Robert Peary Explorers’ narratives only get you so close to the truth. They are — like all memoirs — public documents, manuscripts that are written to be read by others. Yet they so… more →
Time to Eat the Dogsnicksmithphoto wrote 1 week ago: The mighty Nimrod – a century on This year sees the centenary of the British Antarctic Expedition 19 … more →
breakthroughtogod wrote 3 weeks ago: researchpark.arc.nasa.gov This world in its present state could hold few more people. Many areas are … more →
Jac van Tuijn wrote 1 month ago: New computer modelling shows an additional sea level in north eastern North America of 10 cm higher … more →
Jac van Tuijn wrote 1 month ago: A cross section of Antarctica making British scientist Bamber believe that one third of the icecap w … more →
polarprisca wrote 1 month ago: I’ve been away exploring Prince Edward County, perhaps the newest wine region in Ontario, if n … more →
nicksmithphoto wrote 2 months ago: Techno explorers take to the ice This month a team of explorers lead by Pen Hadow will set off on fo … more →
Michael Robinson wrote 2 months ago: Robert Peary Explorers’ narratives only get you so close to the truth. They are — like a … more →
nicksmithphoto wrote 2 months ago: Researching a feature on Ernest Shackleton earlier today I came across an article I wrote about pri … more →
nicksmithphoto wrote 2 months ago: A few people mentioned to me yesterday at the Antiquarian book fair at the RGS that they’d no … more →
Maureen Flynn-Burhoe wrote 3 months ago: This post on mapping ice melting, which is part of an ongoing mapping memory project by a bricoleuse … more →
Michael Robinson wrote 4 months ago: Septentrionalium Terrarum Descriptio, Gerard Mercator, 1611. A polar projection showing islands and … more →
Jac van Tuijn wrote 4 months ago: Cover IPY-report on the results of all scientific research in 2008. During a special ceremony on Feb … more →
Michael Robinson wrote 5 months ago: Why do people climb 8000-meter mountains? Free-solo the Eiger? BASE jump the Eiffel Tower? Motives … more →
Michael Robinson wrote 6 months ago: Life cover from 22 February 1954 featuring shot of film 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea At times I thin … more →
admin wrote 6 months ago: Thanks to a rapid rebound in recent months, global sea ice levels now equal those seen 29 years ago, … more →
Aliza Sherman wrote 6 months ago: I was wondering what temperatures might be like in Antarctica and what the affects of that kind of c … more →
Michael Robinson wrote 7 months ago: Steph Davis free soloing The Diamond, Longs Peak, Colorado As a student of exploration, it would be … more →
Michael Robinson wrote 7 months ago: Beau Riffenburgh next to a bust of Sir Douglas Mawson at the University of Adelaide, South Australia … more →
Michael Robinson wrote 9 months ago: I’m at the University of Delaware this week to give some lectures related to my book, The Col … more →