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.
How a Sea Biscuit Survived for 178 Years
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The Disastrous British Arctic Expedition of 1875-6
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Johan Bjorling, the 21-Year-Old Who Disappeared in the Arctic in 1892
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Video: Dangerously Deep Snow Almost Smothers Skier
It wasn't an avalanche; just powder so deep that...
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At the risk of being too graphic, the hardest...
Borge Ousland’s Polar Equipment List. Part IV: Repair Kit
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Borge Ousland’s Polar Equipment List. Part III: Medical Kit
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Borge Ousland’s Polar Equipment List, Part II: Key Gear
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Borge Ousland’s Polar Equipment List. Part I: Clothing
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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...
