The Explorers Club

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The Explorers Club
Compiled Edited by Capt. Lynn Danaher MN 05
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Has an amazing history!!!!
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Formed in 1904 to unite explorers in the
bonds of good-fellowship and to promote the work
of exploration by every means in its power
Henry Collins Walsh
1904
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May 2nd 1904 My dear Bryant The idea of club
is to limit membership to those who have traveled
and brought back results. There will be
necessity of adding afterwards men of
means. Yours sincerely, F. W. Stokes
PS The dues will not exceed 5.oo per annum.
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Original Signatories of the Explorers Club 1905
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First President of the Explorers Club
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27 West 67th Street NYC
First Location
1905
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1912 Explorers Club takes upon its
rolls members of the Arctic Club
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345 Amsterdam
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Club Membership Currently 3,000
Members Representing 60 countries
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Women were not allowed to join until 1981 and
now comprise approx 25 of the membership
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Explorers Club members have accomplished many
significant FIRSTS !!
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First to the North Pole April 6, 1909
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1926 Byrds flight over the North Pole
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The First Man to Reach the South Pole1911
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First solo flight across the Atlantic
1927Charles Lindbergh
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• the first to
• break the
• sound barrier
• 1947

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Chuck Yeager
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• The First
• to reach the summit
• of Mt. Everest
• 1953

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Sir Edmund Hillary
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Commander W.R. Anderson First to navigate
under the polar ice cap1958
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USS Nautilus
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Descent and Exploration to the bottom of the
oceanthe Marianas Trench
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19607 miles deepJacques Piccard USN Lt. Don
Walsh
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• The first Man
• to circumnavigate
• Planet Earth
• from Outer Space
• 1962

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John Glenn
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The first Man to walk on the Moon1969
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Astronaut Sally Ride became the First American
Woman in Space and is anHonorary Member of
The Explorers Club
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SallyRide
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Explorers Club membersthat have made important
discoveries and accomplished significant
research
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The Discovery of the Titanicmid
Atlantic Ocean 1985
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The Discovery of Earliest ManOlduvai Gorge
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Louis and Richard Leakey
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Jane Goodall

• First significant and
• long term study
• of Primates
• in their
• natural habitat

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Paul SerenoPaleontologisthas discovered new
dinosaur species on several continents
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Johan Reinhard 1995

• Discovery and recovery of the Inca Ice Maiden at
• 20,700 feet

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The current and ongoing Genographic Project,
tracing the Journey of Man
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Spencer WellsExplorer in ResidenceNationalGeog
raphic
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Travels the world collecting DNA
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Explorers Club members have also enjoyed some of
the most Celebrated Adventures
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Lowell Thomas

• with
• Lawrence of Arabia
• 1917

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Chapin Expedition to Ruwenzori Mountains 1927
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Rapa-Nui
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Kon-Tiki

• Voyages
• of
• Ra I
• Ra 2

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Tigris
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Extensive Research of Easter Island
(Rapa-Nui)Edmundo Edwards Claudio Cristino
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Restoration of Tongariki, Rapa-Nui
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• Who in
• 1999
• treated herself
• for breast cancer while stationed at
• Almundsen-Scott
• South Pole Research Station

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The Explorers Club Flag A rich history of
courage and fidelity
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Many carry the Explorers Club Flag
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Thor Heyerdahl
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1963 the crossing of Ellsmere Island by
footby Louis Catlow
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Raivavae Archaeological Project 2006
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Numerousmembers of the Explorers Club have
participated or ledAntarctic Expeditions
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Shackelton and Scott reached 8216 the farthest
south1901-1904 National Antarctic Expedition
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Scott at the South Pole, with tent left behind by
Amundsen Jan. 1912
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Robert Falcon Scottdied 1912in Anarctica

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Ernest Shackleton 1901-1904 1908-1909 1914-1916 1
921-1922 Buried on South Georgia
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Gould was second-in-command to Admiral Richard E.
Byrd's first Antarctic expedition of 1929-1930.
he was a polar explorer, geologist, teacher, and
college president
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1979Lawrence M. Gould 50th Anniversary of the
Byrd Expedition
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R/V Lawrence M Gould a specially designed
Antarctic Research Vessel is named in his Honor
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Naomi Uemuramountaineer, explorer, dog sled
journey across Antarctica 1981 died after
reaching the summit of Denali alone in winter
1984, his body was never found
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Ranulph Fiennescircumnavigated the earth via
both poles1982
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Robert SwanIn the Footsteps of ScottEC flag
Expedition 1986
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1986 Dr. Robert A. Wharton Jr.

