I am excited to share with you the latest edition of the Presidents Video Report and important Club updates from TEC President Richard Garriott.

I am proud to let you know that our upcoming ANZEC EC50 Science dinner has been featured at 3 minutes and 10 seconds. Also, ANZEC Expedition Manager Jayne Jenkins has also been recognized at 10 minutes 10 seconds for her work on a documentary about conservation in remote areas. This is part of a 3-month expedition with this segment produced in the Philippines.

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If you had been on Macquarie Street in Sydney on September 21 1874, you may have seen two burly men carry another on a chair from the Australian Museum and throw him out on to the street. The unfortunate was Gerard Krefft, the museum’s curator. Six years earlier, Krefft had described the reef manta ray to science from a specimen collected in Watson’s Bay. Kreftt’s problem was that he was a vocal supporter of Charles Darwin and this infuriated the mainly anglican museum trustees...Read More

ANZEC Member James McAlloon November 2024 expedition has been awarded with The Explorers Club Flag. Vice President Martin Nweeia and the Flag and Honors Committee approved the awarding of The Explorers Club Flag to Mr McAlloon’s 1,200km sea to summit Antarctic…Read More

The Australia & New Zealand Chapter of the Explorers Club (ANZEC) is proud to announce our first EC 50 Science dinner to be held in a private room at The Oaks Hotel, Neutral Bay.

The EC 50 Science Dinner is a special event at a new venue with two Explorers Club 50 (EC50) presenters. This dinner is open to all members and non-members and will include stimulating presentations from Mark Hannaford, CEO of World Extreme Medicine, and virus hunter Richie Madden.

It is my pleasure to announce the planned launch of The Explorers Club, London.

This addition to our community is designed to broaden our commitment to scientific research, conservation, and the human instinct to explore – as well as provide Club Members a unique benefit in one of the world's great cities…Read More

Scientists working in the Amazon rainforest have discovered a new species of snake, rumored to be the biggest in the world.

A team headed by Bryan Fry from from the University of Queensland traveled to the Ecuadorian Amazon to search for the previously undocumented northern green anaconda (Eunectes akayima), following an invitation from the Waorani people to observe anacondas “rumoured to be the largest in existence,” according to the scientists…Read More

The Australia & New Zealand Chapter of the Explorers Club (ANZEC) is proud to announce the next ANZEC Evening of Adventure in Sydney. This intimate evening is open to all members and non-members and will include stimulating presentations from Extreme Trekker James McAlloon and Piper Alpha survivor Ed Punchard. ..Read More

Earlier in October, Explorer's Club member Aliah Banchik, along with her club, the FINstitute, hosted a massive shark conservation event. The FINstitute, situated at James Cook University in Townsville, Australia, stands as more than just a student-led club; it serves as a beacon of optimism for the realm of ocean conservation…Read More

Last night's, 'Evening of Adventure' - organised and hosted by the ANZEC - Australia & New Zealand Explorers Club Chapter - was, as always, a superb event.

As well as two outstanding presentations - the first, by Dr Gareth Andrews, on the grueling, 66-day, trek across the Antarctic earlier this year: and the second by, Dr Kate Leeming, on her many extreme cycling expeditions, and her projected first crossing of Antarctica by bicycle - one of the members, Ed Punchard (one of the divers who had survived the 1988 Piper Alpha oil rig explosion) had journeyed from Western Australia to attend the event.

The Australia & New Zealand Chapter of the Explorers Club (ANZEC) is proud to announce the next ANZEC Evening of Adventure in Sydney. This intimate evening is open to all members and non-members and will include stimulating presentations from Antarctic adventurer Gareth Andrew and extreme cyclist Dr. Kate Leeming.

In World War II Japan and Australia fought for control of the seas north of Australia. The I-124 Japanese submarine was laying mines and hunting ships outside Darwin Harbour when it was engaged by Australian forces. Watch this documentary made by ANZEC members.

The latest PRESIDENT’S VIDEO REPORT has just been posted. I am proud to inform you that I-124 Submarine Expedition which, was led by members ANZEC members Matt Cater, Steve Trewavas, Kasimir Zierl, gave us an opportunity to reflect on our World War 2 heritage…Click here to view

ANZEC student member Aliah Banchik is the co-founder and President of The FINstitute alongside her co-founder and vice-president, Luca Hoffecker, and their dedicated team, they have organized the "From Me, to Hiu" fundraising event to support shark conservation in Indonesia…Read More

The Frontier Below recounts the 2,000 year history of the human quest to go deeper underwater. Starting in antiquity, with pearl divers and sponge divers, it reveals many of the myths surrounding early diving, then explains how, during the Renaissance, people got serious about finding ways of breathing underwater. Maynard details the improvements to diving bells as they evolved over 400 years, again revealing many misconceptions which have been held about pioneers such as astronomer Sir Edmond Halley…Read More

There is a limited opportunity to be permanently recognized at the historic Explorers Club Headquarters with a personally engraved tile on the LeFrak Terrace, just steps from the Clark Lecture Room and Library. Place your name, or someone that you would like to honor, alongside exploration legends like President Theodore Roosevelt, Neil Armstrong and Roald Amundsen, and friends from all over the world…Read More

Bindi Irwin has been honored alongside fellow Presidential Award winners Greg Carr and Wendy Schmidt at The Explorers Club Annual Dinner held on April 22 in New York City. The President’s Awards are special honors given to individuals, teams, sponsors or institutions for incredible accomplishments in the field, or for support of the Club and its mission. With Bindi's lifetime of work in conservation and the theme of this year's gala, she is a perfect recipient for this recognition...Read More

A new year and new expeditions on the horizon! I am very excited to welcome you all to the first blog for Breaking the Cycle Antarctica.

Supported by sustainable travel company White Desert, the mission is to cycle across Queen Maud Land on the edge of the Antarctic Plateau, from Wolf’s Fang Camp (1130m elevation; 71o 32’ 00” S 8o 50’ 00” E) to Whichaway Camp (100m elevation; 70o 48’ 00” S 11o 23’ 00” E).

As many of our members are aware, Anthony Gordon and his team (Dive Instructor – Sam James & Photographer Nathan Roderick) were producing Aliquam 3 over the New Years break.

Each year, The Explorers Club 50 recognizes fifty extraordinary individuals changing the world. Naming these global exploration leaders to the EC50 shines a bright light on their extraordinary work, amplifies their voices, and redefines that field of exploration as we know it.