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Will Wissman | ESPN

How do you describe a two-week ski expedition that involves a 10-hour, 150-mile snowmobile approach, climbing and descending giant, virgin couloirs in pink light from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m., in front of Warren Miller cameras, on a Norwegian island 500 miles south of the North Pole, where polar bears are not only large but also hungry?

… sounds like a typical day for Doug Stoup and the Ice Axe Expeditions team!

Enjoy the full article over at ESPN.com

(Article by Devon O’Neil; photo by Will Wissman for ESPN)

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