Arctic
Rare Arctic Button Sells for $8,000
A button with extraordinary historical significance has fetched $8,225...
Ousland and Colliard Complete Ellesmere Island Crossing
After 49 days and over 1,100km of skiing through...
Ousland and Colliard Near Finish of Ellesmere Island Crossing
After 46 days, Borge Ousland and Vincent Colliard are...
Vincent Colliard Escapes Crevasse Fall on Ellesmere Island
Ten days ago, while exiting the Agassiz Ice Cap...
Ella Hibbert Begins Circumnavigation of the Arctic Circle
British sailor Ella Hibbert is sailing alone around the...
Ousland and Colliard Cross Second Ice Cap, Rocky Terrain Ahead
Borge Ousland and Vincent Colliard are now 28 days...
Arctic Roundup: A Mythical Quest Ends in Greenland; Ellesmere Trek Continues
As snow disappears from the land, even in the...
A 1,700km Bike and Canoe Journey Through Northern Canada
In two weeks, Dave Greene and Gaia Aish will...
Arctic Roundup: Passing Magnetic North, Deep Snow, and Siberian Cold
Sled expeditions remain underway on Canada's Ellesmere Island and...
Arctic Roundup: Bears, Summits, and Ice Caps
Last week, expeditions finished in northern Quebec and the...
UPDATED: Polar Bear in Baffin Island Attack Was Injured; More Details on Attack
A polar bear that attacked a skier in Auyuittuq...
About Last Week’s Polar Bear Attack on Baffin Island…
As we reported yesterday, a polar bear attacked a...
Arctic Roundup: Launches, Finishes, and Struggles in the Far North
After a long weather delay in Resolute, Borge Ousland...
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...
