Arctic

will steger and arctic landscape

Arctic Round-Up: Setbacks and New Expeditions Underway

Since our last update, a wave of Arctic expeditions...
arctic traveler sitting on sled pouring drink

The Seven-Minute Rule in Polar Travel

The hardest part of an Arctic travel day, besides...
biscuit

How a Sea Biscuit Survived for 178 Years

In the Royal Geographical Society's collection sits a remarkable...

Arctic Round-Up: Expeditions Underway in Svalbard, Russia, the Canadian Arctic

Two weeks ago, we reported on several Arctic expeditions...
giant cairn

The Disastrous British Arctic Expedition of 1875-6

The meadows of Alexandra Fiord were my introduction to...
hamlet of Resolute Bay in snowy season

The North Magnetic Pole: the Hardest Place in the World to Reach

While the Geographic North Pole is one of the...
Stephane Weissbaum pulling a sled on the Vatnajokull Ice Cap

A 400Km Traverse of Iceland’s Three Major Ice Caps

Swiss adventurer Stephane Weissbaum has completed a 20-day sled...
Man skiing with snow kite aloft in the air

Arctic Round-Up: Sled Journeys Across Greenland, Svalbard, Alaska, Siberia

As light returns to the northern latitudes, the Arctic...
Johan Alfred Bjorling inset into image of Bjorling Island.

Johan Bjorling, the 21-Year-Old Who Disappeared in the Arctic in 1892

By October 12, 1892, the situation was desperate for...
silhouetted arctic sledder

Sea Ice Travel: A Pictorial Guide

Down south, we don't think of the sea freezing,...
aerial of the arctic ice foot

A Newcomer’s Guide to the Arctic Highway

Both Arctic explorers and Inuit typically used sea ice...
young girl skiing and pulling sled

Girl, 10, to Ski 600Km Across Svalbard

Later this month, a 10-year-old Norwegian girl sets out...
rocky island in a choppy ocean

Ancient Seafarers Reached Remote Arctic Islands 4,000 Years Ago

Some of the Arctic’s earliest inhabitants were far more...
A map of the Arctic with NE passage drawn

Interactive Map Shows Four Centuries of Arctic Exploration

A new project from a glacial scientist and historical...
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In High Arctic Villages, the Sun is Returning

After months of darkness, the sun is returning to...
Thule Air Base

How a Secret Greenland Military Base Hastened the Collapse of an Arctic World

BY LUDOVIC SLIMAK Today, as Greenland once again becomes a...
Whale rendering site in the Arctic

An Unknown Survival Classic: How Eight Men Survived an Arctic Overwintering in 1630

In 1630, eight little-known Englishmen were separated from their...
A mother polar bear with two cubs.

Arctic Communities to Test Polar Bear Early Warning System

In the past, both Arctic explorers and local Inuit...

Top 10 Expeditions of 2025 – #4: First Unsupported Crossing of Ellesmere Island

At 63, Borge Ousland is still doing long, hard...
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Reluctant Historians: How the Past Can Seduce Adventure Travelers

Those who ski from Hercules Inlet to the South...
A river valley ringed with mountains

Weekend Warm-Up: Arctic Alchemy

Arctic Alchemy, a short film from directors Colin Arisman...
Colourful illustration of a hornless, shagy rhino standing by a lake

Ancient Rhino Remains Discovered in the Canadian High Arctic

There are only five species of rhinoceros alive today,...
line of skiers/sledders silhouetted at sunset

Meltwater Hampers Summer Sledding Season in Greenland

Greenland’s brief summer sledding season is drawing to a...
6 people pose by a Greenland shore

Greenland’s Short Summer Sledding Season Begins

It's never entirely summer in Greenland, at least not...

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