Dec 5, 2018
Why Eric Larsen Is Skiing to the South Pole Alone
The renowned polar explorer is on a solo, unassisted, and unsupported South Pole speed record attempt
Polar Exploration
Aug 31, 2018
What It Took to Reach the North Pole
The Women's Euro-Arabian North Pole Expedition team made it to the North Pole on April 21, 2018, enduring minus 40 degree temperatures, the prospect of aggressive polar bears, vast open leads of water, and even the vagaries of the Russian government.
Mar 22, 2018
'The Terror' Is a Gory Take on an Arctic Mystery
A new drama on AMC combines history and twisted fantasy to recreate the most infamous polar expedition in history
Mar 8, 2018
Was Captain Robert F. Scott Sabotaged in Antarctica?
A new study has reignited the contentious debate about what led to the explorer's demise in 1912
Feb 13, 2018
Get Schooled in the No-Nonsense Art of Survival
Students in the Extreme Polar Training course, a two-week freeze-fest held near the Arctic Circle on Canada's Baffin Island, learn how to live in Earth's coldest conditions. Still, nothing really prepares you for 72 hours of a sled-pulling, pathfinding ordeal on a skinny pair of skis.
Jan 24, 2018
When Teens Just…Snuck onto Antarctic Expeditions
The true story of one Antarctica-bound boat and several unexpected crew members
Nov 14, 2017
The Best Cold Weather Gear
Fear not winter’s harshest bite with these foul-weather friends
Oct 20, 2017
Ben Saunders on His Hardest Mission Yet
We caught up with the British explorer ahead of his attempt to cross a 1,000-mile swath of Antarctica hauling 300 pounds of gear—completely unassisted
Aug 16, 2017
Photographing Polar Bears in the Arctic
Photographer and Filmmaker Abraham Joffe has always been drawn to places that see very few visitors and the polar region fits that criteria like nowhere else.
Apr 4, 2017
In Praise of the Unforgiving Arctic
As a polar explorer, I've spent more than a year of my life living on the ice in one of the harshest environments on the planet. And I love it.
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