The Explorers Club Presents: Letters from the Edge

Stories of Curiosity, Bravery, and Discovery

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An exhilarating collection of letters and stories from the world-renowned Explorers Club, featuring firsthand accounts of crossing boundaries and making history over the past century

For centuries, explorers from all over the globe have traveled the far reaches of what the world has to offer, helping us expand the map, learn about other cultures, and move the needle of human knowledge. But an explorer’s work isn’t finished when they reach a new destination or make a discovery; they need to somehow tell the tale.

Letters from the Edge compiles letters, email exchanges, field journals, and more from explorers who have joined the esteemed and longstanding organization The Explorers Club. As they undertook their journeys, sometimes with their lives at risk, they penned their dispatches from afar, sharing their thoughts on enduring lava-spewing volcanos in Australia; suffering starvation and isolation in the harsh tundra of the Arctic; rescuing trapped kids in hazardous caves in Thailand; plunging into the depths of the North Atlantic Ocean to excavate the history of the Titanic; communicating with the other side of the galaxy; and so much more—all to quench the insatiable curiosity of humanity. And still, humanity strives to discover more.

Using source materials and interviews with the explorers, Letters from the Edge helps us understand the edge of our knowledge, culture, and universe, and inspires us to navigate the edges in our lives.
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Jeff Wilser is the author of six books, including Alexander Hamilton’s Guide to Life and The Good News About What’s Bad for You . . . and The Bad News About What’s Good for You. His work has appeared in print or online at GQ, Esquire, Time, New York magazine, Glamour, Cosmo, mental_floss, MTV, and the HuffPost. His advice has been syndicated to a network of two hundred newspapers including the Miami Herald and the Chicago Tribune. He grew up in Texas, used to live in New York, and is now traveling the world indefinitely. View titles by Jeff Wilser

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An exhilarating collection of letters and stories from the world-renowned Explorers Club, featuring firsthand accounts of crossing boundaries and making history over the past century

For centuries, explorers from all over the globe have traveled the far reaches of what the world has to offer, helping us expand the map, learn about other cultures, and move the needle of human knowledge. But an explorer’s work isn’t finished when they reach a new destination or make a discovery; they need to somehow tell the tale.

Letters from the Edge compiles letters, email exchanges, field journals, and more from explorers who have joined the esteemed and longstanding organization The Explorers Club. As they undertook their journeys, sometimes with their lives at risk, they penned their dispatches from afar, sharing their thoughts on enduring lava-spewing volcanos in Australia; suffering starvation and isolation in the harsh tundra of the Arctic; rescuing trapped kids in hazardous caves in Thailand; plunging into the depths of the North Atlantic Ocean to excavate the history of the Titanic; communicating with the other side of the galaxy; and so much more—all to quench the insatiable curiosity of humanity. And still, humanity strives to discover more.

Using source materials and interviews with the explorers, Letters from the Edge helps us understand the edge of our knowledge, culture, and universe, and inspires us to navigate the edges in our lives.

Author

© Dirty Sugar Photography
Jeff Wilser is the author of six books, including Alexander Hamilton’s Guide to Life and The Good News About What’s Bad for You . . . and The Bad News About What’s Good for You. His work has appeared in print or online at GQ, Esquire, Time, New York magazine, Glamour, Cosmo, mental_floss, MTV, and the HuffPost. His advice has been syndicated to a network of two hundred newspapers including the Miami Herald and the Chicago Tribune. He grew up in Texas, used to live in New York, and is now traveling the world indefinitely. View titles by Jeff Wilser

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