Category : Poles

One Helluva Race, or the Race From Hell: 700Km, -40, Nine Days, Little Sleep

Kristine De Abreu

16/02/2019

The Montane Yukon Arctic Ultra may be a little milder than Siberia's dreaded Oymyakon Marathon -- just -40° instead of -55°C or so -- but th...

Sledding Season Begins on Lake Baikal

Ash Routen

13/02/2019

Adventure Travel Arctic

Just shy of 700km long, Siberia's Lake Baikal has become an increasingly popular destination for cold-weather travellers. Temperatures o...

Going Left Where Others Go Right: Interview with Rebel Arctic Traveler Yasu Ogita

Rowan White

07/02/2019

Arctic

Yasu Ogita first felt the call of the Arctic at 22. Now 41, he has been hauling sleds for two decades. He admits that his personality -- rar...

Retracing the Steps of John Rae

Peter Winsor

06/02/2019

Arctic

Next month, David Reid, a veteran High Arctic outfitter now living in Ottawa, will lead a four-man, 650km manhauling expedition from Repulse...

The 10 Most Popular Routes to the South Pole

Matthew Traver

01/02/2019

Antarctic

Editor's note, Feb, 9, 2019: This story has been updated based on the excellent comments from readers Steve Jones and Forrest McCarthy. W...

Antarctica 2018-2019: Final Recap

Martin Walsh

18/01/2019

Antarctic Poles

Solo to the South Pole With Jenny Davis airlifted to hospital and Matthieu Tordeur limping over the finish line on January 13, only Masat...

5 Polar Expeditions for the Genuine Explorer

Jerry Kobalenko

17/01/2019

Arctic

At first, going to a Pole is interesting, but by the tenth or twentieth clone, it has become more sport than exploration, drawing not travel...

Antarctica 2018-2019: Jenny Davis’ Close Call, An Eventful Season Nears Its End

Martin Walsh

11/01/2019

Antarctic Poles

Solo to the South Pole Masatatsu Abe had only 173km left to the South Pole on January 8. But as he neared the 88th degree, hidden crevass...

Crossing Antarctica: How the Confusion Began and Where Do We Go From Here

Damien Gildea

09/01/2019

Antarctic Poles

On December 27, Colin O’Brady wrote triumphantly on Instagram: “The wooden post in the background of this picture marks the edge of the R...

Antarctica 2018-2019: First? Traverse? Unassisted? The Controversy Continues

Martin Walsh

05/01/2019

Antarctic Mountain Poles

More O'Brady, Rudd Reverberations Colin O'Brady and Lou Rudd finished their Antarctica crossings last week, but the questions first rai...

First
Previous
1
2
3
4
5
Next
Last

Category : Poles

Ambassador Ad

Popular

Ambassador Link