Poles

The Steps of John Rae Retraced

Members of the Arctic Return team, David Reid and...
May 1, 2019

Injuries Plague Arctic Expeditions

Just a few days into the first leg of...
April 26, 2019

Masatatsu Abe on a Hard Trek to the South Pole

In January, Masatatsu Abe finally reached the South Pole,...
April 17, 2019

North Pole Season Cancelled

After 10 days of delays, the political wranglings between...
April 12, 2019

Politics Puts North Pole Skiers, Marathoners on Ice

Political tensions between Russia and Ukraine have delayed flights...
April 11, 2019

Kite-Skiing for Polar Travelers

In 1888, Fridtjof Nansen and his team became the...
April 4, 2019

Legends Series: Interview with Borge Ousland

No one has as many firsts in the polar...
April 1, 2019

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

Sledding on Lake Baikal in Siberia has come to...
March 27, 2019

Eric Philips: ExplorersWeb’s Latest Ambassador

Australian polar guide, Eric Philips, has skied across ice...
March 22, 2019

Crossing the Northwest Passage, in Stages

From his home in Iqaluit, on southern Baffin Island,...
March 21, 2019

Now, This is Kiting!

In January, a four-man Spanish team completed a 2,500km...
March 20, 2019

Gear Review: Using Camp Stoves on Polar Expeditions

Early one spring in Resolute, the gateway to High...
March 9, 2019

Why I Left the Explorers Club

The adjective “prestigious” is commonly used to describe the...
March 6, 2019

The Man Who Tried to Walk from Alaska to China

Last July, 47-year-old John Martin left Anchorage, Alaska and...
February 26, 2019

Fat Biking James Bay

Earlier this month, Eric Batty, Buck Miller, Ryan Atkins...
February 20, 2019

Ski Expedition Across Kamchatka Begins

Canadian endurance athlete Ray Zahab and his partner, Italian...
February 19, 2019

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

The Montane Yukon Arctic Ultra may be a little...
February 16, 2019

Sledding Season Begins on Lake Baikal

[Article Updated with new information on 17th February 2019] Just...
February 13, 2019

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

Yasu Ogita first felt the call of the Arctic...
February 7, 2019

Retracing the Steps of John Rae

Next month, David Reid, a veteran High Arctic outfitter...
February 6, 2019

The 10 Most Popular Routes to the South Pole

Editor's note, Feb, 9, 2019: This story has been...
February 1, 2019

Antarctica 2018-2019: Final Recap

Solo to the South Pole With Jenny Davis airlifted to...
January 18, 2019

5 Polar Expeditions for the Genuine Explorer

At first, going to a Pole is interesting, but by the tenth...
January 17, 2019

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

Solo to the South Pole Masatatsu Abe had only 173km...
January 11, 2019

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