The Explorers Club

Compiled & Edited

by Capt. Lynn Danaher MN ‘05

Has an amazing history!!!!

Henry Collins Walsh

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…”

1904

May 2nd 1904My 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.

Adolphus GreelyFounding Member

Original Signatories

of the Explorers

Club 1905

First President

of the Explorers

Club

27 West 67th Street NYC

FirstLocation

1905

1912: Explorers Club“takes upon its rolls”

members of the Arctic Club

345 Amsterdam

191

2

Club Membership

Currently

3,000+ Members

Representing 60 countries

Women were not allowed to join until 1981

and now comprise approx 25%

of the membership

Explorers Club members have accomplished

many significant FIRSTS !!

First to the North Pole April 6, 1909

Robert Peary

Matthew Henson

1926 Byrd’s flight over the North Pole

The First Man to Reach the South Pole

1911

Roald AmundsenDec. 1911

First solo flight across the Atlantic

1927

Charles Lindbergh

the first to

break the

sound barrier

1947

Chuck Yeager

The First

to reach the summit

of Mt. Everest

1953

Sir Edmund Hillary

Tenzing Norkay

Commander W.R. Anderson

First to navigate under the polar ice cap

1958

USS Nautilus

Descent and Exploration to the bottom of the ocean

the

Marianas Trench

1960

7 miles deep

Jacques Piccard &

USN Lt. Don Walsh

The first Man

to circumnavigate

Planet Earth

from Outer Space

1962

John Glenn

The first Man to walk on the

Moon1969

Neil Armstrong

Astronaut Sally Ride became the

First American Woman in Space and is an

Honorary Member of

The Explorers Club

SallyRide

Explorers Club members

that have made important discoveries

and accomplished significant research

Bob Ballard Marine Archaeologist

The Discovery of the Titanicmid Atlantic Ocean 1985

The Discovery of Earliest ManOlduvai Gorge

Louis and Richard Leakey

Jane Goodall

First significant and

long term study

of Primates

in their

natural habitat

Paul SerenoPaleontologist

has discovered new dinosaur species on several continents

Johan Reinhard 1995

•Discovery and recovery of the Inca

Ice Maiden at •20,700 feet

The current and ongoing Genographic Project,

tracing the Journey of Man

Spencer Wells

Explorer in ResidenceNational

Geographic

Travels the world collecting DNA

Explorers Club members have also enjoyed some of the most

Celebrated Adventures

Lowell Thomas

with

Lawrence of Arabia

1917

Chapin Expedition to Ruwenzori

Mountains 1927

Thor Heyerdahl

Kon-Tiki &

Aku-Aku

Rapa-Nui

Capt. Norm Baker

Kon-Tiki

Voyages

of

Ra I

&

Ra 2

Tigris

Extensive Research of Easter Island (Rapa-Nui)

Edmundo Edwards & Claudio Cristino

Restoration of Tongariki, Rapa-Nui

Dr. Jerri

Nielsen

Who in

1999

treated herself

for breast cancer while stationed at

Almundsen-Scott

South Pole Research Station

The Explorers Club Flag:A rich history of courage and fidelity

Many carry the Explorers Club Flag

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Thor Heyerdahl

1963

the crossing of Ellsmere

Island by foot

by Louis Catlow

Edmundo

Edwards &

Lynn Danaher

Rapa-Nui

Raivavae Archaeological Project 2006

Numerousmembers of the Explorers Club

have participated or led

Antarctic Expeditions

Shackelton and Scott reached 82*16’ the farthest south

1901-1904 National Antarctic Expedition

Scott at the South Pole, with tent left behind by Amundsen

Jan. 1912

Robert Falcon Scott

died 1912in

Anarctica

Ernest Shackleton

1901-1904

1908-1909

1914-1916

1921-1922Buried on South Georgia

Richard Byrd’s

expeditions to

Antarctic1928 -1930

1933-1935

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

1979Lawrence M. Gould

50th Anniversary of the Byrd Expedition

R/V Lawrence M Gould a specially designed Antarctic Research Vessel is named in his Honor

