by Adventure Scientists | May 23, 2017 | adventure, africa, freshwater microplastics, microplastic pollution
By: Lauren de Remer A fishing camp along the Zambian bank of the Zambezi River Imagine a trail so steep and rocky that every step is a slide or ankle sprain. Mosquitos relentlessly bite one’s feet. Then add weight: a backpack containing a camera, two liters of...
by Adventure Scientists | Jan 18, 2017 | adventure, adventure scientists, adventurer spotlight, africa, collect, conservation, madagascar, microplastics, surfing
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...
by Adventure Scientists | Nov 7, 2014 | adventurers and scientists for conservation, africa, microplastics, oceans, surfing
Q&A with Surfer Erwan SimonBy Emily Wolfe | Photos by John Seaton Callahan SurfEXPLORE was founded on a beach in Mauritania. After a day of surfing, four friends shared mint tea with their local guide under a traditional nomad Khaïma tent....
by Adventure Scientists | Aug 26, 2014 | adventurers and scientists for conservation, africa, National Geographic
There are few places left in the world that remain essentially as they were 10,000 years ago. The Okavango Delta is such a place, according to those who’ve been there. ASC Executive Director Gregg Treinish is headed home after an expedition in the delta, and...
by Adventure Scientists | Aug 19, 2014 | adventurers and scientists for conservation, africa, National Geographic, Wildlife
Gregg just checked in from the wilds of Africa! Via satellite phone, he mentioned a close encounter with a group of elephants fording the delta, but otherwise is doing well and staying in his boat – a good thing, since the water in the Okavango Delta is full of...
by Adventure Scientists | Feb 6, 2014 | adventure, adventurer spotlight, adventurers and scientists for conservation, africa, kayaking, whitewater
Beetles & Whitewater Paul Gamache is a professional raft guide and whitewater kayaker from Arcata, CA. In January of 2013, Paul traveled to Cameroon, West Africa to explore an area of the world nearly untouched by whitewater exploration. Teaming up with ASC, Paul...
