Polar Exploration

Setting Sail on the First Summer Crossing of the Arctic Ocean

French polar guide Vincent Colliard, along with fellow French...

Frank Wolf Launches 1,800km Arctic Canoe Journey

Canadian filmmaker Frank Wolf has just set out on...

Trans Antarctic solo and unsupported attempt 2018

ROCHÉSCHOEMAN I have designed a revolutionary sled  that I believe...

All Women’s Euro-Arabian Expedition Reach North Pole

On April 21, a mainly novice team of women...

Tania Noakes Solos the Entire Length of Norway in Winter

Tania Noakes, a British IFMGA Mountain Guide, has completed...

Lou Rudd Announces Plan to Cross Antarctica Alone and Unsupported

Briton Lou Rudd to attempt Worsley's fatal route...
The homecoming of the Cultural Expedition Avannaa 2018

Cultural Expedition Avannaa 2018

Skiing expedition on Uummannaq Fjord, Greenland 4 weeks and 250...

Bill Hanlon’s Northwest Passage Expedition Postponed

A back injury has forced Canadian Bill Hanlon to...

Preparations for 2018 Barneo North Pole Ice Camp are in full swing

Ice camp Barneo doesn’t have an address: the GPS...

British Team Sets New Lake Baikal Speed Record

A trio of British endurance athletes has broken the...

Will Steger to cross the Barren Lands solo at 73

For 50 years, Will Steger has travelled by dogsled,...

Helicopter Crash Forces British Explorer to Abandon North Pole Trek

British explorer Hannah McKeand, a veteran polar guide and...

Interview: Bill Hanlon on skiing the Northwest Passage

ExplorersWeb caught up with Bill Hanlon as he prepares...

Antarctica 2017: Spectre and the Ice Maidens Wrap Up

The remaining two expeditions wrap up their journeys, enduring...

Reboot of the Dark Ice Project

British polar adventurer Alex Hibbert returns with his ambitious...

Interview: Iker and Eneko Pou on Adventure, Technical Difficulty and Olympic Climbing

Brothers Iker and Eneko Pou share their love of...

Antarctica 2017: Ben Saunders Aborts, Spectre and the Maidens Soldier On

High speed crashes, aborted expeditions and sun dogs. December...

Antarctica 2017: Summer Holidays and South Pole Milestones

The Spectre team do some aggressive upwind kiting, Ben...

Antarctica 2017: Summiting Spectre and the Long Walk Home

Leo Houlding and team summit the mighty Spectre, Ben...

Antarctica 2017: Crevasse Scares and Sastrugi Battles

Leo Houlding avoids disappearing in to a crevasse, while...

The World’s Five Most Dangerous Swims

From running rivers to raging oceans, here's a list...

Antarctica 2017 Weekly Roundup 12/01

The third update on the progress of Leo Houlding’s...

Antarctica 2017 Weekly Roundup 11/25

The second update on the progress of Leo Houlding's...

Interview: Leo Houlding on Spectre

“The decision to not carry a drill or any...

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