Arctic

The Erebus on a rare calm day.

Erebus At Risk: Researchers Running Out of Time To Investigate Franklin’s Ship

Researchers only discovered the wrecks of HMS Erebus and...
a crater

Russia’s Exploding Craters Finally Explained?

High up in Russia's Gydan and Yamal peninsula, there...
Barneo ice camp.

Barneo North Pole Camp To Reopen, If You’re Willing to Go Through Russia

Barneo, a floating ice camp typically set up 100km...
plaque to thomas george street

The Radford and Street Disaster: Death of a Good Man

A while back, I was gazing at a bronze...
A camp in the snow.

Justin Barbour Begins Next Leg of 3,800km Odyssey

In June 2023, Justin Barbour set out on a...
Mark Agnew tends to his kayak after a fall snowstorm.

Top 10 Expeditions of 2023. #2: Kayaking the Northwest Passage

After aborting their first attempt at the Northwest Passage...
Giulio-Cobianchi-2023-NLPOTY-CTA

Lights, Camera…Aurora! Check Out The Best Northern Lights Pics of 2023

Few genres of photography stir the urge to go...
Simon-Pierre Goneau and Samuel Lalande-Markon sled hauling near Hudson Bay.

Top 10 Expeditions of 2023: #10: 2,800km Across Quebec

Most casual readers of adventure would be led to...
A polar bear on its hind legs

Using DNA From Prints in the Snow to Study Polar Bears

Scientists who study polar bears have a difficult job....
Archaeologists from the University of Oulu working at the site.

Archaeologists Discover Huge Stone Age Graveyard in Lapland

Archaeologists might have found the oldest Stone Age burial...
Hide Yamazaki

Scientist Studying Thinning Sea Ice Drowns in North Greenland

A Japanese scientist studying thinning sea ice has died...
Arctic woollybear caterpillar

Woolly Bear Caterpillar: The Great Arctic Survivor

A while back, I was looking for relics from...
Aniol Serrasolses runs a 20m-high glacial waterfall, Svalbard.

Watch Extreme Kayaker Aniol Serrasolses Run a 20m Ice Wall Off Svalbard

It may not be a "historic feat," as Red...
canoe

Great Explorers: P. G. Downes

The Second World War had begun, and P.G. Downes...
Two climbers on a smooth granite face, they partially swamped glacier at their feet.

New Climbs on Baffin Island

Noah Besen, James Klemmensen, Shira Biner, and Amanda Bischke...
Labrador caribou.

Weekend Warm-Up: Land & Sea: Caribou Hunting With Labrador Inuit

A regional -- read: very regional -- Canadian television...
Mina Hubbard in winter

Legends Series: Mina Hubbard

Early in the 20th century, Labrador was a nearly...
A participant dog-sleds through the Arctic in Fjallraven Polar 2023

Apply for Epic Dogsled Adventure: Fjällräven Polar Challenge Opens Up 2024 Slots

This story first appeared in GearJunkie. How do you feel...

In Memory of Hilaree Nelson: Watch ‘Earthside’

In the spring of 2022, the powerful all-female adventure...
Komi people on reindeer sleds.

Weekend Warm-Up: Nomads From The Arctic Circle

Instant gratification and instant connection are all that many...
Jeff Wueste, West Hansen, Eileen Visser, and Mark Agnew.

Northwest Passage Complete, Arctic Cowboys Head Home

After rounding Cape Bathurst on October 8 to complete...
The Arctic Cowboys at the eastern terminus of the Northwest Passage, three months ago.

Northwest Passage Kayakers Finish Epic Journey

The four Northwest Passage kayakers who style themselves The...
map of the kayakers' current position

Northwest Passage Kayakers: -3˚C, But Not Far to Go

After almost three months and 2,400km, the four kayakers...
rocks along shore

Northwest Passage Kayakers in Home Stretch

Okay, maybe it's an exaggeration to call 500km the...

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