Dispatches & Blogs

After 6 long years we are thrilled to be planning our October 2022 return to South Georgia Island near Antarctica. We interviewed Laurie...

Recently PolarExplorers' Director Annie Aggens sat down (virtually) with accomplished adventurer and explorer Lonnie Dupre to talk about...

We were absolutely thrilled to learn that our 2015 Shackleton Crossing Expedition to South Georgia Island would be sponsored by...

There are some perks to being an Alum of a PolarExplorers expedition or training . First, there's new friendships and deep connections to...

I'm a Mom. Let me just say that off the bat. Which means I have some bias about this topic. I know the countless hours of hard work that...

At PolarExplorers we LOVE the North Pole. It's among our favorite places on the planet. It's exciting, challenging and unpredictable. No...

Here at PolarExplorers, one of our most popular expeditions is our North Pole Last Degree. This expedition traverses the 60 nautical...

The world is full of female explorers, but very few of them guide polar expeditions. To celebrate International Women’s Day we asked...

One of our favorite adventures isn't at the top or bottom of the world but it is all about how you GET to the top or bottom of the world....

There was a time, not too long ago, when it was nearly impossible for an average person to travel to the North Pole. If you weren't an...

The South Pole / Vinson combination is an increasingly popular duo of polar expeditions and not only for adventurers doing the Explorers...

A Night at the North Pole with PolarExplorers In April 2022 PolarExplorers will forge into its 30th season of offering North Pole Flights...

In the world of extreme adventuring, there is always another expedition to be had. Always another mountain to climb, route to accomplish,...

Most people who venture out into the cold nowadays have at least heard about layering. The beauty of a good layering system is the...

How The Strategies of Polar Explorers Can Help You Cope And Stay Safe Recently my news feed has been filled with articles and stories...

"Another year of waiting!" It's a call many a polar explorer has cried when his plans turned out different than hoped. Usually it was the...

They've made the summit! Despite not having had a rest in a while, Keith and Brian decided to go for the summit today as the weather is...

Keith and Brian made outstanding progress up the mountain today and are currently resting at High Camp. They described it as a real tough...

Congratulations to our South Pole Last Degree team for reaching their half way point! Only 30 nautical miles left! Today it was a cool...

The team made another great push toward the pole today, traveling 8 nautical miles over 6 hours. They woke up to overcast conditions that...