Return to Ellesmere Island with Ray Zahab and Kevin Vallely

I just returned from an expedition in the High Arctic and want to say that your device worked incredibly well. I had a polar bear fence too but in the future will only use your devices. Battery held up with only one replacement in 28 days in -30F to -40F. Incredible. -- Kevin Vallely

Thomas Ulrich – an award-winning explorer, polar guide, speaker and photographer

Stories from the polar world

There are the big explorer stories such as those of the pioneers Sir Ernst Shackleton, Fridtjof Nansen and Roald Amundsen. And then there are the many small stories and incidents that are part of an explorer's everyday life - like the following. Have fun.

Freya Hoffmeister - Goddess of Love to the Seas

Circumnavigation of North America by Kayak

Freya Hoffmeister, also known as ‘Goddess of Love to the Seas, ‘ is a highly skilled open ocean-paddler who has undertaken three world’s greatest time sea kayaking continental circumnavigations. My website.

National Geographic Adventurer of the Year 2015

West Hansen - Arctic Cowboy

EXPLORE - TRAVEL - LIVE

AUSTIN, Texas — In a historic feat of human endurance and determination, West Hansen, a 61-year-old endurance paddler from Austin, and his team, known as the Arctic Cowboys, have successfully completed the daunting Northwest Passage in a single season using only human power. My website.