The Explorers Journal

From vast ocean depths to the frontiers of outer space, The Explorers Journal offers firsthand reporting from those pushing the limits of knowledge and human endurance. Founded in 1904 to promote exploration “by all means possible,” The Explorers Club is an international organization dedicated to the advancement of field exploration and scientific inquiry. Among our members are leading pioneers in oceanography, mountaineering, archaeology, and the planetary and environmental sciences.

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FIELD NOTES

CHOLITAS ESCALADORASthe Aymara climbers of Bolivia • DAVID JÁCOME IS A FILMMAKER AND PHOTOGRAPHER SPECIALIZING IN WILDLIFE AND ADVENTURE CINEMATOGRAPHY. OPERATING FREQUENTLY IN REMOTE, HARD-TO-REACH LOCATIONS, HIS WORK FOCUSES ON CAPTURING THE RAW INTERSECTION OF ANIMAL BEHAVIOR, HUMAN RESILIENCE, AND THE NATURAL WORLD. WITH A CINEMATIC EYE FOR DETAIL, JÁCOME IS DEDICATED TO DOCUMENTING AUTHENTIC STORIES THAT HIGHLIGHT THE DEEP CONNECTION BETWEEN TRADITIONAL CULTURES, WILD LANDSCAPES, AND CONSERVATION. HIS INVOLVEMENT WITH THE CHOLITAS ESCALADORAS BEGAN IN 2023 WHILE WORKING ON A DOCUMENTARY PROJECT ALONGSIDE SPANISH JOURNALIST RUBÉN DÍEZ.

THE VANISHING ICE OF CHAUPI ORCOmapping Bolivia’s fast-melting glacier • A RELATIVELY NEW BANNER, FLAG Nº 222 MADE ITS FIRST JOURNEY INTO THE FIELD WITH MARINE HISTORIAN BARRY CLIFFORD IN 2014 AND HAS SUBSEQUENTLY JOURNEYED TO THE PAMIRS.

ON THE TRAIL OF ANCIENT MYRRHan expedition into the Somali Region of Ethiopia • SINCE ITS FIRST FORAY INTO THE FIELD, ON AN AFRICAN EXPEDITION WITH ARTHUR L. MYRLAND IN 1949, FLAG Nº 136 HAS FLOWN IN THE PERUVIAN ANDES AND AMONG THE PEAKS OF THE HIGH HIMALAYA. IT HAS ALSO FLOWN OVER ISLA NOIR OFF THE WEST COAST OF TIERRA DEL FUEGO. AN AUSPICIOUS BANNER, FLAG Nº 136 NOW CARRIES WITH IT A SMALL PIECE OF THE ETHIOPIAN HINTERLAND.

THE CASE FOR KELPa quest to preserve the great forests of the sea • A FELLOW OF THE EXPLORERS CLUB SINCE 2017, DAVID HELVARG IS AN AWARD-WINNING JOURNALIST WHO HAS REPORTED FROM EVERY CONTINENT, INCLUDING ANTARCTICA. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF BLUE FRONTIER, AN OCEAN POLICY GROUP, HE ALSO COHOSTS RISING TIDE: THE OCEAN PODCAST. HE IS THE AUTHOR OF THE RECENTLY RELEASED BOOK FOREST OF THE SEA: THE REMARKABLE LIFE AND IMPERILED FUTURE OF KELP.

READING A CHANGING SEAdiving with the haenyeo of South Korea • A RELATIVELY NEW BANNER, FLAG Nº 234 MADE ITS FIRST FORAY INTO THE FIELD IN 2023, CARRIED BY ADAM JANIKOWSKI ON PROJECT CALYPSO, A JOINT MARINE EXPLORATION AND CONSERVATION INITIATIVE UNDERTAKEN IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE EXPLORERS CLUB HONG KONG, THE NATURE CONSERVANCY, AND HONG KONG UNIVERSITY.

WORLDS WITHIN WORLDSdeep coral reefs thrive off the coast of Uruguay

FORGING A SUSTAINABLE FUTUREbeyond the line on the map • what the High Seas Treaty asks of a changing Arctic Ocean

HARVESTING THE WILDa boreal delight

BOOK REVIEWS

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WHAT WERE THEY THINKING? • GREAT MOMENTS IN EXPLORATION AS TOLD TO JIM CLASH