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Called by the Carpathians
Twenty years after first connecting with these mountains, Jeffrey Hartman returns to launch a rehabilitation program teaching snow sports to Ukrainian war veterans.
Blue-eyed Sevan: struggles above and below the surface
As Tenny Adamian attempts a paddleboard circumnavigation of the largest lake in the Caucasus, its environmental challenge is revealed.
Across Armenia
Katya Guryeva runs the Transcaucasian Trail, supported by her partner Jonas Wilcks as crew captain. Over 22 days, they learn what it really takes to complete a dream adventure as ambitious amateurs.
Through Britain by thumb
Nico Lethbridge proves the forgotten art of hitchhiking is not dead, and that people-led travel uncovers remarkable things about a country and those who live in it.
Supporting rural healthcare in Zambia
The Livingstone Revisited 2024 expedition led by Daniel Grace aims to empower rural communities through telemedicine, sustainable energy and medical education.
Paint and pedals: across the American West
Lucy Graham unexpectedly sketches landscapes and encounters along the way. Art deepens her connection to people, places, and herself, revealing resilience and unexpected kindness.
Return to Rolwaling: from earthquake to understanding
Caught in an avalanche in 2015, Caspar Bossom returns to Nepal nine years later to find the location and seek catharsis.
Fight for flight
Fight for flight is the story of Heather Fortune's 11-month solo expedition contributing to bird conservation projects across Europe and Asia. This presentation was part of the Society's Explore festival 2024.
Korean carnivore project
Dr Joshua Elves-Powell will discuss how the Korean carnivore project has been able to use local ecological knowledge to reveal insights into the often-overlooked biodiversity of North Korea, and the threats it faces. This presentation was part of the Society's Explore festival 2024.
Barren lands expedition
Karolina Gawonicz and Michał Łukaszewicz set out on a self-sufficient, unmotorised canoe journey across the second-largest uninhabited wilderness in the world: Canadian Barren Lands. This presentation was part of the Society's Explore festival 2024.
Melting ice and changing winds
Early career researchers embarked on a month-long field expedition to the Leverett Glacier in West Greenland to investigate wind-driven ice melt. Joshua Abrahams tells the story. This presentation was part of the Society's Explore festival 2024.
East Greenland 2024: Valkyrie expedition
Scott tells the story of an unsupported research expedition looking at getting remote diagnostics to work in the extreme climates of Scoresby Land and Jameson Land, Northeast Greenland. This presentation was part of the Society's Explore festival 2024.