Polar Exploration
Antarctica: Titan Dome and Katabatic Winds
Reported wind-chill of below -40. (Correne Coetzer) While...
Antarctica: Christmas, and Teapot Air-Dropped
Doug Tumminello received a new teapot in an awkward...
Christmas on Antarctica Hundred Years Ago
Shackleton December 25, 1915: "Our thoughts went back to...
***New*** Arctica: The Vanishing North by Sebastian Copeland
A new photo book representing ten years of Arctic...
Interview: Sung Taek Hong On Lhotse South Face Expedition 2015
Explorersweb contributor Kyu Dam Lee met the Lhotse South...
Antarctica: medical air drop, and notorious sastrugi fields
Taking it one day, one sastrugi, at a time....
Ocean Camp to Patience Camp: Shackleton, December 1915
Progress was slow; 200 yards could take them about...
South Pole skier evacuated, and a change in route plan
White-outs, blisters, broken tent poles and more sastrugi pose...
Mind-numbing white-outs; Climbers in gale force winds
White-outs and 50m wide crevasses on ski routes. One...
Douglas Tompkins, 72, North Face Founder, Dies in Kayaking Accident
Douglas Tompkins, a noted conservationist and the founder of...
Skiers at Hercules Inlet, Climbers summited, Lessons from 84ºS
Eric Philips halfway to Ulvetanna. (5 images) (Correne Coetzer)...
Skiers and Climbers in Storm in West Antarctica
Vinson climbers and Pole skiers grounded. Pontrandolfo's position. (Correne...
Antarctica current: After the Great Hoax, What’s Next for Szwed?
Szwed: New adventures ahead (Sjogren/Coetzer) With the 2015-16 Antarctic...
Antarctic Traverse skiers relay; Boeing and Three Teams at Union Glacier
Pontrandolfo still in windless zone; Worsley climbing Wujek Ridge;...
Antarctica: Too Much Wind and Too Little Wind on Two Traverse Routes
Worsley and Pontrandolfo battle against strong winds and no...
Antarctica: Two traverse skiers and two Ilyushins
Henry Worsley and Michele Pontrandolfo (Correne Coetzer, updated Nov,...
Antarctica: Worsley on the Ronne Ice Shelf and Novo weather improved
“Ironic enough, I wish it was a touch colder,...
Behind the Scenes… Organising a Polar Expedition
The ‘gliding swan’ image that makes everything run smoothly,...
