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Cyclist Grinds Out New FKT Across Iceland: Over 400 Km, Less Than 20 Hours

A millennial from Texas just became the first person...

Villanueva and Team Report 5 New Big Walls in East Greenland

Between a notable first ascent by an Italian-Swiss-French team...

ExWeb’s Adventure Links of The Week

Here at ExWeb, when we’re not outdoors, we get...

Trapped and Starving: Baffin Island 1995

Baffin Island, the fifth-largest island on Earth, is an...
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New Northernmost Island Discovered? Maybe Not

Northern Greenland's most prolific explorer suspects that the "new"...

Weekend (Not So) Warm-Up: Exit the North Pole

In 2019, two arctic explorers battled across the arctic...

Legends Series: Naomi Uemura

Few explorers radiate the unassuming, endearing, and gentle image...
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New Big Wall Climb in East Greenland

A three-person team of Matteo Della Bordella (Italy), Silvan...

Natural Wonders: Underwater Icicle

A silent killer forms below sea ice and freezes...

Exploration Mysteries: The Disappearance of Henry Hudson

For someone whose name is plastered all across North...
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Boomer, McNair-Landry Finish Epic 42-Day Baffin Adventure

Arctic breakup season, when the skin of ice covering...

Science Links of the Week

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

Mount Vinson: A Climber’s Guide

Australian mountaineer and Antarctic veteran Damien Gildea describes the...

Science Links of the Week

Mount Erebus can power Antarctic science: One of the...

Alaska Update: Denali Wraps Up

A busy and occasionally dramatic climbing season has concluded...

“Experimental” Canoeing: Canadian Arctic Expedition Reaches Baker Lake

One month ago, Guillaume Moreau and Nicolas Roulx picked...

Science Links of the Week

A passion for the natural world drives many of...
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Science Links of the Week

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One Hundred Years On: The Fifth Thule Expedition

Long before Borge Ousland and Mike Horn, Knud Rasmussen...

Weekend Warm-Up: Discovery

Despite faking a 1926 flight to the North Pole,...

Great Explorers: Greenland Sled Dogs

BY GALYA MORRELL The Eskimo dog, called Qimuttoq by Greenlanders,...
Polar skier manhauling across ice

Video Tribute to Dixie Dansercoer

Before his untimely death last week in a Greenland...

Canadian Arctic Expedition Trades Skis for Canoes

Guillaume Moreau, Nicolas Roulx, and Jacob Racine arrived in...
China's Mars rover

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