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
People & Culture
The eco-explorer discusses his new role with the Society and the importance of sustainable travel
Places
Thanks to a sightless, translucent creature, Canada’s most famous cave is being recognized for its unique species and harsh ecosystem
Exploration
A Royal Canadian Geographical Society-supported expedition has added to the inventory of known caves in a little-explored region
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
Taking a cue from nearby Mount Bisaro, the cave and its passages pay tribute to Canada’s fallen soldiers
History
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People & Culture
Exploration
Four researchers team up to ascend Mount Logan, measuring change and resilience on Canada’s highest peak
Travel
Camaraderie, conversation and conservation are key at the Alpine Club of Canada’s annual General Mountaineering Camp
Exploration
Pascale Marceau, Lonnie Dupre and Vern Stice reached the summit of Jeannette Peak, the highest peak in the Selwyn Range of the Canadian Rockies, on April 2
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
At 670 metres, Bisaro Anima near Fernie, B.C. is confirmed to be Canada's deepest cave
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
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.”
History
The journey a master mountaineer described “one of the strangest ventures of my life.”
Exploration
RCGS Explorer-in-Residence Jill Heinerth and dive partner Teddy Garlock made the first dive on the Queen of the Lakes since her resting place in Lake Ontario was confirmed in 2011
Exploration
Canada is rich in fresh water — but with great wealth comes great responsibility
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
People & Culture
The new RCGS program supports emerging environmental storytellers
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.
Exploration
A foremost Amundsen expert shares some highlights from famed Norwegian explorer’s 1903-06 expedition to the North Pole
Travel
Nimmo Bay resort thoughtfully blends luxury with concern for the surrounding wilderness
History
A century ago, a strange drama played out on Wrangel Island in the Russian Arctic. The hero of this tale? A 23-year-old Inuit woman named Ada Blackjack
Exploration
An account of Enduring Ice, The Royal Canadian Geographical Society’s 2017 Expedition of the Year
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
People & Culture
The Canada C3 expedition aims to connect Canadians through arts, science, culture and education during a five-month journey around the country
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
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People & Culture
Two names synonymous with adventure are joining forces to support Canadian exploration
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
People & Culture
For my father and me, these journeys are both personal and political
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
People & Culture
Exploration, education, new Fellows and the launch of RCGS Resolute: here are some of the highlights from the 2017 RCGS Fellows Dinner and AGM
Exploration
A conversation with Canadian astronaut David Saint-Jacques, who is getting ready to travel to the International Space Station
Exploration
George Kourounis has been officially recognized as the first person to reach the bottom of the Darvaza gas crater in Turkmenistan
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
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
Wildlife
The naked truth about nudibranchs, in British Columbia and beyond
History
“Most successful season” of exploration since the wreck was discovered surfaces 350 artifacts from officers’ quarters
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
Canadian climber Pascale Marceau is believed to be the first woman to climb a major subarctic peak in winter
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
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
Decade-long project to reach the highest point in every province and territory will conclude with Barbeau Peak on Ellesmere Island
Exploration
Why do human beings intentionally put themselves in danger's path? Our brains, it turns out, reward risk
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
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