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The Explorers Club

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 1904

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The Explorers Club

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  1. The Explorers Club Compiled & Edited by Capt. Lynn Danaher MN ‘05

  2. Has an amazing history!!!!

  3. 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

  4. 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.

  5. Adolphus Greely Founding Member

  6. Original Signatories of the Explorers Club 1905

  7. First President of the Explorers Club

  8. 27 West 67th Street NYC First Location 1905

  9. 1912: Explorers Club “takes upon its rolls” members of the Arctic Club

  10. 345 Amsterdam 1 9 1 2

  11. Club Membership Currently 3,000+ Members Representing 60 countries

  12. Women were not allowed to join until 1981 and now comprise approx 25% of the membership

  13. Explorers Club members have accomplished many significant FIRSTS !!

  14. First to the North Pole April 6, 1909

  15. Robert Peary

  16. Matthew Henson

  17. 1926 Byrd’s flight over the North Pole

  18. The First Man to Reach the South Pole1911

  19. Roald Amundsen Dec. 1911

  20. First solo flight across the Atlantic 1927Charles Lindbergh

  21. the first to break the sound barrier 1947

  22. Chuck Yeager

  23. The First to reach the summit of Mt. Everest 1953

  24. Sir Edmund Hillary

  25. Tenzing Norkay

  26. Commander W.R. AndersonFirst to navigate under the polar ice cap1958

  27. USS Nautilus

  28. Descent and Exploration to the bottom of the oceantheMarianas Trench

  29. 19607 miles deepJacques Piccard & USN Lt. Don Walsh

  30. The first Man to circumnavigate Planet Earth from Outer Space 1962

  31. John Glenn

  32. The first Man to walk on the Moon1969

  33. Neil Armstrong

  34. Astronaut Sally Ride became the First American Woman in Spaceand is anHonorary Member of The Explorers Club

  35. SallyRide

  36. Explorers Club membersthat have made important discoveries and accomplished significant research

  37. Bob Ballard Marine Archaeologist

  38. The Discovery of the Titanicmid Atlantic Ocean 1985

  39. The Discovery of Earliest ManOlduvai Gorge

  40. Louis and Richard Leakey

  41. Jane Goodall First significant and long term study of Primates in their natural habitat

  42. Paul SerenoPaleontologisthas discovered new dinosaur species on several continents

  43. JohanReinhard1995 • Discovery and recovery of the Inca Ice Maiden at • 20,700 feet

  44. The current and ongoing Genographic Project, tracing the Journey of Man

  45. Spencer WellsExplorer in ResidenceNationalGeographic

  46. Travels the world collecting DNA

  47. Explorers Club members have also enjoyed some of the most Celebrated Adventures

  48. Lowell Thomas with Lawrence of Arabia 1917

  49. Chapin Expedition to Ruwenzori Mountains 1927

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