Explorers
Cho Oyu 1964 and the Strange Double Life of Fritz Stammberger
The almanacs of climbing history prefer not to include...
Changing Times: Three Prominent Female IFMGA Mountain Guides
Women make up less than 2% of all mountain...
50 Years Ago: The Worst Mountain Disaster in British History
Fifty years ago this week, the UK experienced the...
New Zealand Explorers: Laura Dekker
When minors do extraordinary things, controversy follows. That rule...
Great Explorers: Fredrik Hjalmar Johansen
While Fridtjof Nansen and Roald Amundsen sought fame and...
“Don’t Let a Polar Bear Eat My Remains”: Paul Bjorvig’s Adventures on Franz Josef Land
The Norwegian Paul Bjorvig (1857-1935) usually isn’t considered a...
New Polar Expedition Scholarship for People of Color
PolarExplorers is seeking applicants for its newly minted Matthew...
Exploration Mysteries: The Chiricahua Apaches of the Sierra Madre
In the 19th century, the Sierra Madre Occidental was...
Exploration Mysteries: The Disappearance of James Knight
In 1719, James Knight and his 40 men overwintered...
Legends Series: Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca
The haughty Spanish explorer had a spiritual awakening during...
Eccentric Explorers: Isabelle Eberhardt
Isabelle Eberhardt explored North Africa disguised as a man....
Exploration Mysteries: The Disappearance of Ludwig Leichhardt
For German explorer and self-taught naturalist Friedrich Wilhelm Ludwig...
Exploration Mysteries: The Disappearance of Michael Rockefeller
Michael Rockefeller disappeared under mysterious circumstances in November 1961...
Exploration Mysteries: The Disappearance of Henry Hudson
For someone whose name is plastered all across North...
Exploration Mysteries: Searching for the Bones of Jens Munk’s Crew
With a bonanza of polar bears readily available for...
Exploration Mysteries: The Lost Colony of Roanoke
Albert Einstein said that the important thing is not...
