Oceanography

Record Low Pressure System Heading for Alaska

A world-record low pressure system is heading for Alaska,...
December 31, 2020

Top Expeditions 1970-2020, #5: Ed Gillet Kayaks to Hawaii

We now live in an era when major expeditions...
December 28, 2020

Top Expeditions 1970-2020, #9: Hoffmeister Circumnavigates South America

Now 56, Freya Hoffmeister of Germany has amassed an...
December 23, 2020

Weekend Warm-Up: 40 Years Later

Back in 1974, Alan and Andy Dappen became two...
November 21, 2020

Weekend Warm-Up: Stødig

Living in the fast lane isn’t for everyone. This...
November 14, 2020

Jelle Veyt: Belgium to Denali

Jelle Veyt will shortly continue his mega-project to climb...
November 6, 2020

12-Year-Old Swims from St. Lucia to Martinique

In early October, swimming prodigy Christophe Maleau became the...
October 29, 2020

Father and Son Complete Atlantic Row

Bulgarian father-and-son duo, Stefan and Maxim Ivanov, have successfully...
October 8, 2020

Fakin’ It: Exploration Hoaxes, Part I

In exploration, hoaxes are acts of deception for personal...
October 6, 2020

Father and Son Crossing Atlantic in Hurricane Season

Stefan Ivanov (48) and Maxim Ivanov (17) are rowing...
October 2, 2020

Lia Ditton Reaches Hawaii, Breaks Women’s Record

After 86 days, 10 hours, 5 minutes, and 54...
September 13, 2020

Lia Ditton’s Pacific Row: Slow, Hard, Dangerous

“To think about death is also to think about...
August 19, 2020

Karlis Bardelis: First Person to Row from South America to Asia

At the end of June, Karlis Bardelis, 34, became...
July 29, 2020

What Happened to Angela Madsen?

When Angela Madsen died during her attempt to row...
July 13, 2020

Lia Ditton Survives Close Call

On a route where two ocean rowers have already...
July 11, 2020

10 Indigenous Explorers

In the history of exploration by outsiders, tales of...
June 30, 2020

Man Sails 86 Days Across the Atlantic to Reunite with Father, 90

What do you do when you’re prohibited from international...
June 29, 2020

Lia Ditton’s Pacific Crossing Begins

A few days before one Pacific solo rower, Angela...
June 24, 2020

Updated: Pacific Rower Angela Madsen Found Dead

Angela Madsen has died during her attempt to row...
June 23, 2020

To the Bottom of the Sea: Interview with Vanessa O’Brien

On June 8-9, Kathy Sullivan and Vanessa O’Brien became...
June 23, 2020

Weekend Warm-Up: Take Me to Pitcairn

What comes to mind when you think of Pitcairn...
June 6, 2020

The Most Dangerous Creatures You’ll Find in Water

The world's oceans, lakes and rivers host hundreds expeditions...
June 3, 2020

Out-of-Touch Sailor Lands in NZ to Discover the New COVID-19 World

Bill Norrie, 67, set out from Port Renfrew, Canada,...
May 18, 2020

Body of Chinese Ocean Rower Found

On April 24, a body was found on the...
May 3, 2020

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