Kieran Mulvaney

Bristol

Writer and speaker of words. Author of books. Chronicler of polar regions. Saver of whales (ret.) Writer for @NatGeo etc. Fan of #LFC.

Articles

This Harley-Davidson took the world’s first motorcycle ride powered by solar fuel

1 week ago | nationalgeographic.com | Kieran Mulvaney

On May 4, on a quiet street in Herrliberg, Switzerland, along the shores of Lake Zurich, Aldo Steinfeld went for a ride on his Harley-Davidson. The day was warm and sunny, with stunning panoramic views of the Swiss mountains, and Steinfeld was making the first motorcycle ride powered by fuel created by the sun.
The Doomed Expedition to Sail Across the North Pole

1 week ago | history.com | Kieran Mulvaney

A disastrous 1879 Arctic expedition finally confirmed there was no open ocean at the top of the world—although warming waters could eventually make it possible. Anadolu via Getty ImagesPublished: May 27, 2025Last Updated: May 27, 2025The Arctic Ocean surrounding the North Pole is icy and penetrable only by the strongest icebreakers.
Freddie Roach reflects ahead of Manny Pacquiao's last dance

1 week ago | boxingscene.com | Kieran Mulvaney

Thirty years after opening the Wild Card Boxing Club, after a lengthy career that has seen him work in the corner of the likes of James Toney, Oscar De La Hoya, Miguel Cotto and Mike Tyson, Freddie Roach is preparing for one last ride with the fighter with whom he will always be indelibly associated. He is sitting downstairs in the portion of the gym he opened specifically for that fighter and that is now the reserve of those boxers Roach has tapped as being worthy of extra attention.
Invading Greenland Won’t Protect Us From the Climate Crisis | Common Dreams

2 weeks ago | commondreams.org | Kieran Mulvaney

Greenland does not, on the face of it, seem to be the kind of place that a superpower like the United States would regard as a vital component of its security. With fewer than 60,000 inhabitants in an area roughly one-quarter the size of the contiguous United States, it is the least densely populated nation on Earth. Its only industries of note are fishing and, to some extent, tourism, and its northernmost point is as close to the North Pole as Los Angeles is to Denver.
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Gear that Powered Hillary and Norgay to the Top of Everest

2 weeks ago | history.com | Kieran Mulvaney

From boots to sleeping bags, see how equipment that Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay used in the first ascent of Mount Everest compares to what climbers use today. Royal Geographical Society via GPublished: May 19, 2025Last Updated: May 19, 2025Ten years after Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay blazed the trail in March 1953, a mere 13 additional people had summitted Mount Everest. By 1973, the total stood at 36. At the end of 1993, it had climbed to 522.
Welcome to Freddie Roach Square: Hollywood celebrates 30 years of Wild Card

2 weeks ago | boxingscene.com | Kieran Mulvaney

For 30 years, Wild Card Boxing Club has occupied a corner of Vine Street and Santa Monica Boulevard, in a retail square next to the likes of a barber, a stop-and-shop, a Thai restaurant, and an alcoholics anonymous meeting room.
Omar Trinidad still unbeaten with wide decision over Alexander Espinoza

2 weeks ago | boxingscene.com | Kieran Mulvaney

Omar Trinidad's boxing career did not get off to the strongest of starts. Held to a split draw by Gerardo Yescas in his 2018 debut, he didn't compete in the ring again for two years. Since then, though, it has been a tale of unrelenting success for the 29-year-old from Los Angeles, who made it 19 wins in a row as the featherweight turned back the challenge of Alexander Espinoza on Saturday night.
China Stakes Claim in the North, Redefines Arctic Politics

3 weeks ago | thewalrus.ca | Kieran Mulvaney

O f the 195 countries in the world, eight can be considered truly Arctic: the United States, Canada, Russia, Norway, Denmark, Iceland, Sweden, and Finland. These countries constitute, along with thirteen observer countries—including China—and six Indigenous representative organizations, the membership of the Arctic Council, which was formed in 1996 to address issues faced by the nations, inhabitants, and environment of the region.
10 of the best Manny Pacquiao wins

3 weeks ago | boxingscene.com | Kieran Mulvaney

Four years after his last fight, and six years after his last victory, Manny Pacquiao is reportedly returning to the ring on July 19 to take on 30-year-old WBC welterweight titlist Mario Barrios. This is almost certainly a spectacularly bad idea; Pacquiao is not just older than Barrios, he is shorter, smaller and probably now without the advantages in footwork and speed he once would have boasted.