Category : Poles

Fakin’ It: Exploration Hoaxes, Part I

Alex Myall

06/10/2020

Climbing Oceans Poles

In exploration, hoaxes are acts of deception for personal gain. People want fame, money or the trappings, so they claim to have achieved a m...

Greenland, Updated: An Evacuation and Some First Ascents

Ash Routen

22/09/2020

Arctic

Norwegian guide Are Johansen and British client Preet Chandi have spent the past five days in their tent, sitting out tempestuous winds. At ...

Greenland Expeditions: One Retreats, One Evacuates, One Nears the Finish

Ash Routen

18/09/2020

Arctic

Poor conditions have continued on the Greenland Ice Sheet, with storms and hurricane-force winds pinning down some teams for days. As contin...

Storms, Deep Snow Hinder Greenland Expeditions

Ash Routen

11/09/2020

Arctic

Despite unfavorable conditions, the three Greenland expeditions are progressing across the Inland Ice. Norwegian sisters Aase and Hanne S...

ALE Cancels Antarctic Season

Ash Routen

03/09/2020

Antarctic Poles

Antarctic Logistics & Expeditions (ALE) has just confirmed that the 2020-21 Antarctic season is cancelled because of COVID-19. On the AL...

Man Killed by Polar Bear in Svalbard

Jerry Kobalenko

28/08/2020

Arctic

An unidentified man died yesterday after being attacked by a polar bear at a campsite just outside Longyearbyen, in Svalbard. Others near...

Northwest Passage Sailor Ignores Arctic COVID Restrictions

Jerry Kobalenko

28/08/2020

Arctic

Every summer, a half dozen cruise ships and a few small yachts traverse Canada's Northwest Passage, but not this year. Because of COVID, for...

Greenland Expeditions Underway

Martin Walsh

27/08/2020

Poles

COVID drags on, but a few resourceful expeditions have made it to Greenland and are now underway. Belgian guide Dixie Dansercoer and thre...

Weekend Warm-Up: USS Nautilus Operation Sunshine

Alex Myall

22/08/2020

Poles

In 1958, President Eisenhower ordered a U.S. Navy mission of such secrecy that most of the crew were not aware what it was until after depar...

Surprise! Expeditions Head to Greenland

Ash Routen

17/08/2020

Arctic Poles

Despite travel challenges, a few determined groups of trekkers are heading to Greenland for some polar action. Veteran guide Dixie Danser...

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