Poles

Solo skier Luke Robertson arrived at the South Pole

40 days from Hercules Inlet (Correne Coetzer) The 30-year-old...

Gigantic chasm under Antarctic ice

A vast, previously unrecognised canyon system could be hidden...

Antarctic helicopter pilot dies of injuries after crevasse fall

A helicopter pilot critically injured in Antarctica on Monday...

Antarctica: Skier aborted expedition; cold -47ºC; and 10,400ft topped on Titan Dome

Also: Call for The Shackleton Award nominations and Greenland...

CALL FOR NOMINATIONS

NOMINATIONS FOR THE AWARD IS OPEN UNTIL 22nd JANUARY...

A new age of discovery

The glory-seeking adventurer of old is giving way to...

Antarctica: Titan Dome and Katabatic Winds

Reported wind-chill of below -40. (Correne Coetzer) While...

Henry Worsley at the South Pole

First arrival of the season (that is a full...

Huge Storm May Raise North Pole Temps 50 Degrees

Such a high, even if for a short duration,...

Countries Rush for Upper Hand in Antarctica

An array of countries is rushing to assert greater...

Antarctica: Christmas, and Teapot Air-Dropped

Doug Tumminello received a new teapot in an awkward...

Christmas on Antarctica Hundred Years Ago

Shackleton December 25, 1915: "Our thoughts went back to...

***New*** Arctica: The Vanishing North by Sebastian Copeland

A new photo book representing ten years of Arctic...

Interview: Sung Taek Hong On Lhotse South Face Expedition 2015

Explorersweb contributor Kyu Dam Lee met the Lhotse South...

Antarctica: medical air drop, and notorious sastrugi fields

Taking it one day, one sastrugi, at a time....

Three new alpine routes in Patagonia

Cerro San Lorenzo: three new routes by Slovenian alpinists...

Ocean Camp to Patience Camp: Shackleton, December 1915

Progress was slow; 200 yards could take them about...

South Pole skier evacuated, and a change in route plan

White-outs, blisters, broken tent poles and more sastrugi pose...

Expedition KARLAG: A Bit Of A Background

We are at the current building of the KARLAG...

Mind-numbing white-outs; Climbers in gale force winds

White-outs and 50m wide crevasses on ski routes. One...

Douglas Tompkins, 72, North Face Founder, Dies in Kayaking Accident

Douglas Tompkins, a noted conservationist and the founder of...

Skiers at Hercules Inlet, Climbers summited, Lessons from 84ºS

Eric Philips halfway to Ulvetanna. (5 images) (Correne Coetzer)...

Skiers and Climbers in Storm in West Antarctica

Vinson climbers and Pole skiers grounded. Pontrandolfo's position. (Correne...

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