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plaque to thomas george street

The Radford and Street Disaster: Death of a Good Man

A while back, I was gazing at a bronze...
January 15, 2024
A white haired man talking into the camera

Weekend Warm-Up: All Legends Age, Even Chris Bonington

Chris Bonington doesn’t need an introduction from a guy...
December 30, 2023
Annie Londonderry

Great Explorers: Annie Londonderry

Fifteen months. $10,000. A bicycle and a woman's determination....
December 13, 2023
canoe

Great Explorers: P. G. Downes

The Second World War had begun, and P.G. Downes...
November 26, 2023
motorcycle sisters

Legends Series: Van Buren Sisters

It is 1916. Two motorcycles roar down 8,850km of...
October 31, 2023
Kirke on a bridge

Pioneer Bungee Jumper David Kirke Dies

The father of recreational bungee jumping, David Kirke, has...
October 25, 2023
Thomas Gainsborough's portrait of Lady Hester Stanhope.

Great Explorers: Lady Hester Stanhope

Lady Hester Stanhope exchanged a life of a wealthy...
October 19, 2023
Tilman on his stomach reading

Great Explorers: H. W. Tilman

As a dedicated technophobe, I’ve always felt a certain...
October 15, 2023
sigurd olson

Legends Series: Sigurd Olson

To all appearances, the 800km expedition on a segment...
September 21, 2023
Gertrude Bell

Legends Series: Gertrude Bell

As the “Uncrowned Queen of Mesopotamia”, Gertrude Bell gave...
September 16, 2023
a hamster wheel vessel resting on a beach

Knife-Wielding Florida Man Arrested in Homemade Hamster Wheel

A repeat offender in a hamster wheel — is...
September 8, 2023
Mary Seacole.

Legends Series: Mary Seacole

The 1800s saw a dramatic shift in the political,...
August 28, 2023
John Hornby beside his canoe

Great Explorers: The Eccentric Life and Death of John Hornby

Once upon a time, Arctic explorers were so devoted...
August 15, 2023
stamp commemorating surveyor/explorer David Thompson

David Thompson: The Explorer Who Played Checkers with the Devil

The history of exploration is replete with colorful characters:...
August 11, 2023

Great Explorers: Harriet Chalmers Adams

“Mrs. Marco Polo of the Americas,” as Harriet Chalmers...
July 22, 2023
Statue of Gudrid and Snorri.

Great Explorers: Gudrid Thorbjarnardottir

The Vikings are well known for the wild tales...
July 12, 2023
Hemingway typing outdoors

The Typewriters Used by Explorers and Famous Adventure Writers

Anyone who heads into the field needs something to...
June 27, 2023
portrait of Engelbert Kaempfer

Great Explorers: Engelbert Kaempfer

German naturalist and physician Engelbert Kaempfer started out as...
June 25, 2023
portrait of Karale Andreassen

Karale Andreassen, a Renaissance Greenlander

“He was our Rembrandt and maybe our Picasso, too,”...
June 23, 2023
An old fashioned globe beside a quill pen and ink pot

Early Travel Writers Inspired Explorers and Revealed the World to a Curious Public

Before Lonely Planet, Conde Nast, and Rick Steves, travel...
June 22, 2023
will steger arctic

Will Steger Attempts Another Solo Arctic Expedition

Just two years shy of his 80th birthday, Will...
April 19, 2023
sarah mcnair-landry on arctic ice with her sled dogs

Sled Dogs and Sunsets: a Year in the Life of Sarah McNair-Landry

Sarah McNair-Landry is a household name in arctic adventure....
April 10, 2023
fanny bullock workman

Great Explorers: Fanny Bullock Workman

In honor of International Women’s Day, we explore the...
March 9, 2023
conquistador

Great Expeditions: Orellana’s Navigation of the Amazon

Conquistador Francisco de Orellana lived in the shadow of...
January 4, 2023

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