Dispatches & Blogs

We are very happy to share that our team reached the summit of Vinson at 4 PM local time today. They had great weather and a fun day on...

T for "third day" at High Camp! Yum :) Hello from High Camp! That's the message today from our team on Vinson. The forecast they received...

What's it like at Vinson High Camp? Like this! Today our team spend the day at high camp where the weather was surprisingly nice, in fact...

We are happy to report that the weather cleared enough today for our team to make it to Vinson. With their South Pole conditioning and...

A halo around the sun is an Antarctic specialty Yes, it was a hard day with low visibility (again), colder temperatures and some wind,...

Break time! With warm temperatures of -5°F and a light and variable wind it was a nice first day heading South. The team covered 5.5...

Our team has made it to 89 degrees. Now they start skiing!

Good weather at Union Glacier The weather today was good at Union Glacier but not so much at 89 degrees which led to their first weather...

It's an incredible feeling to watch the vehicle that drops you off at the start of an expedition (whether it's a plane, helicopter,...

We love it when people think about the positive "big picture" benefits that can come from their adventures; and we are huge believers in...

People always talk about what you can't take home with you after a polar expedition * . You can't take home the sled, or at least it has...

I love being comfortable. In fact I consider it a top priority on all my expeditions. My friends who aren't professional guides laugh at...

Happy New Year and Welcome to our 2022 South Pole Last Degree Expedition Blog! We are thrilled to have a team in Punta Arenas, Chile...

Sometimes it's the little things that can make all the difference. A word of encouragement just when you need it, or a really good hot...

My job is to organize and guide polar expeditions. But my real work is sharing my experiences and my wonder so that other people might...

Today is a special day. It's special because last night the sun set at the North Pole and it won't rise again until late March. The North...

We are thrilled to be planning our November 2025 return to South Georgia Island near Antarctica. We interviewed Laurie and Richard...

Recently PolarExplorers' Director Annie Aggens sat down (virtually) with accomplished adventurer and explorer Lonnie Dupre to talk about...

Here at PolarExplorers, one of our most popular expeditions is our North Pole Last Degree. This expedition traverses the 60 nautical...

The world is full of female explorers, but very few of them guide polar expeditions. To celebrate International Women’s Day we asked...