Dispatches & Blogs

Reaching the summit of our Greenland Icecap Crossing There is a lot happening in the world and sometimes listening to the news can be...

It's an incredible feeling to watch the vehicle that drops you off at the start of an expedition (whether it's a plane, helicopter,...

Most people who join a professionally organized expedition tend to think of it as one big event that has a start date and an end date....

The recent deaths of Queen Elizabeth ll and Mikhail Gorbachev, two heads of state who touched the world of polar exploration in their own...

We love it when people think about the positive "big picture" benefits that can come from their adventures; and we are huge believers in...

People always talk about what you can't take home with you after a polar expedition * . You can't take home the sled, or at least it has...

I love being comfortable. In fact I consider it a top priority on all my expeditions. My friends who aren't professional guides laugh at...

If you’re like me, March 9th started with a string of alerts, texts and notifications about the discovery of Shackleton’s famous ship,...

Sometimes it's the little things that can make all the difference. A word of encouragement just when you need it, or a really good hot...

My job is to organize and guide polar expeditions. But my real work is sharing my experiences and my wonder so that other people might...

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...

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...

"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...

We recently connected with Vanessa O'Brien, keeper of the Explorer's Grand Slam stats, about the origins of this 7+2 adventure challenge,...