PolarExplorers

05/01/2025

THE COUNTDOWN BEGINS! See our website (link in bio) for information on the 2025-26 South Pole and Mt Vinson expedition season.

Explore your options to ski or fly to the Pole, and tack on a climb of Antarctica’s tallest peak.

Last Degree and Vinson Combination Expeditions depart Jan 1, 2026.

The Full Coast to Pole Expedition via the Messner Route departs November 2025.

And a variety of South Pole options depart in late December 2025, and January 2026.

Please reach out with any questions regarding what to expect, how to train, and anything else that comes to mind.

We hope you can join us on the Earth’s wildest continent!

03/31/2025

We just wrapped up our first ever winter traverse of Greenland’s AMAZING Arctic Circle Trail.

This route is awe inspiring. It’s challenging. It’s steeped in history.

The route passes through the Aasivissuit - Nipisat UNESCO Heritage Site, a seasonal hunting ground between the icesheet and sea that’s been in use for 4,200 years. And due to its location, the environment remains largely unchanged since the first hunting parties made their camps over 4 millennia ago.

The winter trail hops from one frozen lake to the next with brief (though sometimes steep) climbs and descents in between.

The trail is roughly 100 miles long and connects the towns of Kangerlussuaq and Sisimiut. As the name suggests, the trail traces the Arctic Circle closely for its entire distance.

We can’t wait to return in March of 2026! Keep your eyes out for more content from this amazing journey.

03/14/2025

GO EMILY GO!!

Emily Ford — — is crushing it in her debut Iditarod competition!

She is making Matthew Henson proud!

Emily was an inaugural Matthew Henson Scholar, and is an incredible ambassador for the program.

What’s the Henson Scholarship all about? We can’t sum up the overarching goals any better than Emily did in her Iditarod Musher Bio:

“Following in the footsteps of the late North Pole expeditioner Matthew Henson, and Iditarod finishers Becca Moore and Newton Marshall, I want to continue to represent black people in cold places.
With an understanding and drive to show that anyone can adventure and everyone deserves to discover the outdoors, regardless of race, gender identity, or upbringing, I continue to seek adventure and represent the underrepresented in outdoor spaces.”

03/12/2025

An incredible week in East Greenland! Dogsledding and looking for polar bear and muskox. And we found them!

02/14/2025

🌍❄️ I had an absolutely amazing time visiting the 3rd and 4th grade students at 🙌 These bright, curious minds were so engaged as we explored the wonders of the North Pole together. It was inspiring to see their enthusiasm for learning about extreme settings and the importance of protecting our planet’s polar regions. 🌨️

A huge shoutout to the incredible students who asked such thoughtful questions and to their amazing teacher, Aimee Hartigan, for organizing this event. 🌱 Keep exploring, keep asking questions, and never stop seeking adventure!

I’m so excited to see the future environmentalists that you’ll all become! 🌏💙

01/29/2025

Congratulations to our Vinson Team!!

They successfully climbed to the top of Antarctica AFTER having just skied the Last Degree to the South Pole.

What a fabulous achievement and testament to their determination, team spirit, and stamina. WELL DONE!

01/25/2025

The view at Vinson High Camp where our team is right now.

01/17/2025

We are delighted to share that our team reached the South Pole on Tuesday at 4 PM local time after a full day of skiing. They set up their camp in a designated area and then walked approximately 1km to the Ceremonial South Pole and the Geographic South Pole.

A huge congratulations to our team who persevered through whiteouts and wind, sundogs and sub zero temps to reach their goal!

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01/07/2025

The South Pole Last Degree team is on the ground in Antarctica!

Soon they’ll depart for 89 degrees south. What an exciting time! There are tough days ahead. They’ll battle the cold, the frigid wind, the effects of altitude, and difficult footing across wind carved sastrugi.

But they are ready. And the trail, though tough, is rewarding beyond words.

Follow along for updates on their progress and the latest news from the southern end of our planet!

01/06/2025

REGISTRATION CLOSING in one week for the winter traverse of Greenland’s Arctic Circle Trail. Don’t miss your chance to experience this amazing journey on a route that has seen 4,000+ years of human travel.

It’s a challenging and thrilling adventure. A journey through the past. A cultural immersion.

Join us on one of our planet’s most storied trails!

12/31/2024

New Beginnings & Zigzags

I love new beginnings. Whether it's the start of a book, the start of an expedition, or the start of a New Year I savor the anticipation of good things to come. In some ways new beginnings are like opening a bottle of fine wine. It can be powerful and uplifting to let the aroma of possibilities swir...

01/14/2024

Our team has reached the South Pole! Check out our blog for the full report.

After skiing 9.5 nautical miles today we are very excited to share that Arne, Claus and Tay reached the South Pole at around 4:30 PM. Wohoo!! Way to go Arne and Claus! It was an overcast day, with light winds and temperatures around -20C. Without blowing snow it is possible to see the station from a...