• Antarctic
• Expedition
• to
• South
• Victoria
• Land

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1991 1996 Dale T. Andersen

• 1991 Expedition to Bunger Hills Oasis
• 1996 Ecological Research Project, McMurdo Valleys

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1997-1998 Alain Hubert Traversed Antartica in 99
days by foot, skis and powerkite
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1998 Dr. Paul A. BerkmanAntarctic Nearshore
Marine Ecology
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Will Steger 1995 Trans-Arctic Expeditionthe
crossing of the North Pole
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Steger Antarctic Expedition 1989
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Jan Mela with 2 others reached the South Pole,
Jan, 2005he began the youngest polar explorer
and the first disabled person who has made it to
the south pole on skis
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Peter I Island DX Radio Expedition Antarctica
Feb 2006
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Rune Gjeldnes Feb. 2006completed a solo
crossing of Antarctica via the South Poleon
skies
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Explorers Club Members have Created of 2 of the
Finest Photographic Collections of Antarctica
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Frank Hurleys memorable photographic record
of Shackletons Antarctic Expedition of
1914-1917
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Hurley in the rigging of the Endurance
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Endurance locked in the ICE
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The Demise of Endurance
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Frank Wild
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Shackleton in camp
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The Shackleton Dogs
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The hut on Elephant Island
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The moment of rescue
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Rosemarie and Pat KeoughsAntarctica
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Pat and Rosemarie Keough
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Glenn Keough a young EC member
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Sought by Collectors
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Albatross
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Presenting a copy to HRH Prince Charles
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Other Explorers Club Members of note
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As President of the US 1901-1908 vastly expanded
the nations forest reservesTeddy Roosevelt
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innovator of aerial cartographycompleted mapping
of Mt. McKinley, Mt. Everest and Grand Canyon
1930s 1940s
BradfordWashburn
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Sven Olaf Lindbladof LindbladExpeditions
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David Doubilet one of the worlds leading
underwater photographers
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Jim Fowler TV Host and authority on predatory
birds
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Anna Roosevelt pioneered the use of applied
physics to field archaeologyin tropical
environments
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Richard Wiesefilmmaker
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Eugenie ClarkIchthyologistthe shark
ladyresearched in areas as yet unknown in the
South China Sea
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President Dan Bennett
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The late Sir Edmund Hillary served as the
Explorers Club Honorary Chairman
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It is important to encourage qualified
individuals to consider membershipmembers have
been attending Banff Mountain Film Festival for
several years
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Jason Schoonover, Brian Hanson, Ron Zuber, Lynn
Danaher Jim Chester representing the EC in
Banff, Canada 2007
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Sponsoring young field researchers
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to explore and investigate
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Their world
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A inspiring and fun way to connect with each
other and keep our club vital is the
Symposiumconcept
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2006 EC Symposium Salt Spring Island BC Canada
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Explorers Club Symposium Salt Spring, Canada 2007
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The Keoghs past few Salt Spring Symposiums are
the inspiration for our Compass Symposium
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Rosemarie Keough recipient of theStefansson
Medal2007
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There are several ways to connect to HQ in NYC
and events to attendThe Explorers Club Annual
Dinner (ECAD)
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Rolex Award Recipients
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2005 Lowell Thomas Annual Dinner
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The Explorers Club quarterlymagazine
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The monthly ExplorersLog
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Headquarters Today
46 East 70th Street
1965
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The extensive library
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Library
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Art
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Archives
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Film
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Photos
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Memorabilia
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Sir Edmund Hillary Map Room
5000 sheets
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• But most important .
• The Explorers Club
• is a fellowship
• of seekers of the unknown.
• other curious minds..
• With a desire to Explore .
• And Discover what is over
• the next Horizon !!