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
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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 !!
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