
Exploration
Exploring Canada’s deepest cave with Christian Stenner
Episode 38
One of Canada’s most accomplished cavers shares what it’s really like to explore the world beneath our feet
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Exploration
One of Canada’s most accomplished cavers shares what it’s really like to explore the world beneath our feet
Exploration
The extreme explorer shares why his attempted winter traverse of the High Arctic island was one of his most challenging — and special — expeditions yet
People & Culture
Food planning for ski trips — do we really eat that much in a month?
Exploration
From coast to coast to coast and into the ocean as well, eight grants expand our understanding of Canada
History
The journey a master mountaineer described “one of the strangest ventures of my life.”
Exploration
Gather ’round and listen as explorer and bestselling author Adam Shoalts spins a spine-tingling tale of tracking a legendary creature in Labrador’s Mealy Mountains
Exploration
An explorer unravels the story of an early 20th century haunting in the isolated foothills of Labrador’s Mealy Mountains
Exploration
Resilience pays off during a challenging effort to explore new leads in Canada’s deepest cave
Exploration
A Royal Canadian Geographical Society-supported expedition has added to the inventory of known caves in a little-explored region
Exploration
An exclusive excerpt from the new book Beyond the Trees: A Journey Alone Across Canada's Arctic by Royal Canadian Geographical Society Explorer-in-Residence Adam Shoalts
From the archives: Frozen feat — a personal account of the 1925 expedition to conquer Mount Logan
02Climbing duo completes first winter ascent of Yukon’s Mt. Wood
03Trio of climbers makes first recorded ascent of B.C. peak
04Why we’re not giving up on our goal to summit Mt. Lucania in the winter
Travel
The adventurer behind the Man and Dog expedition puts a life jacket through its paces in the Labrador and northern Quebec wilderness
Travel
In 1976, my husband’s grandparents solved one of the world’s great natural mysteries: the monarch butterfly migration. Four decades later, we retraced their journey.
Travel
The acclaimed author discovers breathtaking scenery with a side of eggs benedict in Canada's North
Travel
Paul Colangelo shares images from his time exploring the North with the first Canadian to walk in space
Environment
Forming a connection with water brings us closer together as humans
Environment
On the shores of Lake Superior, I found solace in how close our country can become when we all share food together
People & Culture
The Royal Canadian Geographical Society has teamed up with Roots Canada to produce limited edition jackets featuring the expedition patches of notable explorers.
Science & Tech
Sunniva Sorby and Hilde Fålun Strøm share details of their “Hearts in the Ice” project and why they want to inject hope into the conversation about climate change
Exploration
The Boreal to Barrenlands Expedition, funded by The Royal Canadian Geographical Society, returns from their summer slog through northern Quebec and Labrador
People & Culture
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People & Culture
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Exploration
Seven years after it was first explored, the B.C. cave known as Raspberry Rising is still giving up its secrets, from breathtaking mineral deposits to promising antibacterial microbes
Exploration
In her book, Into the Planet: My Life as a Cave Diver, world-renowned cave diver and inaugural RCGS Explorer-in-Residence Jill Heinerth reflects on what set her on her path
Exploration
Ottawa-born explorer and submarine builder Patrick Lahey is now the second Canadian to reach the deepest point on Earth
Exploration
The solo adventurer and best-selling author shares highlights from his expeditions and the “lost” explorer who’s captured his imagination
Exploration
Taking a cue from nearby Mount Bisaro, the cave and its passages pay tribute to Canada’s fallen soldiers
Exploration
RCGS Explorer-in-Residence Ray Zahab and Italian ultrarunner Stefano Gregoretti cut short their expedition across Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula after learning the rivers they planned to traverse were no longer frozen
Exploration
Laval St. Germain summited Antarctica’s Mount Vinson on Dec. 31, meaning he has now climbed the highest peaks on every continent
Exploration
Justin Barbour and his canine pal, Saku, traversed 1,000 kilometres across the Labrador Peninsula through harsh snow storms and sub-zero temperatures, but were stopped just shy of their end goal
Exploration
Justin Barbour and his dog, Saku, will travel 1,700 kilometres from the North West River in Labrador across remote northern Quebec to the shores of Hudson Bay
Exploration
Ray Zahab, an Explorer-in-Residence of The Royal Canadian Geographical Society, and Italian ultrarunner Stefano Gregoretti will traverse an unpredictable landscape of volcanoes and snow
Exploration
The Royal Canadian Geographical Society’s 2018 Expedition of the Year returns to the Bisaro Anima Cave near Fernie, B.C.
Exploration
Canada is rich in fresh water — but with great wealth comes great responsibility
Exploration
The host of Angry Planet and Fellow of The Royal Canadian Geographical Society reveals the natural beauty of one of the least-visited countries in the world
Exploration
Why do human beings intentionally put themselves in danger's path? Our brains, it turns out, reward risk
Exploration
Dr. Catherine Sorbara is the sole Canadian participating in Homeward Bound 2018, an annual three-week-long expedition in Antarctica aimed at bolstering women leaders in STEMM
Exploration
Xpedition 90X aims to conduct the first hybrid-vehicle expedition and first Canadian-led driving expedition to the South Pole in November 2018
Science & Tech
As a biologist and photographer, I had long hoped to visit Antarctica — but this journey was much more than a travel dream fulfilled
Exploration
Royal Canadian Geographical Society Explorer-in-Residence Ray Zahab discusses his 2019 Trans-Kamchatka expedition and other extreme marathon adventures.
Exploration
David McGuffin shares insights from his daily log during his summer 2018 expedition retracing a legendary trek on the Yukon’s Peel River
Exploration
Recapping a Royal Canadian Geographical Society-funded canoe expedition into the windy wilderness of northern Quebec
Exploration
We aim to experience and share the vast, little-publicized wilderness of Nunavik, formerly known as Ungava
Exploration
George Kourounis has been officially recognized as the first person to reach the bottom of the Darvaza gas crater in Turkmenistan
Exploration
At 670 metres, Bisaro Anima near Fernie, B.C. is confirmed to be Canada's deepest cave
Exploration
Natalia Martinez was airlifted to safety at 10:30 p.m. Thursday
Exploration
James Coleridge recalls the five days he spent clinging to life on Canada's highest peak
Exploration
Diver and photographer Jill Heinerth shares a glimpse into the summer phase of The Royal Canadian Geographical Society's Expedition of the Year
Exploration
Today a young family of four, plus two friends, begins a 55-day journey through some of Canada's most remote northern landscapes
People & Culture
100 years ago this week, Conrad Kain became the first person to summit British Columbia's towering Bugaboo Spire. This summer, a group of climbers recreated his historic ascent.
Wildlife
A new project by the Roberta Bondar Foundation aims to raise awareness of dangers to migratory birds
History
My great-grandmother spoke of finding mysterious objects on King William Island as a young girl. This summer, I retraced her steps.
People & Culture
Dan Clark explains the motivation behind going on Arctic paddling expeditions with young children.
Mapping
Canada’s Pacific coast took tangible shape after a visit from one of history’s most famous navigators