
Exploration
Crossing Africa with Mario Rigby
Episode 56
Rigby, an advocate for diversity and inclusion in the outdoors, shares his advice for young explorers, from funding expeditions to proper footwear
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Exploration
Rigby, an advocate for diversity and inclusion in the outdoors, shares his advice for young explorers, from funding expeditions to proper footwear
Exploration
Reflecting on an epic 600-kilometre ski traverse across the southeastern B.C. range and charting human and wildlife activity along the way
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
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
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.
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
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
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.”
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
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People & Culture
Exploration
People & Culture
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
The Boreal to Barrenlands Expedition, funded by The Royal Canadian Geographical Society, returns from their summer slog through northern Quebec and Labrador
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
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 solo adventurer and best-selling author shares highlights from his expeditions and the “lost” explorer who’s captured his imagination
Travel
The adventurer behind the Man and Dog expedition puts a life jacket through its paces in the Labrador and northern Quebec wilderness
Exploration
Laval St. Germain summited Antarctica’s Mount Vinson on Dec. 31, meaning he has now climbed the highest peaks on every continent
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
People & Culture
In this exclusive excerpt from his new book Disappointment River: Finding and Losing the Northwest Passage, author Brian Castner recounts a part of his 2016 journey retracing Alexander Mackenzie's 1789 expedition of the Mackenzie River
People & Culture
Dan Clark explains the motivation behind going on Arctic paddling expeditions with young children.
Environment
Environment
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Natalia Martinez was airlifted to safety at 10:30 p.m. Thursday
Travel
Paul Colangelo shares images from his time exploring the North with the first Canadian to walk in space
Exploration
Why do human beings intentionally put themselves in danger's path? Our brains, it turns out, reward risk
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
Mapping
Canada’s Pacific coast took tangible shape after a visit from one of history’s most famous navigators
Exploration
Royal Canadian Geographical Society Explorer-in-Residence Ray Zahab discusses his 2019 Trans-Kamchatka expedition and other extreme marathon adventures.
Wildlife
A new project by the Roberta Bondar Foundation aims to raise awareness of dangers to migratory birds
People & Culture
Two names synonymous with adventure are joining forces to support Canadian exploration
Exploration
Canada is rich in fresh water — but with great wealth comes great responsibility
People & Culture
From painting a new side of the Franklin expedition to documenting shipwrecks along Ontario’s Hudson Bay Coast, see what just a few of the RCGS’s more than 1,000 Fellows are working on in 2018
Exploration
Xpedition 90X aims to conduct the first hybrid-vehicle expedition and first Canadian-led driving expedition to the South Pole in November 2018
People & Culture
From documenting rock-hewn churches in Ethiopia to sonar-scanning B.C. waters for steam-era shipwrecks, see what just a few of the RCGS’s more than 1,000 Fellows are working on in 2018
Exploration
At 670 metres, Bisaro Anima near Fernie, B.C. is confirmed to be Canada's deepest cave
History
My great-grandmother spoke of finding mysterious objects on King William Island as a young girl. This summer, I retraced her steps.
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
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