Arctic
Arctic Roundup: Some Journeys Wrap Up, Others Begin
This week, Canadians Ray Zahab and Kevin Vallely finished...
Half-Starved, Three-Quarters Crazy: How Two Explorers Survived Alone in Northern Greenland in 1911-12
Exploration stories are rife with extreme deprivation, both physical...
British Adventurer Faces Inuit Criticism
Last week, we reported that British adventurer Camilla Hempleman-Adams...
Ousland, Colliard to Attempt Unsupported Ellesmere Island Crossing
In less than a week, Norway's Borge Ousland and...
New Insurer Will Cover Greenland Expeditions — At a Price
A solution has emerged for Greenland's strict new insurance...
British Adventurer Makes Questionable Arctic Record Claim
Last week, British adventurer Camilla Hempleman-Adams completed a 13-day,...
Norwegian Pair to Ski 700km in the Canadian North
Norwegians Bengt Rotmo and Randulf Valle are about to...
Exploration Mysteries: A 16th-Century Arctic Expedition Ends in Disaster
It’s 1553, and Sir Hugh Willoughby is leading three...
Barneo: Will the North Pole Camp Finally, Finally Run Again This Year?
I opened the Barneo Ice Camp website today, and...
Manhauling 1,100Km Through Northwest Passage in the Footsteps of Amundsen’s Men
In 1905, during Roald Amundsen's first transit of the...
Murder Near the North Pole, Part IV: The Death of Charles Francis Hall
So far, the three High Arctic deaths we've covered...
Oldest Arctic Glacier Ice Found Near Baffin Island
Landslides have uncovered the remnants of an ancient glacier...
Murder Near the North Pole, Part III: The Death of Peeawahto
In 1914, explorer Fitzhugh Green shot and killed his...
Murder Near the North Pole, Part II: Death on an Ice Island
In 1970, the world’s northernmost murder took place on...
Murder Near the North Pole: The Death of Ross Marvin
In 1909, a young American, Ross Marvin, was helping...
Mega-Tsunami In Greenland Echoed Around the World for Nine Days
In September 2023, a colossal landslide in East Greenland...
Weekend Warm-Up: Biking The Arctic Post Road
This short documentary follows two young women as they...
Top 10 Expeditions of 2024, #6: 3,800Km Quebec-Labrador Journey
A lot of contemporary adventure is long on athletics...
New Study Finds Bering Land Bridge Was Really More of a Swamp
Why did the woolly mammoth cross the road?
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