Jerry Kobalenko
Jerry Kobalenko
Jerry Kobalenko is the editor of ExplorersWeb. One of Canada’s premier arctic travelers, he is the author of The Horizontal Everest and Arctic Eden, and has just finished a book about adventures in Labrador. In 2018, he was awarded the Polar Medal by the Governor General of Canada and in 2022, he received the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Medal for services to exploration.
Jerry Kobalenko is the editor of ExplorersWeb. One of Canada’s premier arctic travelers, he is the author of The Horizontal Everest and Arctic Eden, and has just finished a book about adventures in Labrador. In 2018, he was awarded the Polar Medal by the Governor General of Canada and in 2022, he received the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Medal for services to exploration.
The North Magnetic Pole: the Hardest Place in the World to Reach
While the Geographic North Pole is one of the...
Riddle of the Source of Central Asia’s Greatest River Solved
Building on the work of a 2007 expedition, an...
Johan Bjorling, the 21-Year-Old Who Disappeared in the Arctic in 1892
By October 12, 1892, the situation was desperate for...
Video: Dangerously Deep Snow Almost Smothers Skier
It wasn't an avalanche; just powder so deep that...
Polar Expedition Tip: The Best Way to Go to the Toilet at -40˚
At the risk of being too graphic, the hardest...
Borge Ousland’s Polar Equipment List. Part IV: Repair Kit
Borge Ousland, the greatest polar traveler of the last...
Borge Ousland’s Polar Equipment List. Part III: Medical Kit
Borge Ousland, the greatest polar traveler of the last...
Borge Ousland’s Polar Equipment List, Part II: Key Gear
Borge Ousland, the greatest polar traveler of the last...
Borge Ousland’s Polar Equipment List. Part I: Clothing
Borge Ousland, the greatest polar traveler of the last...
Polish Cyclist Found Dead in Siberian Hotel
Adam Boreiko planned to cycle 914 kilometers from Yakutsk...
Rain Postpones Alex Honnold’s Skyscraper Climb Until Tomorrow
Because of the persistent rain, Netflix has postponed Alex...
Tip: How to Keep Hands Warmer at Polar Temperatures
I owe this little gear innovation to polar explorer...
Top 10 Expeditions of 2025 – #4: First Unsupported Crossing of Ellesmere Island
At 63, Borge Ousland is still doing long, hard...
Reluctant Historians: How the Past Can Seduce Adventure Travelers
Those who ski from Hercules Inlet to the South...
It’s Called Larch Madness For a Reason
Although the "leaf-peeping" season of late September is not...
About Last Week’s Polar Bear Attack on Baffin Island…
As we reported yesterday, a polar bear attacked a...
Astronaut Eric Philips on the Joy of Being in Outer Space
For three and a half days earlier this month,...
Ousland, Colliard to Attempt Unsupported Ellesmere Island Crossing
In less than a week, Norway's Borge Ousland and...
