"Adventurer" and "Adventures" redirect here. For other uses, see Adventure (disambiguation), Adventurer (disambiguation), and Adventures (disambiguation).Fridtjof Nansen won international fame after reaching a record latitude of 86°14′ during his North Pole expedition of 1893–96.An adventure is an exciting or unusual experience. It may also be a bold, usually risky undertaking, with an uncertain outcome.[1] Adventures may be activities with some potential for physical danger such as traveling, exploring, skydiving, mountain climbing, scuba diving, river rafting or participating in extreme sports. The term also broadly refers to any enterprise that is potentially fraught with physical, financial or psychological risk, such as a business venture, or other major life undertakings.