Polar expeditions have also slowly begun to diversify, and now include polar diving, crossing the polar icecap by snowmobile, and making the journey on foot. Because of the tremendous difficulties and enormous costs, as well as the fact that currently only the Russian military has experience living in the polar region and can carry out rescue operations, North Pole expeditions are still considered the real deal when it comes to exploring.
另外，雖說極地探險活動逐漸呈現多樣面貌，包括極地潛水和雪車穿越冰帽、徒步穿越等均有人從事，但由於補給困難，旅行經費龐大，再加上目前僅有俄羅斯軍方擁有救援能力，前往北極仍可算是貨真價實的探險行為。