The Joy of Obsessive Expedition Climbing Disorder
An Interview with Mike LibeckiBy: Victoria Ortiz National Geographic Explorer and Adventure Scientist Mike Libecki is all about the pursuit of joy and passion. His incredible adventures to remote corners of the globe awe his vast network of followers, but...
Sampling Where No Human Has Ever Been
By: Pascale Marceau of Vertical Nepal Vertical Nepal team working their way up the glacier on Langju. Photo by Elias de Andres Martos. Exploration, adventure, pioneering, remoteness – all words that describe this fall’s Vertical Nepal expedition. The team...
Sampling Central America by Sailboat
By Kristian Beadle of Green Coconut Run Expedition Crew member Michael watches the lightning show in Oaxaca, thanks to Hurricane Blanca spinning offshore, photo by Kristian Beadle. In the pitch black of a lightening storm off the coast of El Salvador, we...
A Father Daughter Humanitarian Expedition to Nepal
An Interview with Mike and Lilliana LibeckiBy: Victoria Ortiz Adventure Scientist and National Geographic Explorer Mike Libecki wants to complete 100 expeditions by the time he’s 100 years old. He also strives to be the best father on the planet. And for...
Exploring the Gap on the Surf Map
By: Erwan Simon | Photos by John Seaton Callahan The Barren Islands were completely uninhabited as recently as 2000 - the Vezo people have since moved here from mainland Madagascar in small groups to pursue seasonal fishing opportunities. Photos by John...
For the Love of Water
In 2016 Adventure Scientists contributed over 15,000 volunteer field days (that's over 41 years!) to our scientific partners to help them discover solutions to pressing environmental issues. Adria Magrath of Vashon Island, Washington, submitted one of the...
Collecting in the Largest Wilderness on Earth
By: Annette BomboschExpedition Guide and Citizen Science Coordinator for G Adventures and Polar Latitudes Perfect reflections of Antarctica’s mountain ranges along the Antarctic Peninsula. Photo by: Annette Bombosch I will never forget the first time I...
An Ode to the Prairie
By Sandy Van Dijk The last transect I walked was the final transect for the Landmark Project managed by Adventure Scientists on American Prairie Reserve in northeastern Montana. The day was December 13, 2016, the walk was about 9.5 miles, the temperature was...
Closing the Prairie Gate
By: Victoria OrtizOnly four places on Earth still contain vast, unplowed native grasslands: Siberia, Mongolia, Patagonia and the northern Great Plains of the United States. Over the last few years Adventure Scientists has partnered with the American Prairie...
The Differences that Define the Prairie
By: Saul Carrillo Saul Carrillo, originally from Austin, Texas, has spent over three months as a Landmark crew member on the Great Plains. Photo by Eli Allen Oftentimes while moving from place to place, it is easy to look past the minutely subtle...