Naomi Uemura

mountaineer, explorer, dog sled journey across

Antarctica

1981

died after reaching the summit of Denali alone in

winter 1984, his body was never found

Ranulph Fiennes

circumnavigated the earth via both

poles

1982

Robert Swan“In the

Footsteps of Scott”

EC flag Expedition

1986

1986 Dr. Robert A. Wharton Jr.

Antarctic

Expedition

to

South

Victoria

Land

1991 & 1996 Dale T. Andersen• 1991

Expedition to Bunger Hills Oasis

• 1996 Ecological Research Project, McMurdo Valleys

1997-1998 Alain Hubert Traversed Antartica in 99 days by foot, skis and powerkite

1998 Dr. Paul A. BerkmanAntarctic Nearshore Marine Ecology

Will Steger 1995

Trans-Arctic Expedition

the crossing of the North

Pole

Steger Antarctic Expedition 1989

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

Peter I Island DX Radio Expedition Antarctica Feb 2006

Rune Gjeldnes

Feb. 2006

completed a solo crossing of Antarctica

via the South Poleon skies

Explorers Club Members have Created of 2 of the

Finest Photographic Collections of Antarctica

Frank Hurley’s

memorable photographic record of Shackleton’s Antarctic Expedition of 1914-1917

Hurley in the rigging

of the Endurance

Endurance locked in the

ICE

The Demise

of Endurance

Frank Wild

Shackleton in camp

The Shackleton Dogs

The hut on Elephant Island

The moment of rescue

Rosemarie and Pat Keoughs’

“Antarctica”

Pat and Rosemarie Keough

Glenn Keough a young EC member

Sought by Collectors

“Albatross”

Presenting a copy to HRH Prince Charles

Other Explorers Club Members of note

As President of the US 1901-1908 vastly

expanded the nations forest

reserves

Teddy Roosevelt

innovator of aerial cartography

completed mapping of Mt. McKinley,

Mt. Everest and Grand Canyon

1930s & 1940sBradfordWashburn

Joan Connelly Archaeologist

Sven Olaf Lindbladof

LindbladExpeditions

Brian Hanson

In Mongolia

Participated in

Antarctic Quest 2003

David Doubilet one of the worlds leading underwater photographers

Jim Fowler

TV Host and

authority on predatory birds

Sylvia Earle OceanographerPioneered study of marine ecosystems

Anna Roosevelt

pioneered the use of applied physics

to field archaeologyin tropical

environments

Richard Wiesefilmmaker

Eugenie Clark

Ichthyologist“the shark lady”

researched in areas as yet

unknown in the South China Sea

Buzz AldrinAstronaut

President Dan

Bennett

The late Sir Edmund

Hillary

served as the Explorers Club

Honorary Chairman

It is important to encourage qualified individuals to consider membership

members have been attending Banff Mountain Film Festival for

several years

Jason Schoonover, Brian Hanson, Ron Zuber,

Lynn Danaher & Jim Chester

representing the EC in Banff, Canada 2007

Sponsoring young field researchers

to explore and

investigate

Their world

A inspiring and fun way to connect with

each other and keep our club vital is the

Symposiumconcept

A gathering of fellow EC members on Salt Spring Island,

BC 2005

2006 EC Symposium Salt Spring Island BC Canada

Explorers Club Symposium Salt Spring, Canada 2007

The Keoghs past few Salt Spring Symposiums are the inspiration for our

Compass Symposium

Rosemarie Keough

recipient of the

Stefansson Medal2007

There are several ways to connect to HQ in NYC and

events to attend

The Explorers Club Annual Dinner (ECAD)

Rolex Award Recipients

2005 Lowell Thomas Annual Dinner

The Explorers

Club

quarterlymagazine

The monthly Explorers

Log

46 East 70th Street

1965

HeadquartersToday:

The extensive library

Library

Art

Archives

Film

Photos

Memorabilia

Sir Edmund Hillary Map Room

~5000sheets

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 !!