Polar Exploration

A skier manhauls across Antarctica.

Polar Thigh: Antarctica’s Mystery Ailment

You can't imagine Amundsen or Shackleton complaining about chafed...
Tilman on his stomach reading

Great Explorers: H. W. Tilman

As a dedicated technophobe, I’ve always felt a certain...
the discovery hut on the antarctic coast

A Video Tour of Robert Scott’s Discovery Hut in Antarctica

When Antarctica's Discovery Hut was built for Robert Falcon...

In Antarctica, Any Claim Goes

Yesterday Briton Preet Chandi triumphantly announced on social media...
Five rowers in a boat at the end of the trip

Row from Antarctica to South Georgia Aborts

Health problems -- compounded with the predictably difficult rowing...
worst journey

‘The Worst Journey in the World’ Becomes Graphic Novel

Exactly 100 years after its original publication, the greatest...
Preet Chandi holding an airline ticket to Antarctica.

Antarctica 2022: The Season Begins

For some, the Antarctic season has kicked off. For...
A man on skis drags two sleds behind him over the snow.

Antarctica 2022: Busiest Season in a Decade

The Antarctic summer is shaping up to be the...
skiers from Vinson of Antarctica passing over snow through mountains

Across South Georgia in the Footsteps of Shackleton — Sort Of

There's a reason that adventurers continue to marvel at...
Shackleton Endurance Ship discovered

Another Famous Polar Ship Found! Shackleton’s Endurance in Prime Condition

After 107 years, the mystery of where in Antarctic...

Science Links of the Week

Elks are too smart for their own good: Elk...

As COVID Eases, Arctic Expeditions Resume

Even after the early lockdowns lifted, severe travel restrictions...

Tip: To Avoid Frostbite at Polar Temperatures, Cut Off the Elastic Cuff on Gloves

The first time I realized that your circulation is...
Photo Tete-Michel Kpomassie, the first african in greenland

At 80, Greenland’s First African Visitor Returns to Live Out His Final Years in the Arctic

In the summer of 1965, Tété-Michel Kpomassie became the...
arctic cycling omar di felice

8 Arctic Countries, 4,000 km by Bike in Winter

On February 2, ultra-distance Italian cyclist Omar Di Felice...

Science Links of the Week  

A passion for the natural world drives many of...

Behind Those Viral Polar Bear Images: Photographer Dmitry Kokh Tells How He Took Them

In the last week, haunting images of polar bears...

Arctic Hare Travels A Record 388Km

As satellite tracking has become more common, we've learned...

Two Italians are Cycling 1,200Km Through the Coldest Part of Siberia

On January 13, at the coldest time of year,...

Great Explorers: Suersaq, aka Hans Hendrik

Hans Henrik was an unusual polar explorer. He went...

Bear Attack: Never Let Your Guard Down

During a 30-day canoe expedition in Canada's central Labrador...
Antarctic Gentoo penguin and chick Photo Arne Beruldsen

Scientists Discover New Gentoo Penguin Colony in Antarctica

Scientists have discovered a newly established colony of 75...
Kuwaiti explorer Yousef Al-Refai, TK, is now the youngest individual to have climbed all of the Volcanic Seven Summits.

Updated: Kuwaiti Mountaineer Completes Volcanic Seven Summits

Kuwaiti mountaineer Yousef Al-Refai has become just the 24th...

Antarctic Expeditions Wrap Up

Our final Antarctic update of the season covers Masatatsu...

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