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- Roald Amundsen tried and failed to tame a polar bear cub in 1920 Sun, 14 May 23, 3:00amIt only took a month for Amundsen to give up his experiment.
- Maria Leijerstam Becomes the First Person to Cycle to the South Pole Tue, 31 Dec 13, 4:11amMany choose to spend the holidays relaxing at home, but not British adventurist Maria Leijerstam--this 35 year-old former management consultant just broke two world records by becoming the first person to cycle to the South...
- Will the Cost of the Climate Wars be the BBC’s Integrity? Wed, 31 Jul 13, 6:59pmGuest essay by Jim Steele, Director emeritus Sierra Nevada Field Campus, San Francisco State University. On July 29, 2013 the BBC’s Hardtalk journalist Stephen Sackur wrote “The Alaskan village set to disappear under...
- The Coldest Journey Gets Colder Mon, 4 Mar 13, 7:01pmGuest Post by Willis Eschenbach I was saddened to get the news that Sir Ranulf Fiennes, OBE, has gotten frostbitten. As a result, he has been forced to give up his dream of a winter crossing of Antarctica, an expedition …...
- Gore, Hansen, Trenberth to make Antarctic PR expedition Mon, 23 Jan 12, 2:13pmFrom the you’ve got to be effin kidding me department comes news of the epic journey to Antarctica. What do they hope to prove? I don’t know, it seems like nothing but a publicity stunt, especially since the sea...