
Exploration
Tracking a 37-day expedition in the Monashee Mountains
Reflecting on an epic 600-kilometre ski traverse across the southeastern B.C. range and charting human and wildlife activity along the way
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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
A behind-the-scenes look at the adventures and discoveries of the passionate explorers funded by the Royal Canadian Geographical Society
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
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
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
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
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Natalia Martinez was airlifted to safety at 10:30 p.m. Thursday
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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
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
A Royal Canadian Geographical Society-supported expedition has added to the inventory of known caves in a little-explored region
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
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
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Ottawa-born explorer and submarine builder Patrick Lahey is now the second Canadian to reach the deepest point on Earth
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The solo adventurer and best-selling author shares highlights from his expeditions and the “lost” explorer who’s captured his imagination
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2022 is the International Year of Caves and Karst. Here’s why you should care about the hidden worlds beneath our feet.
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On the 100th anniversary of Shackleton’s funeral, the Endurance22 Expedition has located the iconic ship
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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
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The stormchaser and Explorer-in-Residence of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society spins tales of his extreme adventures
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Taking a cue from nearby Mount Bisaro, the cave and its passages pay tribute to Canada’s fallen soldiers
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History
Mary Vaux’s groundbreaking 19th-century study of B.C.’s Illecillewaet Glacier created an invaluable record of the glacier’s recession
Travel
Camaraderie, conversation and conservation are key at the Alpine Club of Canada’s annual General Mountaineering Camp
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
Wildlife
The naked truth about nudibranchs, in British Columbia and beyond
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
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
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Whether outrunning a tornado, dodging lava bombs or hunkering down in a hurricane, explorer George Kourounis is most comfortable living on the edge
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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
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James Coleridge recalls the five days he spent clinging to life on Canada's highest peak
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
The Canada C3 expedition aims to connect Canadians through arts, science, culture and education during a five-month journey around the country
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
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Cousins David McGuffin and Terry Camsell relive their ancestor Charles Camsell’s first formal mapping expedition on the Peel River
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George Kourounis has been officially recognized as the first person to reach the bottom of the Darvaza gas crater in Turkmenistan
Travel
Nimmo Bay resort thoughtfully blends luxury with concern for the surrounding wilderness
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
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
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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
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
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Why do human beings intentionally put themselves in danger's path? Our brains, it turns out, reward risk
People & Culture
It's been an exciting couple of months for The Royal Canadian Geographical Society
Exploration
A conversation with Canadian astronaut David Saint-Jacques, who is getting ready to travel to the International Space Station
Mapping
Henry Hudson’s final voyage helped open North America’s interior, but it was a journey with disastrous consequences
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At 670 metres, Bisaro Anima near Fernie, B.C. is confirmed to be Canada's deepest cave
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Decade-long project to reach the highest point in every province and territory will conclude with Barbeau Peak on Ellesmere Island