
People & Culture
A conversation with RCGS Explorer-in-Residence Jill Heinerth
The RCGS Explorer-in-Residence discusses the underwater world of cave diving, the risks involved, pushing boundaries and more
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People & Culture
The RCGS Explorer-in-Residence discusses the underwater world of cave diving, the risks involved, pushing boundaries and more
Exploration
Something melted a hole through the glacier above the Mount Meager Volcano in 2016. A perilous expedition ventured deep inside the cave to find out, did the volcano wake up?
Exploration
The Westaway Explorer-in-Residence discusses his newest book Where the Falcon Flies: A 3,400 Kilometre Odyssey From My Doorstep to the Arctic and more!
People & Culture
The lifelong friends sat down for a fireside chat at the RCGS headquarters to discuss exploration, how the two undersea explorers met and more
History
History
History
History
History
History
Exploration
Two hundred years before Franklin and 300 years before Amundsen, a daring Dane came closer to finding the Northwest Passage than anyone had before
People & Culture
How does a Canadian wind up wandering an ancient tea-trading route through the Himalayas? We talk to 'Tea Explorer' Jeff Fuchs about his documentary film and his ongoing journey to unlock the secrets of the leaf.
Mapping
In 1560, Italian map engraver Paolo Forlani became the first to include “Canada” on a printed map
Mapping
In A History of Canada in 10 Maps: Epic Stories of Charting a Mysterious Land, Adam Shoalts delves into the fascinating stories behind the people and maps that helped shape a nation
Mapping
Early maps of the railways that shaped our country
People & Culture
The eco-explorer discusses his new role with the Society and the importance of sustainable travel
People & Culture
L’écoexplorateur discute de son nouveau rôle au sein de la Société et de l’importance du tourisme durable
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
Breaking stereotypes, pushing boundaries and logging an extraordinary achievement
Exploration
The aircraft was discovered by an international dive team on a steep ledge nearly 50 metres below the surface of the lake in central Newfoundland
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
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
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
People & Culture
Canoeing legend Wally Schaber talks about his lifelong love of the Dumoine River, the last of the wild rivers in the Ottawa river watershed
Exploration
The RCGS Explorer-in-Residence returns to the Explore podcast to share an exciting project she’s been working on close to home
Exploration
Explorer and “canoe evangelist” James Raffan reflects on the symbolic importance of the canoe to Canada and his most recent expedition in the Marshall Islands
Exploration
The stormchaser and Explorer-in-Residence of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society spins tales of his extreme adventures
Exploration
Four researchers team up to ascend Mount Logan, measuring change and resilience on Canada’s highest peak
Exploration
Although our expedition came to an early end this year, it was still a successful journey of exploratory learning in one of the most extreme environments in Canada
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
Adam Shoalts on his latest expedition following the birds to Canada’s North
02Introducing the inaugural Trebek Initiative grantees
03Five awesome things that happened at the official opening of Canada’s Centre for Geography and Exploration
04Eight awesome things that happened at the 2018 RCGS Fellows Dinner
Exploration
A foremost Amundsen expert shares some highlights from famed Norwegian explorer’s 1903-06 expedition to the North Pole
Exploration
An account of Enduring Ice, The Royal Canadian Geographical Society’s 2017 Expedition of the Year
Exploration
"Arctic on the Edge" expedition will see the RCGS' Explorer-in-Residence document the life cycle of Arctic ice and gather Inuit testimony on climate change
Places
The Embassy of Norway has gifted Canada with the first English translation of Roald Amundsen’s Northwest Passage diaries, reaffirming a shared polar past and future
Exploration
2022 is the International Year of Caves and Karst. Here’s why you should care about the hidden worlds beneath our feet.
Exploration
On the 100th anniversary of Shackleton’s funeral, the Endurance22 Expedition has located the iconic ship
Exploration
In this excerpt from her new memoir, Into the Planet: My Life as a Cave Diver, Jill Heinerth writes about learning to accept fear as a part of exploration
Exploration
Canadian climber Pascale Marceau is believed to be the first woman to climb a major subarctic peak in winter
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
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
Cousins David McGuffin and Terry Camsell relive their ancestor Charles Camsell’s first formal mapping expedition on the Peel River
Exploration
Canada is rich in fresh water — but with great wealth comes great responsibility
People & Culture
Two names synonymous with adventure are joining forces to support Canadian exploration
Exploration
Exploration
Exploration
Exploration
Exploration
Exploration
Science & Tech
The federal government has announced a $2 billion investment in Canada’s space program, including a role in NASA’s Lunar Gateway project
Wildlife
The naked truth about nudibranchs, in British Columbia and beyond
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.
People & Culture
For my father and me, these journeys are both personal and political
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
Travel
Nimmo Bay resort thoughtfully blends luxury with concern for the surrounding wilderness
People & Culture
The Canada C3 expedition aims to connect Canadians through arts, science, culture and education during a five-month journey around the country
Exploration
Why do human beings intentionally put themselves in danger's path? Our brains, it turns out, reward risk
People & Culture
From boreal forest to the barren lands of the North, the Maskwa Nanook expedition aims to show Canada's remote landscapes to the world
Exploration
This year the renowned cave diver became the first explorer to officially represent The Royal Canadian Geographical Society. Here, in her own words, Heinerth talks adventure.
People & Culture
It's been an exciting couple of months for The Royal Canadian Geographical Society
Mapping
Canada’s Pacific coast took tangible shape after a visit from one of history’s most famous navigators
Mapping
Henry Hudson’s final voyage helped open North America’s interior, but it was a journey with disastrous consequences
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