Five Ways To Get To The North Pole - and what to do when you get there!
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...
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- Mar 2, 2021
- 3 min
5 Tips For Planning Your South Pole / Vinson Combo
The South Pole / Vinson combination is an increasingly popular duo of polar expeditions and not only for adventurers doing the Explorers...
- Mar 1, 2021
- 3 min
9 Questions About Spending The Night At 90ËšN
A Night at the North Pole with PolarExplorers In April 2022 PolarExplorers will forge into its 30th season of offering North Pole Flights...
- Feb 27, 2021
- 6 min
7 Summits Vs. The Poles: Insights into the Explorer's Grand Slam
In the world of extreme adventuring, there is always another expedition to be had. Always another mountain to climb, route to accomplish,...
- Feb 26, 2021
- 3 min
Layering Like A Pro
Most people who venture out into the cold nowadays have at least heard about layering. The beauty of a good layering system is the...
- Aug 8, 2020
- 4 min
How polar expedition skills can keep you safe during COVID
Recently my news feed has been filled with articles and stories about people creating "pods" or "bubbles" for social health and wellness....
- Mar 30, 2020
- 7 min
Polar Poetry Slam
"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...
- Jan 17, 2020
- 1 min
Vinson Summit Day!
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...
- Jan 16, 2020
- 1 min
Vinson, Cruising Up To High Camp
Keith and Brian made outstanding progress up the mountain today and are currently resting at High Camp. They described it as a real tough...
- Jan 9, 2020
- 1 min
South Pole, Half Way There!
Congratulations to our South Pole Last Degree team for reaching their half way point! Only 30 nautical miles left! Today it was a cool...
- Jan 8, 2020
- 1 min
South Pole, Settling In: Expedition Life and Riddles
The team made another great push toward the pole today, traveling 8 nautical miles over 6 hours. They woke up to overcast conditions that...
- Dec 5, 2019
- 7 min
Origins of The Explorers Grand Slam with Vanessa O'Brien
We recently connected with Vanessa O'Brien, keeper of the Explorer's Grand Slam stats, about the origins of this 7+2 adventure challenge,...
- Jun 6, 2019
- 1 min
Greenland - It's A Wrap!
Your well wishes and crossed fingers worked! The weather cleared and our team departed from Kulusuk this afternoon, saying their final...
- May 30, 2019
- 3 min
Greenland, The Day Described With 4 W's
The team could describe today using four words that start with W: wind, whiteout, warm and wet. They have had many days of whiteout and...
- May 19, 2019
- 1 min
Greenland, Another 30 km Day
Actually it was 30.2 km - a seemingly small difference, but not if you are the person who did all the skiing! They'll take every tenth of...
- May 12, 2018
- 1 min
Greenland, Riding Out The Storm
The team reports that all is well at what is now called "Camp Storm Breaker". The wind started to pick up around 5 AM local time Saturday...
- May 2, 2018
- 2 min
Svalbard, Epic Last Day of Skiing
Happy Birthday, Peter! Quite the epic end to their journey... The team began the day with a hearty breakfast of cottage cheese, porridge...
- Apr 30, 2018
- 1 min
Svalbard, Descent and Damn Good View
The team skied 19 km today, first across the glacial plateau, then descending 900 m to sea level. There were some fairly steep drops on...
- Apr 26, 2018
- 1 min
Svalbard, First Day Of Skiing
The day began with a snow cat transfer out of Longyearbyen, past the frequently traveled areas of Adventdalen to the terminal moraine...
- Apr 20, 2018
- 1 min
The North Pole!!!
A HUGE congratulations (!!) to our North Pole Last Degree Ski Expedition for reaching the North Pole today despite very challenging...
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