Incredible stories of intrepid explorers through the centuries
Joanna Czechowska
09 February 2021
Explorers in extreme conditions
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Nellie Bly
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Nellie Bly
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Nellie Bly
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Robert Falcon Scott
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Robert Falcon Scott
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Robert Falcon Scott
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Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton
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Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton
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Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton
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Louise Arner Boyd
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Louise Arner Boyd
Olav Sæther/Public domain/Wikimedia Commons
Louise Arner Boyd
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Dame Freya Stark
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Dame Freya Stark
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Jacques Cousteau
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Jacques Cousteau
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Sir Edmund Hillary
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Sir Edmund Hillary
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Sir Ranulph Fiennes
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Sir Ranulph Fiennes
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Sir Ranulph Fiennes
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Junko Tabei
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Junko Tabei
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Alan Chambers MBE
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Alan Chambers MBE
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Ed Stafford
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Ed Stafford
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Ed Stafford
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Ed Stafford
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Sarah Outen MBE
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Sarah Outen MBE
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Sarah Outen MBE
Courtesy of Sarah Outen
Jessica Watson
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Jessica Watson
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Alex Honnold
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Alex Honnold
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