Cold weather, but good spirits
Listen to the latest audio dispatch below!
Listen to the latest audio dispatch below!
Listen to the latest audio dispatch below!
The team started their first day on the ice today! They flew from Longyearbyen to Ice Station Barneo, about 25 miles the North Pole. They were able to begin skiing right away, even though it was 11pm, since the arctic gets so much sunlight this time of year. Listen to the latest audio dispatch below!
Yet another expedition is about to start. Parker and I arrived at the Geographic North Pole April 10 2012 2:56PM (GMT+1) All sleds are loaded on the Antonov 74 and we are ready to depart for Ice Station Barneo – and after that, the starting point for our expedition. Listen to our audio dispatch: “Introducing … Continued
Excerpt from Ice Talks Journal Today, I fly to the Arctic ice to start my third expedition to the North Pole. This expedition is not about reaching the North Pole – I did that last year. This expedition is more about the contribution we hope to make. The contribution to science; the contribution to the … Continued
The members of Team Two and a Half Men, all met each other at the 2007 150-mile stage race, the Gobi March. Most people would be thrilled to get in one of these trips during a lifetime, but these guys make a habit of it, and believe that life is for living now, and not … Continued
The Squaw Valley Institute is set to hold a Welcome Home Event for the South Pole Push Expedition tomorrow, January 31st. The Tahoe-based team, led by adaptive athlete Grant Korgan made history on January 17th with the very first team of adaptive athletes trekking to the South Pole. The event begins on Tuesday, January 31st … Continued
This past summer, with Stoup, the world’s most traveled polar explorer, and Fletcher, a world-class helicopter ski guide, plans for an expedition to the South Pole began to take shape. Training for Antarctica became a mission. The expedition team called it “The Push.” In July, with another adaptive athlete, John Davis, a two-time Paralympics gold … Continued
The Arctic. For centuries, it has called some of history’s greatest explorers—guys with names like Svavarsson, Peary and Amundsen—many of whom never made it back alive. Some froze, others starved. Which is why when you go, you should really bring a private chef… Introducing the Arctic Ski Cruise 2012, a nine-day sailing voyage through a … Continued