On this day in 1911, Roald Amundsen's South Pole expedition made landfall on the eastern edge of the Ross Ice Shelf. It was the first-ever expedition to reach the Geographic South Pole.

Please note that The Explorers Club Headquarters is closed today, January 16th for Martin Luther King Jr. Day. We will resume regular operating hours tomorrow, January 17th at 9:00 am EST.

Join us on Monday, January 23rd at 6PM to toast to TEC Medalist and a living Famous First, Don Walsh. We will celebrate his life of accomplishment alongside his peers in exploration. Attendance includes food and a full bar. Bring your best story about Don

Dispatches From Basecamp, featuring "The Boling River Bridge." Over the past decade, Geoscientist and #Explorers50 Honoree, Andrés Alfonso Ruzo-Callejas has been conducting geochemical sampling and monitoring along the Boiling River in Peru. 📸: Devlin Gandy