4+ hour, 59+ min ago   (853+ words) When we’re not outdoors, we get our adventure fix by exploring social media and the web. Here are some of the best adventure links we’ve discovered this week. The Allure and Peril of Riding an Alaskan Wave for Nine Kilometers:…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (253+ words) The Last Observers named in this documentary title are a married couple in Sweden, lighthouse keepers and lone holdouts against the tide of automation. For decades, Karin and Lennart Mikkelsen have dutifully recorded the weather, conducted field research, and maintained…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (268+ words) Every year for over a decade, the Comedy Wildlife Comedy Awards have recognized the best (or at least funniest) images of the natural world. With entries now closed and with finalists to be announced in September, ExplorersWeb reviews the standouts....

1+ mon, 5+ day ago   (238+ words) Jerry Kobalenko is the editor of ExplorersWeb. One of Canada's premier arctic travelers, he is the author of The Horizontal Everest and Arctic Eden, and has just finished a book about adventures in Labrador. In 2018, he was awarded the Polar…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago   (587+ words) Self-portraits have been around as long as cameras, but the smartphone and social media have made it hard to be anywhere interesting without seeing someone pointing their phone at themselves with a big grin. By 2013, even the word selfie had…...

5+ mon, 1+ week ago   (142+ words) Rebecca is a freelance writer and science teacher based in the UK. She is a keen traveler and has been lucky enough to backpack her way around parts of Africa, South America, and Asia. With a background in marine biology,…...

6+ mon, 1+ week ago   (285+ words) Internationally, Scotland does not have a reputation as a ski destination. But in fact, it’s far snowier in the Highlands than in the rest of the UK, with wide slopes and prominent peaks. Good skiing can be found, as Neal…...

6+ mon, 1+ week ago   (398+ words) Laoukos documented the Sema ceremony in Turkey and Holy Week processions in Zamora, Spain, showcasing how place, faith, and people intersect. In Turkey, Laoukos captures the whirling dervishes mid-turn. In Zamora, he caught the hooded penitents as they advanced through…...

7+ mon, 1+ week ago   (310+ words) In the past, both Arctic explorers and local Inuit have occasionally fallen prey to polar bears. Even today, attacks and even deaths are not unknown. More often, though, polar bear-human interactions mean death for the bears. Hoping to make the…...

7+ mon, 2+ week ago   (125+ words) The Sun’s 11-year cycle features phases of both low and high solar activity. In recent years, the activity has been high, and sunspots and solar flares have given us spectacular auroras, some of them in places you don’t normally associate…...