I just received a text message from one of few people on earth who inspires me today. He writes the following to [...]

After the latest Everest dispute, I have been contacted by a few readers who´d like me to have an opinion. And I have [...]

 James M (Jim) Clash has quickly become a favorite for my readers and requests come for more. So I am happy to [...]

When you read this, we are hopefully in Siberia. The whole family of four. It could well be a surprise to most [...]

Flag 179 arrived yesterday. An honor of course. The same Flag which bit the dust in Al Mahra not long ago. That made me content and happy. Even happier, I felt today when Eva s and Scarlett s stuff arrived from Isbjörn of Sweden, the best kid g…

Malmö -2 C (28.4 F) Yakutsk -45 C (-49 F) Verkhoyansk -52 C (61.6 F) The gear from Exweb -SPOT tracker, laptop, sat phone an the software to send updates on route- arrived after being held in customs for 2 extra days yesterday. And, once I opened…

I often get the question, why do you call yourself an explorer, not an adventurer? My answer is that I see an [...]

 How do you define a hero? Or how does one become a hero? And do they still exist, the heroes? When I [...]

We live in a time where clubs like The Explorers Club and The Royal Geographical Society are in the news for all [...]

It takes a certain breed of a human being to explore narrow, muddy and dark caves. And enjoy it! I have been [...]