The Explorers Journal

From vast ocean depths to the frontiers of outer space, The Explorers Journal offers firsthand reporting from those pushing the limits of knowledge and human endurance. Founded in 1904 to promote exploration “by all means possible,” The Explorers Club is an international organization dedicated to the advancement of field exploration and scientific inquiry. Among our members are leading pioneers in oceanography, mountaineering, archaeology, and the planetary and environmental sciences.

the best is yet to come

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FAMOUS FIRSTS

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MOULINS BLEUS • exploring the ephemeral caves of the Greenland ice sheet with Matt Covington, Jason Gulley, and Will Gadd

REFLECTIONS ON HUMANITY • award-winning filmmaker Stuart Dunn on our collective global culture

FAR MORE THAN BEING FIRST • all too often, notching records in exploration misses the point

INTO THE GREAT AFRICAN SEA FOREST • David Rothenberg in conversation with Pippa Ehrlich, director of the film My Octopus Teacher

story of a shoreline

catching one’s breath • travel in the wake of coronavirus

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legacy society

Nick Hague the great escape

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