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Category: Expeditions

Great Conditions, Strong Team, Moving Fast!

April 14, 2009

Audio Dispatch from Doug Stoup: Position: 89 20.710N                     161 31.631E Temperature: -34C mean temp, but -44C with windchill. Winds coming out of the Northeast. Distance Travelled: 20 nautical miles.

Snowmobiling and Ice Camp Barneo

April 13, 2009

Our flight to Ice Camp Barneo was late in the afternoon, so we took advantage of our free morning and went snowmobiling. AUDIO DISPATCH FROM JIM:

Last Day of Training Before We Hit the Ice

April 12, 2009

Today we went for skiing for several hours to test out the weight of our sleds and do some last minute training.  After  our training, we attended our safety meeting for tomorrow’s departure onto the ice. We finished off the day with a great Easter dinner buffet at the Radisson. We hope to rent some … Continued

Final Preparations

April 12, 2009

It was great to have the team together to go over our gear and last minute adjustments. Spirits are high and we are all filled with anticipation about what great things the expedition will bring.

Polar Anticipation

April 10, 2009

Pre-Expedition Ponderings from Sam and George Ratcliffe: Sam Ratcliffe: It will all be new to us. We have never seen or been in conditions like we are about to experience before. Mountains are one thing–walking accross a frozen ocean that we can feel move as we walk is another. It is stange to think that we will be in this … Continued

Blue Skies and Sun Greet Us at the North Pole

April 8, 2009

We made it! It is a beautiful day here at the pole. Although still quite cold, our accomplishment is keeping us warm. We will stay the night here and be picked up tomorrow for a flight back to Ice Camp Barneo. Audio Dispatch from Michael Mitten from the North Pole: Audio Dispatch From Doug Stoup … Continued

Elisha Kent Kane Historical Society Plants Flag at North Pole in Honor of 100 Years of Exploration

April 8, 2009

Today we planted the Elisha Kent Kane Society Flag at the North Pole in honor of 100 years of arctic exploration for all of mankind. Doug Stoup Planting Elisha Kent Kane Society Flag at Geographic North Pole: Audio Transcript: One hundred years ago Brothers Robert E. Peary and Matthew A. Henson along with their intuit … Continued

Hearing Check from the North Pole!

April 8, 2009

As a gesture to raise awareness, Michael and I have called in to the Royal National Institute for Deaf People to have our hearing checked–from the North Pole! If we can take the time, so can you. I would like to encourage everyone to get their hearing checked–because hearing matters. Click on the logo below … Continued

Thank You Bonobo Conservation Initiative!

April 8, 2009

I would like to personally thank the Bonobo Conservation Initiative for sponsoring the True North expedition by providing the carbon offset for the trip. We planted the Bonobo Peace Forest flag at the North Pole in honor of all the conservation work these organizations do daily to protect life on earth. Audio of Doug Stoup … Continued

Tonight We Sleep, Tomorrow the Pole!

April 7, 2009

Audio Dispatch from Doug Stoup: Position:        89, 52.662  North                           145, 42.491 East Temp:                   -29C Distance skied:  11.2 nm

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