Category: History

Salomon August Andrée – The Daredevil in the Balloon

Greta Paulsdottir

On foot, by sled, or by ship, many methods had already been tried to reach the North Pole.

Camp Century – City Under the Ice

Heiner Kubny

Camp Century looks like something out of a spy movie: a city beneath the ice, hidden in the Arctic.

Cape Town Agreement Boosts Arctic Safety

Léa Zinsli

The Cape Town Agreement, entering into force in 2027, sets new safety standards for fishing vessels reducing risks and pollution in Arctic waters.

The Sourtoe Cocktail: Dawson City’s Most Bizarre Drink

Léa Zinsli

In Dawson City, Yukon, adventurous drinkers can join the Sourtoe Cocktail Club by downing a shot containing a real dehydrated human toe.

Fernando E. Franca – First Cuban in Antarctica

Heiner Kubny

Fernando E. Franca is considered an important figure in the history of international polar research.

Richard E. Byrd – Flight to the South Pole

Christian Hug

In the autumn of 1928, Byrd left the United States aboard the City of New York and the Eleanor Bolling, heading for New Zealand with three airplanes and one helicopter. On board were 82 expedition members and materials for a polar station.