I know when I was looking at doing my explorer achievements I had some trouble finding the last few places I needed, so I wanted to make a guide to help others! The easiest thing to remember is that the Explorer achieves don't use the Points of Interest, and instead they count the area names of your map - the white names you see over an area. So really it's just a matter of matching up a complete map with your map, and seeing what you've missed!
I've used the wiki zone maps and put red circles around the areas you need to discover, so they're easier to see. I will also do a text list in case you want to print that out to refer to or such. This post is for the Shiverpeaks Explorer. I am also doing them for the others, so check them out ^_^
Wayfarer Foothills <map link>
(areas from top to bottm of the map)
- Svanir's Dome
- Solitude Vale
- Dawnrise Pass
- Dolyak Pass
- Halvaunt Snowfield
- Wurmhowl Spikes
- Hunter's Lake
- Moleberia
- The Icesteppes
- Frusenfell Creek
- The Shadowhorns
- Icevine Dale
- Shaman's Rookery
- The Osenfold Shear
- Taigan Groves
- Darkriven Bluffs
- Breakneck Pass
- Hangrammr Climb
- Doldenvan Passage
- Snowlord's Gate
- Kresdor Kenning
- Borealis Forest
- Grawlenfjord
- The Grekvelnn Burrows
- Molensk
- Outcast's Cleft
Snowden Drifts <map link>
(areas from left to right of the map)
- Ossencrest Climb
- Skradden Slopes
- Glisterice Caves
- Darkhoof Heights
- Isenfall Gullies
- Jormabakke Stead
- The Frozen Sweeps
- Molengrad
- Isenfall Lake
- Lornar's Gate
- Oros Spurs
- Hrothgar's Pass
- Valslake
- The Loneholme Range
- Vitpeln Hills
- Jotun's Vista
- Song of Final Exile
- Dragon's Rising
- Trapper's Labyrinth
- Tromigar Valley
- Reaver's Dale
- Griffonfall
- Hunter's Pitfalls
- King Jalis's Refuge
- Villmark Foothills
- Owl's Abattoir
Lornar's Pass <map link>
(areas from top to bottom of the map)
- Icedevil's Needle
- The Thunderhorns
- Underburg
- Nentor Valley
- Chillwing Perch
- Mistriven Gorge
- The Godspurs
- Frostgate Falls
- Durmand Priory
- Molent Summit
- Refuge Peak
- Lake of Lamentation
- Bouldermouth Vale
- Reaper's Gate
- Highfirn Passage
- False River Valley
- Stonescatter Wash
- Winterthaw Snowfield
- Griffonrook Run
- False Lake
- Lost Delver's Ridge
- Jotun's Shoulders
- Venison Pass
- Demon's Maw
Dredgehaunt Cliffs <map link>
(areas from top to bottom of the map)
- Ulukk's Hunger
- Snowslide Ravine
- Graupel Kohn
- Mountain's Tail
- Wyrmblood Lake
- Kolkorensburg
- Ratatosk
- Theign Spiritwalk
- Toran Hollow
- Troll's Teeth
- The Wide Expanse
- Steelbrachen
- Dostoev Sky Peak
- Nakrojos Pass
- Rat's Run
- Dissun's Mine
- Kapellenburg
- The Grey Road
- Spearhead Bane
- Heimdahl's Last Stand
- Betrayal Grounds
- Frostland Melt
- Black Earth Coalmine
- Tribulation Rift
- De Molish Post
- Dociu Excavation
Timberline Falls <map link>
(areas from top to bottom of the map)
- Krongar Pass
- The Iron Veil
- Sector Zuhl
- Molodets Excavation
- Gentle River
- White Paper Hill
- The Foundation Stones
- Fionnghuala Scratch
- Fisher's Eye Bridges
- Guilty Tears
- Bynebrachen
- Naui Waters
- Candle Chimney
- Gyre Rapids
- Stromkarl Heights
- Hunting Banks
- Ural's Delve
- Nonmoa Lake
- Scale Strand
- Tail of the Serpent
- Pythian Point
- Tyrant's Mount
- Serpent Stones
- Mellagan's Grotto
- Lair of the Coil
- Talus Waterslide
- Malorean Wilds
Frostgorge Sound <map link>
(areas from top to bottom of the map)
- Drakkar Spurs
- The Sea of Lamentation
- Watchful Fjord
- Snow Climb
- Shattered Ice Floe
- Frostwalk Tundra
- Dimotiki Waters
- Grimstone Mol
- Earthshake Basin
- Maladar's Inlet
- Despond Precipice
- Trionic Lattice
- Talabaroop Waves
- Wayward Climb
- Rime Moraine
- Yakkington's Toil
- Stonesledge Draft
- Refuge Shore
- Leopard's Tail Valley
- Glacial Collapse
- Bore Lynch
- Groznev Delve
- Highpeaks
- Arundon Vale
» Edited on: 2012-11-22 18:46:38