Arctic

Crossing the Northwest Passage, in Stages

From his home in Iqaluit, on southern Baffin Island,...

Gear Review: Using Camp Stoves on Polar Expeditions

Early one spring in Resolute, the gateway to High...

Why I Left the Explorers Club

The adjective “prestigious” is commonly used to describe the...

The Man Who Tried to Walk from Alaska to China

Last July, 47-year-old John Martin left Anchorage, Alaska and...

Fat Biking James Bay

Earlier this month, Eric Batty, Buck Miller, Ryan Atkins...

Ski Expedition Across Kamchatka Begins

Canadian endurance athlete Ray Zahab and his partner, Italian...

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

The Montane Yukon Arctic Ultra may be a little...

Sledding Season Begins on Lake Baikal

[Article Updated with new information on 17th February 2019] Just...

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

Yasu Ogita first felt the call of the Arctic...

Retracing the Steps of John Rae

Next month, David Reid, a veteran High Arctic outfitter...

5 Polar Expeditions for the Genuine Explorer

At first, going to a Pole is interesting, but by the tenth...

Weekend Warm-up: A Line in the Snow – Greenland

For 150 years, Greenland's ice sheet has drawn polar...

Interview: Dixie Dansercoer on Sledding to Russia from the North Pole

Veteran Belgian adventurer Dixie Dansercoer's many long-haul polar expeditions include the...

Jerry Kobalenko Awarded the Polar Medal

Renowned arctic explorer and ExplorersWeb editor, Jerry Kobalenko, has...

Weekend Warm-Up: Mirror Wall

Looming 1,200m over the Edward Bailey Glacier in Greenland,...

Interview: Eric Larsen on the South Pole Speed Record

"Don’t forget to rest a lot every day." --...

Lake Baikal: An Ideal First Expedition for Manhaulers

For those with an interest in exotic cold-weather travel,...

Shared Ice: A dream come true across the largest Icelandic icecaps

We planned our expedition to Iceland as part of...

Sarah McNair-Landry: ExWeb’s Latest Ambassador

Growing up in the frigid expanse of Baffin Island,...

Justin Barbour on Wind, Snow and Upriver Canoe Travel

After canoeing for 83 days across Labrador and northern...

Weekend Warm-Up: Into Twin Galaxies

Towing a kayak 1,000km east to west across Greenland's...

Weekend Warm-Up: Baffin

In 2016, filmmaker Joshua Lavigne followed Marc-André Leclerc and...

Aborted: Arctic Ocean Crossing

Three Frenchmen have abandoned a third attempt to sail...

Film Review: North of Nightfall

In 1987, Japanese Yamaha dealer Shinji Kazama motorcycled from...

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