Doug Stoup has been working closely with Bob Baroza and Kids Talk Radio in Long Beach, CA. Doug and Bob are working together to bring students on adventurers to the Antarctic Peninsula and the Amazon Rainforest this coming fall and winter. The program will take students from Long Beach and Watts, CA to the Antarctic … Continued
Andrew McLean and Kip Garre successfully summited Mt. Foraker (5304 m) in Denali National Park on June 8, 2009. Outstanding job guys! Read Kip’s account of the expedition here. Mt Foraker Story by Kip Garre, photos by Fred Marmsater www.silentsummits.com Walking into the Forest Service office in Talketna Alaska the numbers spoke clear, 1105 climbers were … Continued
Congratulations to John Griber who summited Everest on May 23, 2009 with the First Ascent expedition team. This is John’s second sucessful summit of Everest, his first in May 2007.
Join Ice Axe Expeditions in November 2009 for an adventure driven expedition to the Antarctic Peninsula. Ski, trek or actively explore our Southernmost continent with an international cast of professional and extreme athletes in addition to expert Antarctic historians and scientists. Daily shore landings, lectures and zodiac excursions will cover the history, biology, geology and … Continued
On April 16, 2009 The Two Feet on the Table expedition reached the Geographic North Pole faster than any Last Degree team in recent history. Temperatures averaged -30 degrees Celcius with winds coming in from the northeast. Positive drift and positive attitudes helped the team reach the pole a full day ahead of any other teams on … Continued
Doug will join Ice Axe alumni Kevin and Jessica Quinn March 14-21 at their heli-ski operation in Cordova, Alaska. http://www.alaskaheliski.com
Doug will lead a team of 8 adventurers from the UK on an expedition to reach the Geographic North Pole by foot this April to raise funds for the Acqualung Trust. Expedition ‘TWO FEET ON THE TABLE’ will set out from Ice Station Barneo on April 11th 2009 to face average temperatures of -30 to … Continued
This December, Doug Stoup led a team of four Canadian adventurers on a 60 mile trek to the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station. Inspired by their highly successful North Pole excursion in 2006, where they raised half a million dollars for children’s charities, Stoup and Canadians Fred Losani, Mark McLennan, Peter Turkstra and Steve Stipsits set … Continued
Join your fellow adventurers and the Ice Axe family every Wednesday night at Bar One, Squaw Valley for the free Adventure Slideshows. January 28 – Andy Selters – Tall Mountains, A Karakoram Summer February 4 – Kip Garre and Ingrid Backstrom – Skiing in Pakistan February 11 – Alex Alexiades – Climbing in Bolivia February … Continued
