Polar Exploration

Crossing Iceland in Winter

Polish adventurer Łukasz Supergan is no stranger to long...

Baikal Ice Update

An all-too-familiar wrinkle these days may make it harder...

Arctic Travel Tips

The sun returns to Grise Fiord, Canada's northernmost village,...

Lake Baikal 2020: The Crossings Begin

Six hundred and thirty-six kilometres long, 79km wide and...

ExWeb Ambassadors Complete Antarctic Expeditions

Separately, two ExWeb ambassadors, Ryan Waters and Sarah McNair-Landry,...

Yuki Sekiguchi: Three Months Solo Through Arctic Canada

Japanese explorer Yuki Sekiguchi is in his third winter...

Antarctica Week Nine: The Season Winds Down

Many expeditions to the Pole have wrapped up, but...

Richard Parks Pops Up in Antarctica

Keeping his plans to himself for almost a month,...

Antarctica: Two British Soloists Were Resupplied

Last week, a trio of British women -- Wendy...

Antarctica Week Eight: It Gets Busy at the Pole

A number of expeditions have wrapped up, and a...

Jenny Davis Completes Solo South Pole Ski

Jenny Davis has limped over the finish line on...

Wendy Searle Reaches Pole but Misses Record

Wendy Searle reached the South Pole yesterday after an...

Geoff Wilson Completes His Longest Journey

Despite a route change to skip the South Pole,...

Updated: Antarctic Speed Record Remains Unbeaten

Wendy Searle and Jenny Davis set off separately in...

Updated: Antarctica Week Seven: The Home Stretch

This week, most expeditions are on the home stretch,...

Top 10 Expeditions of 2019: #1: Arctic Ocean Epic

Over the last 12 months, ExplorersWeb has documented incredible...

Antarctica Week Six: The Weather Turns

The weather seemed too good to be true, and...

ALE: Antarctica in Pictures

Since the golden age of master Antarctic photographers Frank...

Antarctica Week Five: Halfway There

The stellar weather continues for Antarctica's man and woman...

Ousland: “My Greatest Achievement”

Almost a week after stepping off the Arctic Ocean,...

Antarctica Week Four: Summertime and the Weather is Fine

Week four brought beautiful weather for those heading to...

ALE: Antarctic Destinations

Most of us know that beyond Antarctica's 40-odd scattered...

Breaking: Ousland and Horn Complete Trek

At midnight last night Borge Ousland and Mike Horn...

Ousland and Horn Near Finish

After 87 days alone on the ice, Borge Ousland...

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