Poles
Media, Adventurers Continue to Misrepresent Polar Expeditions
In recent weeks, high profile media have covered Antarctic...
A Tradition Since 1959: Scientists Move the South Pole
Each January 1, scientists and staff at the Amundsen-Scott...
Antarctica Roundup 2025-2026: Hunt Finally Makes the Pole, O’Brady Hits Land
After 56 days on the Ross Ice Shelf, Colin...
Antarctica Roundup 2025-2026: O’Brady and Hunt Struggle On
Colin O’Brady is reporting much better snow and visibility,...
Antarctica Roundup 2025-2026: Hercules Inlet Skiers Begin to Arrive at the Pole
Colin O'Brady is approaching 83° and is inching his...
Skier Fails to Break Antarctic Speed Record
Tom Hunt's attempt to break Vincent Colliard's blistering Hercules...
Antarctica Roundup 2025-2026: Speed Record On The Line
Colin O'Brady's time in Antarctica isn't getting any faster....
Antarctic Roundup 2025-26: Tryggvason Reaches South Pole
Colin O’Brady is 28 days into his second first...
Dispatches from Terror Camp, the Online Polar Fan Conference
Last weekend, around 1,800 other registrants and I attended...
Antarctic Roundup 2025-26: Poor Visibility Improves
Nearly a dozen expeditions started out on the 2025-26...
Carnivorous ‘Death Ball’ Sponge Found in Antarctic
Researchers have recently uncovered at least 30 unknown deep-sea...
Skiers Head South as the 2025–26 Antarctic Expeditions Begin
The first wave of skiers is heading south to...
New Map Shows What Ice-Free Antarctica Looks Like
Millions of years ago, the Antarctic continent was a...
Physical Assault, Death Threats at Isolated Antarctic Station
It's the worst nightmare for researchers at an isolated...
Barneo: Will the North Pole Camp Finally, Finally Run Again This Year?
I opened the Barneo Ice Camp website today, and...
New Regulations Threaten Future of Greenland Expeditions
The Greenland Expedition Office has introduced new insurance requirements...
Murder Near the North Pole, Part III: The Death of Peeawahto
In 1914, explorer Fitzhugh Green shot and killed his...
Murder Near the North Pole, Part II: Death on an Ice Island
In 1970, the world’s northernmost murder took place on...
Murder Near the North Pole: The Death of Ross Marvin
In 1909, a young American, Ross Marvin, was helping...
Antarctic Update 2024-25: The Season Nears Its End
Youngmi Kim's supported island crossing is nearing its finish....
$1 Million to Ski to the North Pole? UK Woman Wants to Try
Assuming she can raise over a million dollars, British...
