Poles

Lake Baikal’s Skating Grandmother

In her 80th year, the Babushka of Baikal still...
April 1, 2021

A Visit to Sir John Franklin’s Sunken Ship, the Erebus

Researchers found the famous arctic explorer's ship in 2014,...
March 30, 2021

Walrus Continues Tour of British Isles

The way-off-course young walrus that turned up last week...
March 23, 2021

Greenland’s Color-Coded Houses

Visitors to Greenland often believe that the colorful houses...
March 17, 2021

Skiing 1,300km Across Sweden

Swedish couple Anna Wassdahl and Joachim Johansson are a...
March 15, 2021

Canada North to South Set to Begin

Guillaume Moreau and Nicolas Roulx are ready to begin...
March 14, 2021

New Svalbard Regulations Restrict Spring Travel

To protect wildlife and curtail a growing number of...
March 13, 2021

Floating Ships: Mirages and How They Work

Within days of each other, two images of floating...
March 10, 2021

Finally, a Way to Classify Polar Expeditions

When Colin O'Brady tried to claim the first unsupported...
March 7, 2021

The Stories That Arctic Cairns Tell

Nowadays, hikers build cairns as an "I was here"...
March 7, 2021

Great Expeditions: Dead Men Walking

The story of Rune Gjeldnes and Torry Larsen and...
March 6, 2021

Exploration Mysteries: Eduard Von Toll

In 1900, during the last of the glory days...
February 24, 2021

The Dire Struggles of the Polar Cruise Industry

Polar cruise logistics have never been easy. Although normally...
February 15, 2021

The Inside Story of Barneo, the Floating Ice Camp Near the North Pole

The North Pole season, based out of the floating...
February 14, 2021

Breaking: North Pole Season Canceled Again

For the third year in a row, the North...
February 1, 2021

1,000km By Ski Across Svalbard

French adventurer Vincent Colliard and filmmaker Caroline Cote are...
January 30, 2021

Crossing Canada From North to South

In 2018, six young Canadians completed a 1,500km canoe...
January 28, 2021

A Polar Traveler Looks at Winter K2

Although I've lived in the Canadian Rockies for over...
January 21, 2021

Russian Woman Sets Longest Under-Ice Swim Record

Yekaterina Nekrasova, 40, has broken the world record for...
January 12, 2021

Top Expeditions 1970-2020, #2: North Pole Round Trip

It was a project so daunting that even Borge...
December 30, 2020

Top Expeditions 1970-2020, #4: North Pole at Night

In 2006, during the long, dark arctic winter, Borge...
December 28, 2020

Virus Reaches Antarctica

Until yesterday, Antarctica was the only continent on earth...
December 22, 2020

Robert Scott’s Scales Returned to Antarctica

The Salter scales have returned to Antarctica, after years...
December 17, 2020

Surviving Extreme Winter Dangers

In winter travel, physical suffering, mental hardship, and discomfort...
December 4, 2020

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