Poles

Barneo from the air

Barneo Is On This Year, But Do You Want To Go?

An insider's view of what's happening with the famous...
Vincent Colliard

On the New Antarctic Speed Record: An Interview with Vincent Colliard

On Jan. 11, Vincent Colliard broke the Hercules Inlet...
Barneo ice camp.

Barneo North Pole Camp To Reopen, If You’re Willing to Go Through Russia

Barneo, a floating ice camp typically set up 100km...
Antarctic Fire Angels at the Pole

Antarctica: Last Few Skiers Rush to Reach the Pole

The Antarctic expedition season has mostly wrapped up after...
Colliard pulling his sled

Colliard Reaches South Pole, Breaks Speed Record

France's Vincent Colliard has reached the South Pole, breaking...
Pierre Hedan at the South Pole.

Antarctica: Colliard Nears Pole, Omar Di Felice Aborts

This week in Antarctica, Omar Di Felice aborts his...
Omar Di Felice in Antarctica.

Antarctica: Colliard On Track For Speed Record

Vincent Colliard needs only nine (very) big days to...
four kayakers stand on sea ice by a kayak

Northwest Passage Kayakers Face National Parks Charges

Four kayakers who set a landmark record in a...
Preet Chandi at the South Pole.

Preet Chandi Breaks Women’s South Pole Ski Record

British adventurer Preet Chandi has broken Caroline Coté's solo...
Colin O'Brady with arms raised

Colin O’Brady Ends South Pole Record Bid

A few days after falling into a crevasse, American...
A Merry Christmas message from The Pole Expeditions.

Antarctica 2023-4: Cox Aborts, O’Brady Restarts After Crevasse Drama

It has been a dramatic week in Antarctica. Colin...
O'Brady crying

Colin O’Brady Falls Into Crevasse, Barely Survives

A shaken Colin O'Brady admits, "I almost died today."...

Antarctica 2023-4: Injuries Mount; Colliard Sets Off

The weather in Antarctica is good, but injuries and...
Colin O'Brady with arms raised

Colin O’Brady Announces South Pole Speed Record Bid

At the eleventh hour, controversial American adventurer Colin O’Brady...
Three skiers in Antarctica.

Antarctica 2023-4: The Sastrugi Fields

This week, most of the Hercules Inlet starters are...
Two polar skiers discuss the way forward

Breaking Ice Ceilings: Metelitsa, the Trailblazing Women Polar Skiers of the 1970s

An all-female team of Soviet women in fur hats...
A pulk in low light in Antarctica

Antarctica 2023-4: The Weather Worsens

Although Antarctica's weather is never exactly gentle, it's been...
skier and Mount Vinson

The Seven Summits: It All Began 40 Years Ago Today

On Nov. 23, 1983, Chris Bonington reached the summit...
A skier manhauls across Antarctica.

Polar Thigh: Antarctica’s Mystery Ailment

You can't imagine Amundsen or Shackleton complaining about chafed...

Guinness World Records Have Become a Problem for the Adventure Community

Last month, Guinness World Records (GWR) kicked up a...
cover page of polar record

Polar Record Now Free to Read Online

The Polar Record, the journal of Arctic and Antarctic...
Big plane landing on Arctic Ocean ice

Barneo Canceled; May Route Through Russia Next Year

Two outfitters currently in Svalbard confirmed today that the...
People in red stand around a plane near the North Pole

Flying in Svalbard is Mission Impossible for Both Tom Cruise and the Barneo Ice Station

Last week, Vincent Colliard canceled his solo North Pole...
Barneo ice station from the air

Update: Colliard Cancels North Pole

Citing continued uncertainty about whether the Barneo Ice Station...

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