Explorers


Jim Morrison climbing towards the summit of Mount Everest

Skiing down Everest

ByTristan KennedyOct 22, 2026

Tristan Kennedy meets ski mountaineer Jim Morrison, whose pioneering descent of Mount Everest’s north face demanded meticulous preparation and extraordinary…

Bouvet island

Phenomena: the mystery of Bouvet Island

ByGrace GourlayOct 27, 2025

The lifeboat at the world’s end – an icy, unhabitated island only few have seen Far out in the subantarctic, well…

Walking gear overlooking hills and mountains

The must-buy walking gear gifts this Christmas

From pour-over coffee makers to fuel your steps, to down jackets designed to withstand all weather, discover 2024’s must-buy walking…

Mystery behind the construction of the pyramids solved

Mystery behind the construction of the pyramids solved

ByStuart ButlerMay 18, 2024

Scientists think a long extinct river might be the key to solving the mystery behind how the pyramids were constructed.…

Wreck of Shackleton’s Endurance to be protected

Wreck of Shackleton’s Endurance to be protected

UK Antarctic Heritage Trust to partner with Historic England to ensure the wreck of Shackleton’s Endurance will be protected The…

Wreck of Ernest Shackleton’s Endurance found

Wreck of Ernest Shackleton’s Endurance found

The wreck of Endurance, Ernest Shackleton’s Antarctic expedition ship, has been found 107 years after it sank in Weddell Sea…

Podcast: An adventurer’s purpose

Podcast: An adventurer’s purpose

ByGeographical StaffJun 21, 2021

What does, and should, adventure mean today? And what can we do to preserve the landscapes we explore?

Podcast: The storms to come

Podcast: The storms to come

ByGeographical StaffMar 15, 2021

In the March episode of The Geographical Podcast, we explore what a new era of American politics could mean for…

The unsettling sources of the Nile

The unsettling sources of the Nile

The commonly held view of Lake Victoria as the source of the world’s longest river isn’t as clear cut as…