On Nov. 8, 2023, we were honored to hear about the work and interests of four early career explorers: Cayte Bosler – Women of the Explorers Club Dr. Rebecca (Becky) Niemiec – Applying Social Science to Solve Conservation Challenges Around the World Alex Geldzahler – Excavating a 1st- Century BCE Villa in Malta Ryan A. Venturelli – Unveiling Subglacial Secrets: Adventures in Drilling Through the West Antarctic Ice Sheet Watch the event and “like” it on social media here: Facebook Post: https://www.facebook.com/groups/explorersrm/posts/2018446845179544/ Our appreciation to Fjallraven Denver for hosting the event and providing gear advice and refreshments.  Continue reading>>

Presented by Peter Van Arsdale, Ph.D. Fjallraven Denver Store, 1510 Platte Street 6:30 PM Free admission, guests welcome (no fee) From a historical exploration perspective, spanning the so-called Age of Discovery, first contacts with previously unknown people have proven fascinating, mystifying, and controversial. At times those discovered have been described as “the Other,” “savages,” or “aliens.” At other times, they’ve been described as “giants” or “superhumans.” This presentation will feature five such contacts, placing each in an anthropological context. Peter Van Arsdale’s first contact will include film footage of the men he and his team encountered exactly 50 years ago. The evocative phrase “Like… Continue reading>>

Academy University Hill Chapel Hall833 10th Street, Boulder, Colorado Free admission, guests welcome, refreshments served Join us as we examine the impact of the Ninety-Nines, founded by Amelia Earhart in 1929, on exploring and breaking barriers, Learn about the post-WWII start of women’s air racing and how the innovations of the Powder Puff Derby affected FAA rules, navigation, and the aviation industry. Also, how today’s air racing continues to evolve. THE NINETY-NINES, INC.®, is an international organization of licensed women pilots from 44 countries based in Oklahoma City. Although there are other female pilot organizations in various states and nations,… Continue reading>>

Fjallraven retail store 1510 Platte Street, Denver at 7 PM One of the natural wonders of the world is the annual migration of white-bearded wildebeest across the Serengeti-Maasai Mara savanna ecosystem of Kenya and Tanzania. The Maasai people are pastoralists and have herded cattle and coexisted with wildlife in savanna ecosystems for hundreds of years. Changing land ownership is altering open range by increasing the population of other non-pastoral tribes with differing land management practices.  Fences are being constructed altering both traditional Maasai herding practices and impeding the wildebeest migration. Maasai are no longer able to kill problem lions to protect their… Continue reading>>

The Brave New World of Travel: Where I won’t Go: Understanding Fear, the True Metrics, Dealing with State Department Advisories and Mapping out the Real World Location: Nevin Platt Middle School, 6096 Baseline Rd., Boulder at 6:30 PM A multiple Emmy-winning investigative reporter and producer, Peter Greenberg is America’s most recognized, honored and respected front-line travel news journalist. Known in the travel industry as “The Travel Detective,” he is the Travel Editor for CBS News, appearing on CBS This Morning, CBS Evening News and CBS Sunday Morning. And his national CBS EYE ON TRAVEL radio show is broadcast from a different location around the world each week. The consummate… Continue reading>>

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 trained at Columbia University’s Earth Institute. As a fellow at the Solutions Journalism Network, she is committed to delving into intricate environmental subjects, with an emphasis on community involvement and a departure from the typical “doom and gloom” narratives. Her talk will walk us through… Continue reading>>

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 the relationship between these two apex predators and document the natural history of this unique wilderness where Arctic wildlife like polar bears and beluga share the landscape with boreal forest creatures including moose and black bears. Besides his work with Nat Geo, Jad is the… Continue reading>>

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 mission specialists collected water samples and photographed the sea life, and the Titanic itself. They brought back mud and water samples from the bottom, including the metal content of what’s coming off the Titanic as it degrades. In June 2023, Explorers Club members British explorer Hamish Harding, 58, and Paul-Henri… Continue reading>>

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 high altitudes of Colorado. Much of this concern began with larger, more visible plastic documented in oceans and on shores around the world. More recently, however, concerns have increased around smaller pieces of plastic referred to as microplastics. Microplastics are either produced to be small, such as… Continue reading>>

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., but has time to join us for lunch during an upcoming visit to Boulder on July 19. Fred received his Ph.D. in the Physical Geography of the Polar Regions from the University of Colorado Boulder (1986), an M.Phil. in Polar Studies from Cambridge University (Peterhouse),… Continue reading>>

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 his findings. He was also the founder of the National Underwater and Marine Agency (NUMA), a non-profit organization with the same name as the fictional government agency that employs his famed character Dirk Pitt. Watch the video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TjAsuji3ReI Continue reading>>

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 to the Hubble, and in spite of hundreds of potential failures during the deployment of the James Webb, both observatories are producing excellent science and are predicted to continue to operate for many more years, sharing with the world astounding images of the universe. Join… Continue reading>>

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 and human history have influenced wildlife and wildfire research and management at Rocky Mountain National Park over the past 100 years.  Continue reading>>