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.

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...
Magor uses his sled as a bridge to hop over a lead in late spring.

Top 10 Expeditions of 2022, #10: 835Km on Axel Heiberg Island

Last spring, self-professed "pensioners" John Dunn and Graeme Magor...

A Conversation With a Chatbot About Exploration

This week, the introduction of an AI bot called...
selfie of Omar di Felice in Antarctica

Cyclist Aborts Antarctic Bike Crossing

After just over a week and less than 100km,...

Adventure Photo of the Week: Holiday on the Fram Expedition

Every year, May 17 is Constitution Day, Norway's national...

Nirmal Purja Explains Fatal Parachuting Accident

ExplorersWeb has received an email from Nirmal Purja's brand...
Ousland and Colliard raise their arms in celebration at the end of the ice cap crossing

Ousland, Colliard Cross Devon Island Ice Cap

Borge Ousland and Vince Colliard have completed their crossing...
Bundled up Ousland smiles on icefield

Borge Ousland Heads North Again

Even Borge Ousland is apparently not immune from the...
A line of climbes moves up a steep part of K2 in orange morning light

K2 is Beginning to Look a Lot Like Everest

When 145 climbers summited K2 in a single record-breaking...

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