help with a survey for a new blue ice runway, it was an offer he couldn’t refuse.
We caught up with Ian following his return from the expedition to get the lowdown on his icy escapades.