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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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Alex Honnold

Alex Honnold is an American rock climber known for free-solo climbing, in which a climber ascends without ropes or prote...

American Contemporary Mountaineering North America

8.8 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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Tommy Caldwell

Tommy Caldwell is an American rock climber known for difficult free climbs, big-wall routes, and sustained climbing on Y...

American Contemporary Mountaineering North America

8.3 Great

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Victor Vescovo

Victor Vescovo is an American private-equity investor, retired naval officer, and undersea explorer. He led the Five Dee...

American Contemporary Underwater Five Deeps

8.2 Great

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Ed Viesturs

Ed Viesturs is an American high-altitude mountaineer known for climbing all fourteen mountains higher than 8,000 metres...

American Contemporary Mountaineering Himalaya

8.2 Great

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Sylvia Earle

Sylvia Earle is an American marine biologist, oceanographer, explorer, and advocate for marine conservation. In 1979 she...

American Contemporary Marine Biology Underwater

8.1 Great

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Peggy Whitson

Peggy Whitson is an American biochemist, astronaut, and former NASA chief astronaut who has completed multiple long dura...

American Contemporary Space Iss

8.0 Great

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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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Scott Kelly

Scott Kelly is a retired American astronaut, former naval aviator, and veteran of four spaceflights. From March 2015 to...

American Contemporary Space Iss

7.7 Good

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Matthew Henson

Matthew Henson was an American Arctic explorer who participated in several expeditions led by Robert Peary and became on...

American 20TH Century Polar Arctic

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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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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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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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