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Fast Company
October 1999
Curtis Sittenfeld |
Leader on the Edge World-renowned explorer Robert Swan is the first person ever to walk to both the North and South Poles. Now he's teaching businesspeople about leadership under life-and-death conditions.   |
Geotimes
March 2006
Lisa Rossbacher |
Can You Hear me Now? The world of communication is completely different from what the early explorers of this continent experienced -- one full of constant connection. |
Wired
July 2002
Michael Behar |
Cold Rush Long hours. Subfreezing winds. months of absolute darkness. Welcome to the South Pole, where the coolest science outpost on earth is being built atop 9,000 feet of solid ice. The area is a benchmark for monitoring the health of the atmosphere and an ideal site for studying astronomy. |
Outside
October 2005
Stark et al. |
Let the Bad Times Roll Thirteen unlucky people tell of their worst moments while outdoors... Great books about bad luck... Ten worst adventure disasters of the past 200 years... |
Outside
April 2010
Rob Story |
You Wish You Were Here These days, cutting-edge expeditions often happen because gear companies believe there's promotional gold in the combination of top outdoor athletes, dream adventures (like skiing first descents in the mountains of Antarctica). |
Geotimes
February 2005
Martin & Case |
Fossil Hunting in Antarctica Expeditions to the continent of Antarctica has brought great information about animals in the distant past and show that the world, and particularly Antarctica, was much warmer around 70 million years ago compared to the present. |
Fast Company
September 2004
Cheryl Dahle |
On Thin Ice After a history-making, 94-day trek across Antarctica, Ann Bancroft and Liv Arnesen faced the toughest challenge of their journey: finding the courage to surrender. |
Chemistry World
August 2008 |
Cold chemistry Intrepid researchers will brave the harshest conditions in the name of science. Ned Stafford talks to some of Antarctica's chemists |
High on Adventure
June 2002
Gordon Grover |
Antarctica Adventure Cruising the icy continent in tux & snowpack boots... |
Fast Company
December 2009
Anne C. Lee |
Freeze: The Antarctic Treaty Turns 50 On the first of December 1959, 12 nations signed a pact freezing territorial claims and banning military activity in Antarctica. Here's a tour. |
Chemistry World
July 2011
Laura Howes |
Beyond the Frontiers In space and Antarctica, planning and running research projects transcends national borders. |
IEEE Spectrum
September 2011
Paden et al. |
A Next-Generation Ice Radar Scientists can now probe polar ice sheets better than ever using synthetic-aperture radar |
Popular Mechanics
February 19, 2010
Trevor Williams |
On Thick Ice: Live From An Antarctic Drilling Trip The Integrated Ocean Drilling Program is exploring the ocean floor around Antarctica to learn how the ice sheet reacted in warmer climates of the past and how they might respond to future warming. |
Geotimes
March 2006
Powell et al. |
Drilling Back to the Future Antarctica plays a fundamental role in sea-level change and ocean chemistry, and has the potential for important societal impacts over human timescales. |
Adventure
April 2006
Richard A. Lovett |
Bears, Winds Fail to Derail Winter North Pole Trek The first ever winter trek to the North Pole reached its goal despite setbacks from weather, equipment failures, and polar bears. |
Wired
September 22, 2008
Damon Tabor |
Scientists May Soon Outnumber Penguins at Earth's Poles Tens of thousands of scientists are zipping up their parkas for the latest International Polar Year initiative. |
Salon.com
October 26, 2001
Douglas Cruickshank |
"The Endurance: Shackleton's Legendary Antarctic Expedition" A gripping documentary tells the wrenching story of a 1914 polar expedition that was hell on ice... |
Smithsonian
January 2006
John Hanc |
Points of Interest - Last Race on Earth In a quest for the ultimate challenge, marathoners go the distance in Antarctica. |
Adventure
April 2005
Claire Antoszewski |
What'll You Do for Your Centennial? Explorer Col. Norman Vaughan has plans to go back to Antarctica and climb the mountain that's named for him for his 100th birthday. |
Outside
October 2008
Claire Napier Galofaro |
Sons of the Nimrod Descendants of Shackleton's 1908 South Pole crew set out on another attempt. |
Popular Mechanics
March 15, 2010
Trevor Williams |
Iceberg Forensics: Predicting the Planet's Future With Antarctic Ice Something new is happening with the ice streams and glaciers. They are getting thinner, and they are getting thinner because they are speeding up. |
AskMen.com
Eliana Osborn |
Adventure Fitness Are you tough as tough as an epic 19th-century explorer? These workouts will tell you. |
Geotimes
March 2005
Naomi Lubick |
Paleo-Antarctic Puzzle Even though Antarctica was at the south pole around 35 million years ago, it was warm and relatively ice free. What exactly caused its shift to a deep freeze has long puzzled paleoclimatologists. |
Chemistry World
March 2006
Katie Gibb |
Extreme Analysis High pressures, cold temperatures and inaccessible samples all make analytical work challenging for chemists. Science still has a lot to gain from studying and working in extreme environments. |
Outside
February 2006
Melinda Mahaffey |
Sit, Stay...Survive! The real-life hairy adventure behind Disney's new polar epic Eight Below tells the story of a team of sled dogs who live through a brutal Antarctic winter after the scientists who brought them in have to evacuate. |
Outside
October 2002
Sara Wheeler |
The Adventure Continues Predicting the future of exploration |
Outside
July 2009
Ryan Krogh |
Skiing the North Pole John Huston and Tyler Fish became the first Americans to ski unsupported to the North Pole. They dragged 300-lb sleds, swam in arctic water, and ended their fete with a 66-hour dash to reach a Russian cargo plane. |
Scientific American
July 2008
Peter Brown |
NASA Satellites Watch Polar Ice Shelf Break into Crushed Ice Ice is melting at the poles much faster than climate models predict. |
