Category : Poles

Masatatsu Abe on a Hard Trek to the South Pole

Rowan White

17/04/2019

Antarctic Poles

In January, Masatatsu Abe finally reached the South Pole, after 55 days and 918km from the Messner Start. He was the last South Pole sledder...

North Pole Season Cancelled

Ash Routen

12/04/2019

Arctic Poles

After 10 days of delays, the political wranglings between Ukraine and Russia have ended the 2019 North Pole season before it could begin. ...

Politics Puts North Pole Skiers, Marathoners on Ice

Ash Routen

11/04/2019

Arctic Poles

Political tensions between Russia and Ukraine have delayed flights to the seasonal Arctic Ocean station known as Barneo. The station has bee...

Kite-Skiing for Polar Travelers

Sarah McNair-Landry

04/04/2019

Antarctic Arctic Poles

In 1888, Fridtjof Nansen and his team became the first to cross the Greenland ice cap. Sketches of their journey show sails mounted to their...

Legends Series: Interview with Borge Ousland

Jerry Kobalenko

01/04/2019

Antarctic Arctic Poles

No one has as many firsts in the polar regions as Borge Ousland. His three-decade career has featured meticulous preparation, innovative equ...

Baikal Wrap-up: A New Speed Record, and a Record for Most Unscheduled Swims

Ash Routen

27/03/2019

Adventure Travel Arctic

Sledding on Lake Baikal in Siberia has come to a close for the season. Most expeditions were unsupported, full-length crossings of the world...

Eric Philips: ExplorersWeb’s Latest Ambassador

Peter Winsor

22/03/2019

Adventure Travel Poles

Australian polar guide, Eric Philips, has skied across ice caps on Greenland, Ellesmere Island, Iceland, Svalbard and Patagonia and was the ...

Crossing the Northwest Passage, in Stages

Ash Routen

21/03/2019

Arctic Poles Skiing

From his home in Iqaluit, on southern Baffin Island, René Ritter seems ideally placed for polar travel. Yet the 43-year old Canadian became ...

Now, This is Kiting!

Matthew Traver

20/03/2019

Antarctic Poles

In January, a four-man Spanish team completed a 2,500km journey between two research stations in Antarctica, from near Novolazarevskaya ...

Gear Review: Using Camp Stoves on Polar Expeditions

Jerry Kobalenko

09/03/2019

Antarctic Arctic Reviews

Early one spring in Resolute, the gateway to High Arctic adventure in Canada, two Swedes in their fifties checked into the little hotel wher...

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