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.
You’re Not Historic, So Don’t Leave Your Junk (or Your Body) At Historic Sites
Last month, I visited Beechey Island in the Canadian...
Last Northwest Passage Rower Calls It Quits
For weeks, Matty Clarke wrestled adversity in his attempt...
Northwest Passage Kayakers Have Less Than 1,000Km To Go
The four kayakers who are attempting to do the...
Northwest Passage Kayakers Poised to Cross into Western Arctic
The four kayakers who style themselves the Arctic Cowboys...
Northwest Passage Kayakers Play Hurry Up and Wait
The four kayakers trying to cover the entire 3,000km...
Kayakers Dodge Polar Bears, Walrus to Complete Rare Labrador Journey
Today, four Canadian kayakers completed an 800km, 27-day paddle...
Northwest Passage Kayakers Wait at Starting Point After Ill-Timed First Day
Fog, wind, and swiftly shifting sea ice led to...
Titan Submersible Destroyed in ‘Catastrophic Implosion’
Minutes before the U.S. Coast Guard's news conference about...
Updated: Titanic Tourist Sub Still Missing
A small submersible that brings tourists 3,800m down to...
Pair to Ski 400Km From Cambridge Bay to Gjoa Haven
In an otherwise quiet year in the Arctic, where...
Barneo Canceled; May Route Through Russia Next Year
Two outfitters currently in Svalbard confirmed today that the...
Flying in Svalbard is Mission Impossible for Both Tom Cruise and the Barneo Ice Station
Last week, Vincent Colliard canceled his solo North Pole...
Update: Colliard Cancels North Pole
Citing continued uncertainty about whether the Barneo Ice Station...
Polar Bear Day Memories: Lessons From Close Encounter
Arctic travelers tend to view polar bears differently than...
Drama on Denali: Has Jost Kobusch Summited?
Jost Kobusch's tracker shows him descending Denali after approaching...
Watch Sun Return Today to Northernmost Arctic Village
Grise Fiord, the northernmost community in North America, enjoyed...
Top 10 Expeditions of 2022, #10: 835Km on Axel Heiberg Island
Last spring, self-professed "pensioners" John Dunn and Graeme Magor...
