Arctic

Russian man in orange vest waves in greeting in snowy landscape

Barneo: Will the North Pole Camp Finally, Finally Run Again This Year?

 I opened the Barneo Ice Camp website today, and...
sledder on sea ice

Manhauling 1,100Km Through Northwest Passage in the Footsteps of Amundsen’s Men

In 1905, during Roald Amundsen's first transit of the...
archival photo of Hall

Murder Near the North Pole, Part IV: The Death of Charles Francis Hall

So far, the three High Arctic deaths we've covered...
researchers digging in the Arctic

Oldest Arctic Glacier Ice Found Near Baffin Island

Landslides have uncovered the remnants of an ancient glacier...
Inuit man in furs beside dead wolf

Murder Near the North Pole, Part III: The Death of Peeawahto

In 1914, explorer Fitzhugh Green shot and killed his...
buildings on an ice island, from the air

Murder Near the North Pole, Part II: Death on an Ice Island

In 1970, the world’s northernmost murder took place on...
memorial plaque

Murder Near the North Pole: The Death of Ross Marvin

In 1909, a young American, Ross Marvin, was helping...
Greenland cliff

Mega-Tsunami In Greenland Echoed Around the World for Nine Days

In September 2023, a colossal landslide in East Greenland...
Arctic Post Road

Weekend Warm-Up: Biking The Arctic Post Road

This short documentary follows two young women as they...
hauling a toboggan in a storm

Top 10 Expeditions of 2024, #6: 3,800Km Quebec-Labrador Journey

A lot of contemporary adventure is long on athletics...
a woolly mammoth

New Study Finds Bering Land Bridge Was Really More of a Swamp

Why did the woolly mammoth cross the road? Or more...
Mountains and the sea, with no snow or ice

An Ice-Free Arctic Could Come Before 2030, Study Finds

Ice loss in the Arctic has long been a...
a stone cottage

John Rae Society’s Desperate Bid to Save Explorer’s Crumbling Home

A historical society has announced a public fundraiser in...
a polar bear

Man Leaps Onto Polar Bear to Defend Wife From Attack

A Canadian man is recuperating in a hospital after...
period sketch of Henry W. Howgate

From Arctic Influencer to Fugitive: The Strange Story of Henry Howgate

Henry Howgate was not himself an arctic explorer, but...
NASA image of city beneath the Greenland ice

‘City Under the Ice’ Rediscovered

NASA has rediscovered an old Cold War U.S. army...

Greenland Hunters Bred Sled Dogs With Wolves for Strength

For centuries, when the Inuit hunters of North West...
a man holds a canoe while looking out over a river

Catching Up With Frank Wolf After 1,350Km Arctic Canoe Expedition

Adventurer Frank Wolf sure had an eventful year. The...
One of the last photos of Paul Knutsen and Peter Tessem.

Exploration Mysteries: Peter Tessem and Paul Knutsen

In 1919, Peter Tessem could not bear his chronic...
millions of mosquitoes over several people

Mosquitoes and Black Flies: How They Find You, How to Keep Them Away, And More

"A cloud of cumbrous gnats do him molest, All striving...
Ousland and Colliard raise their ski poles in triumph

Ousland and Colliard Finish Juneau Icefield Crossing

Borge Ousland and Vincent Colliard have successfully completed their...
green tent on a barren mound

Sleeping Men Have Terrifying Close Call With Polar Bear

Some Inuit men were on a fall caribou hunt...

Arctic Watch Wilderness Lodge Cleared of Charges

Arctic Watch Wilderness Lodge, an arctic tourism destination operated...
a black and white photo of a sailor taken in the mid 1800s

DNA Researchers Identify Cannibalized Remains From Lost Franklin Expedition

Another piece of the Franklin Expedition puzzle has dropped...

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