The Explorers Club Aims to Shed Its Rich, White, Colonialist Image
Its most famous members are all White men. A recent twist on a “40 under 40” list promises a diverse and inclusive future.
Source: The Explorers Club
Members of the Explorers Club have done all sorts of truly remarkable things.
Since the club’s founding in 1904, they’ve included the first summit of Mount Everest (by member Sir Edmund Hillary in 1953), the first trip to both the North and South poles (by members Robert Peary and Roald Amundsen, respectively), the first trip to the moon (Neil Armstrong, in ’69), and one of the first descents to the deepest point in the ocean (James Cameron, 2012).