Polar Exploration

Jerry Kobalenko Awarded the Polar Medal

Renowned arctic explorer and ExplorersWeb editor, Jerry Kobalenko, has...

Weekend Warm-Up: Mirror Wall

Looming 1,200m over the Edward Bailey Glacier in Greenland,...

Antarctica 2018-2019: Week Three

Unassisted Solo Traverse [caption id="attachment_8546" align="aligncenter" width="651"] O'Brady sets up...

Antarctica 2018-2019: Wind and White-Outs

On Week Two of our 2018-2019 Antarctica coverage, the...

Interview: Eric Larsen on the South Pole Speed Record

"Don’t forget to rest a lot every day." --...

Antarctica 2018-2019: The Races Begin

With most of the major 2018-2019 Antarctic expeditions either...

Eric Larsen Targets South Pole Speed Record

Flying somewhat under the radar, veteran American polar traveler...

Lake Baikal: An Ideal First Expedition for Manhaulers

For those with an interest in exotic cold-weather travel,...

Shared Ice: A dream come true across the largest Icelandic icecaps

We planned our expedition to Iceland as part of...

Masatatsu Abe: A Solo Specialist Takes on Antarctica

[caption id="attachment_7396" align="alignnone" width="732"] Photo: Masatatsu Abe[/caption] A Japanese rickshaw...

Sarah McNair-Landry: ExWeb’s Latest Ambassador

Growing up in the frigid expanse of Baffin Island,...

Antarctica 2018-2019: Expeditions to Watch, Part II

In Part II of our guide to 2018-2019 Antarctic...

Justin Barbour on Wind, Snow and Upriver Canoe Travel

After canoeing for 83 days across Labrador and northern...

Antarctica 2018-2019: Expeditions to Watch, Part I

As the wan Antarctic sun creeps higher in the...

Adventure Psychology: In Conversation with Dr Nathan Smith

In a recent interview, Italian mountaineer Reinhold Messner said...

Weekend Warm-Up: Into Twin Galaxies

Towing a kayak 1,000km east to west across Greenland's...

New Satellite Imagery Shows Antarctica in Pinpoint Detail

Antarctica is now, ironically, the best-mapped continent on earth. Researchers...

Weekend Warm-Up: Baffin

In 2016, filmmaker Joshua Lavigne followed Marc-André Leclerc and...

Marin Minamiya: Japan’s youngest adventurer – and ExWeb’s newest ambassador

In 2016, Marin Minamiya became the youngest Japanese person...

Aborted: Arctic Ocean Crossing

Three Frenchmen have abandoned a third attempt to sail...

Can the Explorer’s Grand Slam Be Saved?

The sport of tennis has various flavours of Grand...

Film Review: North of Nightfall

In 1987, Japanese Yamaha dealer Shinji Kazama motorcycled from...

A Little More Water for Arctic Ocean Sailors

French adventurers Vincent Colliard, Sébastien Roubinet and Eric André continue...

Carl Alvey: A Polar Guide’s Life

By Ash Routen Two winters ago, I travelled to Hardangervidda...

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