Update from Jim: First day Trekking with a few surprises…
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Here’s the latest audio update from Doug & the crew!
We have everything loaded on the Ilyusian 76TD and the weather lookds good. The team is excited to hit the ice and start the expedition. The boys went for a run a long the coast for an hour and a half while I weighed and loaded the plane. We are all packed and ready! We … Continued
South Pole 100 is an expedition to complete the unfinished part of Earnest Shackleton’s 1909 route to the Pole. The team will be led 112 statute miles to the Geographic South Pole by Doug Stoup. Their aim is to arrive on the 14th December, the 100th anniversary of Roald Amundsen becoming the first person ever … Continued
At World’s End Climbing up and skiing down the world’s most remote peaks isn’t enough for ski mountaineer and polar guide Doug Stoup. He wants to share his adventures with the world. by Joanna Egan For polar pioneer Doug Stoup, the white caps at the ends of the Earth are the world’s last frontiers. Lured … Continued
What can I say, this trip has been everything I had hoped for. This dream trip was the brainchild of Iceaxe founder, Doug Stoup. For the past decade he had been basing out of Longyearbyen, Spitsbergen for his North Pole expeditions. After years of staring at the amazing snow covered peaks that few — if … Continued
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Doug Stoup and Parker Liautaud return to the North Pole this April after having to abandon their 2010 attempt due to horrible ice and wind conditions. Follow their expedition at Ice Axe Kids! It is their goal to complete the expedition they started last year and reach the North Pole. Parker and Doug will be … Continued
Thousands of curious gentoo penguins waddle about awkwardly at Port Lockroy, a British base on the southern end of Weincke Island, Antarctica. Once they hop into the sea they loose their awkwardness and porpoise through the water. The seals are similar. Their clumsiness on shore is lost when they slide into the sea and get … Continued
We have just pulled into Porto Williams after several days of heavy seas and a quick stop at Cabo de Hornos (Cape Horn). The idea started while having beers in Ushuaia during the Ice Axe ill-fated 2008 ski cruise. Chris Davenport and I were discussing our dream trip to Antarctica and which yachts and captains … Continued