Polar Exploration
Weekend Warm-Up: USS Nautilus Operation Sunshine
In 1958, President Eisenhower ordered a U.S. Navy mission...
Surprise! Expeditions Head to Greenland
Despite travel challenges, a few determined groups of trekkers...
ExWeb Dispatches | Series 2: Antarctica
ExWeb Dispatches Series 1 visited Elbrus with ExWeb Ambassador...
Open, Opening or Closed: Adventure Destinations in the Summer of COVID
Countries around the globe are at very different stages...
Base Camp Chat: Video Interview with Polar Guide Eric Philips
In this first in a series of video interviews...
Coping with Isolation and Extremes: Interview with Peter Suedfeld
Climbing mountains, skydiving and polar expeditions are some peoples...
Three Training Locations for Polar Travelers
For the aspiring polar sledder, gaining the necessary experience...
Transarctic Kiters Finish 6-Year Crossing of Siberia
In 2015, a group of Russian explorers began a...
10 Things You Should Avoid Doing in the Polar Regions
1. Wearing tight garments
Technical compression socks and underwear may...
Lake Baikal 2020 Crossing: Short Talk with Adventurers
Lake Baikal (Siberia, Russia) is the world’s largest lake...
Cancelled, Cancelled, Cancelled: Now the North Pole Season is Off
With the news that Norway has closed its borders,...
The Icarus Project: 3,000Km of Sledding, Then Climb Denali
In 2016, Matthieu Bélanger created the crazily ambitious Icarus...
A 1,000km Ski Across Lapland
Today, Switzerland's Rachel Bandieri begins a solo, unsupported 1,000km...