Stairways to Heaven
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...
View ArticleIn Retrospect, I Guess We Might Have Resorted to Cannibalism a Bit Early
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...
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Waiting out a Delay
On delay in Longyearbyen, Norway. Cyclone at Barneo Ice Station and on a holding pattern until it lifts. New flight is scheduled for April 14th at 9AM. Doug’s dispatch from Longyearbyen Jack Ashton...
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Bad Weather Delays Again
Hey everyone, We have been delayed another day and are hoping to depart Thursday April 15th at 9am (+1 GMT). Our fingers are crossed that weather clears at Barneo but we made the best of it by renting...
View ArticleFollow Doug & Parker Liautaud to the North Pole
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...
View ArticleSouth Pole 100
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...
View ArticleDoug to lead THE PUSH: A South Pole Adventure
The Push – A South Pole Adventure from p2sp on Vimeo. Doug Stoup to lead “THE PUSH: A South Pole Adventure From SouthPolePush.com… On January 17, 2012, for the first time in history, two adaptive...
View ArticleLive Updates from THE PUSH South Pole Expedtion
On January 17, 2012, for the first time in history, an adaptive athlete will push the limits of man in the most inhospitable place on the planet – the South Pole. The chosen date marks the 100-year...
View ArticleDoug Leads "Ice Talks" Expedition with Parker Liautaud
Excerpt from Ice Talks Journal Today, I fly to the Arctic ice to start my third expedition to the North Pole. This expedition is not about reaching the North Pole – I did that last year. This...
View ArticleDoug Leads Willis Resilience Expedition with Parker Liautaud
“On December 3, 2013 the Willis Resilience Expedition departs from the Ross Ice Shelf in Antarctica with two goals: to test the limits of resilience in the face of adversity and to help understand our...
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