The Explorers Club : a visual journey through the past, present, and future of exploration

9781984859983

First edition

295 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour), maps (chiefly colour) ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index

Introduction
Part 1. Expanding the maps : chasing dragons
The two Greelys : a tale of Arctic anguish
First to the North Pole ... maybe?
Dogs over ponies : first to the South Pole
The last dragon chaser
Part 2. Breaking the boundaries : climbing higher and diving deeper
The wings of Greely
First to summit Everest
The society of forgotten explorers
Kon-tiki
First to the deepest point in the ocean
First to the moon : apollo night at the Explorers Club
"Why are there no girls?"
Seeing the (underwater) light
Diving and mapping
The thrill of the krill
Exploration and side hustles : from Oscars to oceans
From Apollo rockets to solar wings
Part 3. Curiosity in action : the new golden age of exploration
The two Callies : a tale of nature's anguish
Exploring by storytelling
Exploring the roots
Exploring the space volcanoes
Ushirikiano
Exploring as an exchange
Exploring for truth
The astronaut defending us from asteroids
Explorers as allies
The track of the cat
Exploring for agency
The first environmental linguist
Exploring the red planet
Food, art, and the journey to Mars
References
Acknowledgments
Credits
Index

2023009649

3268933

Explorers Club, issuing body
Wilser, Jeff, editor