Year: 2023

Join us at this public event that features presentations by explorers under the age of 35, all of whom are making a difference. 6 p.m. at the Fjallraven Retail Store, 1510 Platte St., Denver Members and guests free. Explorers Club members and guests receive discounts for purchases that night. Cayte Bosler is an investigative journalist and sustainability scientist…

Presented by Jad Davenport, MN ’04  6:30 PM  Deep in Canada’s Kaska Coast Wilderness – an uninhabited area the size of California – wolves have learned how to hunt polar bears. This program by National Geographic photographer Jad Davenport of Denver will explore how a recently launched citizen-science field study seeks to learn more about…

7 PM at the Dairy Arts Center, Boulder, Colorado A special presentation by Dr. Alan Stern, American engineer and planetary scientist. He is the principal investigator of the New Horizons mission to Pluto. During the Titan submersible’s last successful dive to the Titanic in July 2022, mission leader Alan Stern, the late OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush, and three NASA…

Co-Presented by Dr. Mikki-McComb Kobza, executive director Ocean First Institute, and Fjallraven guide Dr. Kateryna Lapina 6 p.m., Thursday, September 28, 2023 Fjallraven Boulder, 1048 Pearl Street, Boulder Seats limited; Open to the public; admission free; refreshments served For years, environmentalists have been concerned about the impacts of plastic pollution in oceans, lakes, and rivers, including the…

Join us for lunch with Alfred Scott McLaren, Captain, U.S. Navy (Ret.), Ph.D. Hotel Boulderado, The Corner Bar, 2115 13th St. Boulder, CO Recently in the news is Captain Alfred Scott McLaren, U.S. Navy (Ret.), Ph.D., Explorers Club President Emeritus, and former chapter chair of the Rocky Mt. chapter. Fred has relocated to Chapel Hill, N.C.,…

The Cussler Museum is dedicated to the preservation of astounding rare and vintage automobiles from all over the world. This extensive collection of over 100 significant automobiles, ranging in years from 1906 to 1965, was started by renowned best-selling author Clive Cussler. As an underwater explorer, Cussler discovered more than 60 shipwreck sites and wrote non-fiction books about…

CU Professor James Green has experienced a front-row seat in the assembly, deployment, and maintenance of the Hubble Space Telescope (HST), and witnessed the deployment of the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), which has enough fuel for another 20 years, assuming it’s not overtaken by micrometeorites. In fact, thanks to 19 years of upgrades and repairs…

The History of RMNP, Trends in Wildlife and Wildfire Management, and an Update on Recent Field Research Throughout time, Rocky Mountain National Park, the third most visited National Park in 2019, has been influenced in many ways; however, park rangers and managers hope to keep the essence of Rocky unchanged. This program explores how visitation…

In a break from previous formats, our March dinner will provide members an opportunity to share their most recent projects with other chapter members. Come prepared to explain where you’ve been and the exploration you’re proudest about. Ground rules: • Six minutes per presentation; maximum 8-10 talks.   • No more than a five-year look-back. Current…

Join Cassandra Brooks as she tells stories from the bottom of the world and her efforts to protect it. Brooks will share imagery and stories from her five research expeditions to Antarctica, including the challenges of conducting science operations and media in the windiest, coldest, and most extreme environment on earth. She will also share…