Junko Tabei was the first woman to climb Mount Everest, the highest peak in the world, in 1975. Before her death in 2016, Tabei also became the first woman to conquer the “seven peaks”, the tallest mountains of the five continents: Kilimanjaro in Africa, Denali in North America, Aconcagua in South America Carstensz Pyramid in […]

A unique nurse and a fearless traveler Mary Seacole is the story of a Jamaican woman who travels the world to reach the poor and the sick. Two centuries ago, a small piece of fearless woman defied the social laws and the prevailing racism of the time to do remarkable things. This incredible woman, born […]

Ida Pfeiffer, a bold woman This 19th century Austrian traveler became an iconic figure in exploration at the time. She started traveling around the age of 50 and made 2 world tours. Her first trip lasted 3 years: Palestine, Brazil, Cape Horn, Tahiti, Singapore, India, Persian Gulf, Malaysia, Indonesia … From her writings, we come […]

How did a young Inuit dressmaker become a fearless explorer? Ada BlackJack embarks in 1921 in a polar expedition from which she will be the only survivor. When she heard about an expedition to Wrangel Island (a Russian island in the Arctic Ocean), Ada decided to embark on this adventure, organized by Vilhjalmur Stefansson, who […]

Humans have used animals as symbols since the dawn of time. After all, they are the closest living beings that link us to nature. In contrast with plants, they move, and interact with us and in some cases, they are our companions. A source of food or danger, a source of wonder, often linked to […]