After 8 days of some of the worst conditions I have witnessed on the arctic ocean, Parker and I had to call off the expedition due to a large open water lead many miles long that was impossible to get around to achieve our goal. Throughout the week, Parker and I encountered significant negative southward … Continued
Polar Resolutions? North Pole 2010: April 11 to 22, 2010 Space Still Available What’s on your list for 2010? Dream big and reach the North Pole in 2010. Ice Axe Expeditions still has positions on its North Pole Expedition Team for April 11 to 22, 2010. Travel via ski over frozen ice fields from the … Continued
by Robert Frohlich “Every man has his White South.” – Ernest Shackleton [Cape Horn, Drake Passage 60 degrees S/60 degrees W] The Antarctic Peninsula is home to the continent’s greatest wildlife diversity within some of the most spectacular scenery on the planet. However, one mammal not found in Antarctica associated with Polar Regions is the Polar … Continued
by Robert Frohlich [Aitcho Islands, South Shetland Islands, Antarctica 62.22′ degrees S/59.47′ degrees west]: On a perfect day the cold atmosphere is clearer than glass and the distant vistas lie within a lively imagination’s immediate grasp. From the bridge looking north to northwest the glaciers fed into Aitcho Bay, turning bluish sea into milky turquoise with meltwater. Above … Continued
Thanks to our friend Keoki Flagg (© 2009) for all these great photos! [flickr-gallery mode=”photoset” photoset=”72157622756151169″]
Thanks to our friend Keoki Flagg (© 2009) for all these great photos! [flickr-gallery mode=”photoset” photoset=”72157622752853155″]
Thanks to our friend Keoki Flagg (© 2009) for all these great photos! [flickr-gallery mode=”photoset” photoset=”72157622872571134″]
by Robert Frohlich It hit me about the 14th bite of my spinach and cheese strudel. During the Ice Axe Antarctica 09 Expedition, many wondered why its international guides, made up of 18 of the planet’s most notable skiers, snowboarders and mountaineers, appeared so sluggish on the mountain. Why couldn’t we get to the really … Continued
by Robert Frohlich “Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, places to play in and pray in where Nature may heal and cheer and give strength to body and soul alike.” – John Muir [Escura Inlet, Admiralty Bay, King George Island 62. Degrees 09 South/58degrees 32.6 West] I ascend Escura Inlet’s steep hills. It … Continued
Thanks to our friend Keoki Flagg (© 2009) for all these great photos! [flickr-gallery mode=”photoset” photoset=”72157622877177672″]
