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.
From Arctic Influencer to Fugitive: The Strange Story of Henry Howgate
Henry Howgate was not himself an arctic explorer, but...
Australia’s Lone Emperor Penguin Released into the Southern Ocean
An emperor penguin that swam 3,500km from Antarctica to...
Bear That Broke Into Luxury Cars Was Actually an Insurance Scammer in a Bear Costume, Investigators Say
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Greenland Hunters Bred Sled Dogs With Wolves for Strength
For centuries, when the Inuit hunters of North West...
‘Red Sprites’ Wins Weather Photographer of the Year Contest
The Royal Meteorological Society has announced the winners of...
International Snow Leopard Day Celebrates the Elusive Ghost Cat
For the eleventh year, October 23 marks International Snow...
Mosquitoes and Black Flies: How They Find You, How to Keep Them Away, And More
"A cloud of cumbrous gnats do him molest,
All striving...
How Tyler Andrews Smashed the FKT on Manaslu
Picture this: You’re running in the mountains alone with...
Video: Lightning Strike Blasts Eagle Nest; Eagle Survives
On August 6, a bald eagle near Boulder, Colorado...
Sleeping Men Have Terrifying Close Call With Polar Bear
Some Inuit men were on a fall caribou hunt...
Canoeists Paddle 4,400Km From Minnesota to Arctic Ocean
Zach Fritz and Taylor Rau are experienced canoeists but...
Shortlist for Boardman Tasker Award Released
The shortlist for this year's Boardman Tasker Award for...
Watch: Humpback Whale Throws Snorkeler Into the Air
Snorkelers off Australia's Gold Coast had an adrenaline moment...
Watch the Northern Lights From High Above the Earth
A strong geomagnetic storm over the weekend allowed skygazers...
World’s Largest Iceberg Trapped in Vortex
Like a canoe caught indefinitely in a recirculating wave,...
Archaeologists Find Pot of Gold Buried for 2,400 Years
A group of Michigan archaeologists working in Turkey found...
Hope Ends: Attempted Rescue of Hiraide and Nakajima Called Off
Ischii Sports has announced on its website that it...
Polar Bear Boom May Threaten Greenland Adventurers
Polar bears don't often show up in Southern or...
Eric Larsen on Why He Decided to Lead a North Pole Tour Through Russia
Yesterday, polar guide Eric Larsen returned to Colorado after...
