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 some snowmobiles today and traveled 100km  to the Tempelfjord to the Noorderlicht floating hotel and...

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 and Dennis Garcia waiting to depart Doug packing fuel for the stove Doug training...

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...

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...

Thanks to our friend Keoki Flagg (© 2009) for all these great photos! Next...

Thanks to our friend Keoki Flagg (© 2009) for all these great photos! jQuery(document).ready(function(){ jQuery("#gallery-a4008270...

Thanks to our friend Keoki Flagg (© 2009) for all these great photos! jQuery(document).ready(function(){ jQuery("#gallery-956eadca...

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...

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...

Thanks to our friend Keoki Flagg (© 2009) for all these great photos! Next...