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Ernest Shackleton

Ernest Shackleton was an Anglo-Irish explorer whose 1914–16 Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition became famous for his le...

20TH Century Endurance British Polar

9.0 Excellent

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Robin Knox-Johnston

Sir Robin Knox-Johnston is a British sailor who became the first person to complete a solo, nonstop circumnavigation of...

Contemporary Global British Maritime

8.5 Great

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Ranulph Fiennes

Sir Ranulph Fiennes is a British explorer, expedition leader, author, and former soldier. With Charles Burton, he comple...

Contemporary British Polar Arctic Antarctic

8.3 Great

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Børge Ousland

Børge Ousland is a Norwegian polar explorer known for long-distance expeditions in the Arctic and Antarctic. In 1994 he...

Contemporary Norwegian Polar Arctic Antarctic

8.3 Great

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Ellen MacArthur

Ellen MacArthur is a British sailor known for long-distance solo ocean racing. In February 2005 she completed a nonstop,...

Contemporary Global British Maritime

7.9 Good

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Erling Kagge

Erling Kagge is a Norwegian explorer, author, lawyer, and publisher known for long-distance polar expeditions. In 1993 h...

Contemporary Norwegian Polar Arctic Antarctic

7.8 Good

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Robert Falcon Scott

Robert Falcon Scott was a British Royal Navy officer who led two Antarctic expeditions, reaching the South Pole in Janua...

20TH Century British Polar Antarctic

7.7 Good

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Wally Herbert

Sir Wally Herbert was a British polar explorer, writer, and artist. He led the British Trans-Arctic Expedition of 1968 t...

20TH Century British Polar Arctic

7.7 Good

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Apsley Cherry-Garrard

Apsley Cherry-Garrard was a British explorer and writer who lived from 1886 to 1959. He joined Robert Falcon Scott's Ter...

20TH Century British Polar Antarctic

7.6 Good

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Liv Arnesen

Liv Arnesen is a Norwegian explorer and former educator who in 1994 became the first woman to ski solo and unsupported t...

Contemporary Norwegian Polar Antarctic

7.4 Good

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Will Steger

Will Steger is a prominent American explorer, educator, and environmentalist known for his extensive and unprecedented p...

American Contemporary Polar Arctic Antarctic

7.4 Good

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Jason Lewis

Jason Lewis is a British adventurer known for completing the first human-powered circumnavigation of Earth. The expediti...

Contemporary Global British Terrestrial Maritime

7.4 Good

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Paul-Émile Victor

Paul-Émile Victor was a French polar explorer and ethnologist who played a central role in modern French polar research....

French 20TH Century Polar Greenland

7.3 Good

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Ann Bancroft

Ann Bancroft is an American explorer, author, and educator renowned for her pioneering polar expeditions. In 1986, she b...

American Contemporary Polar Arctic Antarctic

7.2 Good

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Robert Swan

Robert Swan is a British explorer who became the first person to walk to both the North and South Poles. His expeditions...

Contemporary British Polar Arctic Antarctic

7.1 Good

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Felicity Aston

Felicity Aston is a British polar explorer, expedition leader, author, and former meteorologist. In 2012 she completed a...

Contemporary British Polar Antarctic

7.1 Good

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Pen Hadow

Pen Hadow is a British polar explorer known for a 2003 journey from Ward Hunt Island in Canada to the Geographic North P...

Contemporary British Polar Arctic

6.9 Fair

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Henry Worsley

Henry Worsley was a British Army officer and polar explorer known for expeditions inspired by Ernest Shackleton. He help...

Contemporary British Polar Antarctic

6.9 Fair

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Louis Rudd

Louis Rudd is a British Army officer and polar explorer who completed a solo, unsupported crossing of Antarctica in 2018...

Contemporary British Polar Antarctic

6.7 Fair

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Eric Larsen

Eric Larsen is an American polar explorer, expedition leader, and guide known for human-powered journeys in Arctic and A...

American Contemporary Polar Arctic Antarctic

6.6 Fair