Explorers
Great Explorers: David Douglas, the Accident-Prone Botanist
If you’ve bought a Christmas tree in the last...
Legendary Mt. Rainier Guide Lou Whittaker Dies at 95
A Mount Rainier icon has lapsed into the alpenglow.
The...
Nat Geo’s ‘Photographer’ Series Reveals How Pros Work
Typically, a photographer’s objective is to use an image...
Famed Everest Documentarian David Breashears Dies at 68
The mountaineering community has lost a luminary.
David Breashears died...
Great Explorers: Jean-Francois Pilatre de Rozier
A driven daredevil, Jean Francois Pilatre de Rozier traded...
Weekend Warm-Up: Restored Footage Shows Shackleton’s Ship in its Icy Death Throes
Is it just me, or is it physically possible...
Weekend Warm-Up: Alfred Wegener’s Iron Arctic Will
Alfred Wegener’s 1930 expedition to Greenland was a monster....
Exploration Mysteries: Jean Francois de Galaup
The mutiny on HMS Bounty overshadowed an even stranger...
Weekend Warm-Up: All Legends Age, Even Chris Bonington
Chris Bonington doesn’t need an introduction from a guy...
Great Explorers: Annie Londonderry
Fifteen months. $10,000. A bicycle and a woman's determination....
Pioneer Bungee Jumper David Kirke Dies
The father of recreational bungee jumping, David Kirke, has...
