
Exploration
Pursuing the void: The discovery of Canada’s new longest cave system
Spanning 25,450 metres in length, British Columbia’s ARGO cave system surpasses Castleguard Cave by more than 4,000 metres
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Exploration
Spanning 25,450 metres in length, British Columbia’s ARGO cave system surpasses Castleguard Cave by more than 4,000 metres
Travel
There’s never been a better time to explore our backyard
Exploration
RCGS find of Quest featured at major Shackleton gathering in Dundee, Scotland
History
When Quest sank, she had 5,200 seal pelts in the hold. A look at the intersecting worlds of polar exploration and sealing.
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
Wildlife
The naked truth about nudibranchs, in British Columbia and beyond
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
"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
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
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
Exploration
A behind-the-scenes look at the adventures and discoveries of the passionate explorers funded by the Royal Canadian Geographical Society
History
Mary Vaux’s groundbreaking 19th-century study of B.C.’s Illecillewaet Glacier created an invaluable record of the glacier’s recession
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
Travel
Camaraderie, conversation and conservation are key at the Alpine Club of Canada’s annual General Mountaineering Camp
History
The journey a master mountaineer described “one of the strangest ventures of my life.”
Exploration
Four researchers team up to ascend Mount Logan, measuring change and resilience on Canada’s highest peak
History
The journey a master mountaineer described “one of the strangest ventures of my life.”
Exploration
Canadian climber Pascale Marceau is believed to be the first woman to climb a major subarctic peak in winter
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
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
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
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
People & Culture
Toronto-based musician Sam Polley shares how he gets close to nature as a “Toronto boy through and through” and why autumn is his favourite time for canoe tripping
Exploration
The Boreal to Barrenlands Expedition, funded by The Royal Canadian Geographical Society, returns from their summer slog through northern Quebec and Labrador
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
People & Culture
For my father and me, these journeys are both personal and political
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
World-renowned shipwreck hunter David Mearns and lead researcher for the RCGS Shackleton-Quest Expedition Antoine Normandin take us behind the scenes of the search for Quest
Exploration
The expedition leader and CEO of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society recounts the historic discovery of Quest, found hundreds of metres below the surface off the coast of the Labrador Sea
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
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
Laval St. Germain summited Antarctica’s Mount Vinson on Dec. 31, meaning he has now climbed the highest peaks on every continent
People & Culture
Remembering Louie Kamookak, a new Explorer-in-Residence and other highlights from the 89th Annual College of Fellows Dinner
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
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
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Exploration
Exploration
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
Professional explorer and best-selling author, Adam Shoalts, discusses his three-month solo canoe journey travelling bird migration routes from southern Canada to the Arctic
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
People & Culture
Two names synonymous with adventure are joining forces to support Canadian exploration
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.
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
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
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
The surprising pieces of history inside King Charles III’s coronation carriage
02Second World War-era bomber discovered in Gander Lake, Newfoundland
03Shackleton’s lost ship Endurance found in remarkable condition below Antarctic ice
04Artifacts retrieved from Erebus wreck reveal snapshot of life on doomed ship
Exploration
The stormchaser and Explorer-in-Residence of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society spins tales of his extreme adventures
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
A conversation with Canadian astronaut David Saint-Jacques, who is getting ready to travel to the International Space Station
Exploration
Cousins David McGuffin and Terry Camsell relive their ancestor Charles Camsell’s first formal mapping expedition on the Peel River
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.
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
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
Decade-long project to reach the highest point in every province and territory will conclude with Barbeau Peak on Ellesmere Island
Exploration
James Coleridge recalls the five days he spent clinging to life on Canada's highest peak
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
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
Exploration
Natalia Martinez was airlifted to safety at 10:30 p.m. Thursday
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
People & Culture
It's been an exciting couple of months for The Royal Canadian Geographical Society