The Shropshire man living on an Antarctica research station - responsible for guiding planes onto icy runways

The 25-year-old, who studied at Thomas Adams in Wem before going to university in High Wycombe, has been living at the Rothera Research Station in Antarctica since October.

He is expecting to return to the UK next month.

Working in the air traffic control tower at the research station Callum's role sees him advising pilots of weather conditions – but also having to clear the occasional penguin that might have gone to sleep on the runway.

Working as a radio officer Callum communicates with aircraft all over the Antarctic continent, and as far north as Punta Arenas, Chile and The Falklands Island.

He said: "I flight follow aircraft using very high frequency radios and satellite phones.

"In addition, I also collect the weather from various locations and pass to aircraft.

"When aircraft are operating from our runway, we check for wildlife such as penguins and seals who may have gone for a nap on the runway."

He added: "My office is the air traffic control tower at Rothera Research station where we operate a number of aircraft from our 900m gravel runway.

"These aircraft fly all over the continent for science and research and are equipped with skis, so they can land on the snow and ice."

Although the scenery might look similar to the untrained eye Callum said that there is nothing familiar about the day-to-day work.

He said: "Every day is different when flying down here and constant change to the schedule is common.

"Weather is the main factor as it changes super quickly. 24/7 daylight means we don’t do any night operations.

"It’s summer down here so the conditions aren’t too bad and you get used to it, although some days are better than others."