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.

portrait of bear attack victims

Victims in Grizzly Attack Named

More information has emerged about the two campers killed...
Banff park sign

Grizzly Attack Update: Victims Had Bear Spray

There has been an update about the grizzly attack...
grizzly in front of woods in the Canadian Rockies

Grizzly Kills Husband and Wife in Banff

A grizzly has killed a husband and wife in...
rocks along shore

Northwest Passage Kayakers in Home Stretch

Okay, maybe it's an exaggeration to call 500km the...
The graves of Franklin's men on Beechey Island, Nunavut.

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...
The kayakers arrive at Cambridge Bay, Nunavut.

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...
Mark Agnew drags his kayak to open water.

Northwest Passage Kayakers Play Hurry Up and Wait

The four kayakers trying to cover the entire 3,000km...
four kayakers celebrate aat fnish line.

Kayakers Dodge Polar Bears, Walrus to Complete Rare Labrador Journey

Today, four Canadian kayakers completed an 800km, 27-day paddle...
route map

Northwest Passage Kayakers Wait at Starting Point After Ill-Timed First Day

Fog, wind, and swiftly shifting sea ice led to...
Northwest Passage, on a grey day with bits of sea ice

Northwest Passage Kayakers Begin Again

Four kayakers begin their attempt to kayak the 3,000km...
search and rescue vessels look for sub

Titan Submersible Destroyed in ‘Catastrophic Implosion’

Minutes before the U.S. Coast Guard's news conference about...
The missing submersible.

U.S. Coast Guard Finds New Debris Around Titanic

The U.S. Coast Guard has announced that an ROV...
Titanic wreck

Updated: Titanic Tourist Sub Still Missing

A small submersible that brings tourists 3,800m down to...
portrait of Tom Hornbein

R.I.P. Tom Hornbein: a Personal Remembrance

As 500 paying customers prepare to jumar up Everest...
arctic skier couple

Pair to Ski 400Km From Cambridge Bay to Gjoa Haven

In an otherwise quiet year in the Arctic, where...
Big plane landing on Arctic Ocean ice

Barneo Canceled; May Route Through Russia Next Year

Two outfitters currently in Svalbard confirmed today that the...
People in red stand around a plane near the North Pole

Flying in Svalbard is Mission Impossible for Both Tom Cruise and the Barneo Ice Station

Last week, Vincent Colliard canceled his solo North Pole...
Barneo ice station from the air

Update: Colliard Cancels North Pole

Citing continued uncertainty about whether the Barneo Ice Station...

Polar Bear Day Memories: Lessons From a Close Encounter

Arctic travelers tend to view polar bears differently than...
Garmin tracker

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...

Tent Review: Nemo Chogori 3P

I can count on one hand the number of...

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