The journey a master mountaineer described “one of the strangest ventures of my life.”

From boreal forest to the barren lands of the North, the Maskwa Nanook expedition aims to show Canada's remote landscapes to the world

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 

We aim to experience and share the vast, little-publicized wilderness of Nunavik, formerly known as Ungava

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 

Crevasses and the landing location near Mount Lucania force Lonnie Dupre and Pascale Marceau to set their sights on Mount Steele, Canada’s fifth-highest peak

The Royal Canadian Geographical Society hoists its flag as a key partner in this year’s expanded search for the Franklin Expedition vessels

Three finalists in this year’s Canadian Geographic Challenge enjoyed the trip of a lifetime as part of their prize, and we were there to capture the fun

From putting the “Canada” back in an iconic species’ name to studying a massive iceberg-calving Antarctic iceshelf, see what just a few of the RCGS’s Fellows have been working on in 2018

The wreck of the Nova Zembla — the first High Arctic whaling ship to be discovered — sheds light on a little-understood chapter of Canada’s past

Photographer-In-Residence Michelle Valberg shares images of the Arctic from her time aboard the Canada C3 Expedition 

New study finds evidence malnutrition played a significant role in crew member's death

A century after Conrad Kain's historic ascent of Bugaboo Spire, an expedition aims to recreate his 1916 climb.

Royal Canadian Geographical Society Fellow Kelvin Murray recounts his role in the record-setting early 2021 expedition

Ten years after the release of her seminal book Sea Sick, Alanna Mitchell again plumbs the depths of the latest research on the health of the world’s oceans — and comes up gasping

Alanna Mitchell, co-author of Franklin's Lost Ship: The Historic Discovery of HMS Erebus, reflects on the renowned historian

'Come Walk With Us' was funded by the Royal Canadian Geographical Society Expedition Program, but is waiting for COVID-19 restrictions to lift before they get started. Here's what they do while they wait. 

A group of students from around the world who embark on an unforgettable journey of Arctic education wind up discovering something about themselves in the process

Meet the husband and wife team embarking on the Route Blanche expedition, one of seven to receive RCGS funding this year

Five-month trek will take him across the Arctic Circle from Old Crow, Yukon to Baker Lake, Nunavut

Jill Heinerth writes of the howling winds that are causing challenges to her Bell Island, Newfoundland diving expedition

Matawa Learning Centre pilots a Grade 12 experiential education course that teaches indigenous youth about water safety and leadership while traveling along traditional canoe routes

Shoalts, once dubbed 'Canada's Indiana Jones,' reached Baker Lake, Nunavut, yesterday after nearly four months of trekking and paddling Canada's mainland Arctic.

From pulling drinking water out of desert air to riding with eagle hunters in Mongolia, see what just a few of The Royal Canadian Geographical Society’s more than 1,000 Fellows have been working on lately

'Our dive went well until our decompression stop when Cas tore a mouthpiece and experienced what we call a caustic cocktail.' – Jill Heinerth writes update on RCGS expedition

An update from the Route Blanche 2016 snowshoeing expedition

The people and landscapes of Haida Gwaii opened my eyes to the fact that we all rely on the ocean

A new report has identified crewman of the previously unknown remains found on Nunavut's King William Island in 1993

Shoalts is fundraising to support his goal of traversing 4,000 kilometres of the Arctic Circle 

Since 1966, the number of Sprague’s pipits in the wild has declined by almost 80 per cent

She's also combining her knowledge and skills to uncover the secrets of climate change 

Milestone in Canadian climbing community reached yesterday at Barbeau Peak, Nunavut

The renowned explorer embarks on an epic 4,000-kilometre solo trek