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The Squaw Valley Institute Welcomes Home the South Pole Push Expedition
The Squaw Valley Institute is set to hold a Welcome Home Event for the South Pole Push Expedition tomorrow, January 31st. The Tahoe-based team, led by adaptive athlete Grant Korgan made history on January 17th with the very first team of adaptive athletes trekking to the South Pole. The event begins...
January 30th, 2012 | News | Read More
Paralyzed athlete Grant Korgan achieves polar goal
This past summer, with Stoup, the world’s most traveled polar explorer, and Fletcher, a world-class helicopter ski guide, plans for an expedition to the South Pole began to take shape. Training for Antarctica became a mission. The expedition team called it “The Push.” In July, with...
January 29th, 2012 | News | Read More
A Fjord-Hopping Ski Tour in the Arctic
The Arctic.
For centuries, it has called some of history’s greatest explorers—guys with names like Svavarsson, Peary and Amundsen—many of whom never made it back alive.
Some froze, others starved. Which is why when you go, you should really bring a private chef…
Introducing the Arctic Ski...
January 21st, 2012 | News | Read More
Sports Illustrated: Man paralyzed in snowmobile accident reaches South Pole
RENO, Nev. (AP) — A Nevada man paralyzed in a 2010 snowmobiling accident has reached the South Pole, traveling about 75 miles in sub-zero temperatures over two weeks to complete the trip on the 100th anniversary of Capt. Robert Falcon Scott’s trek there with the Terra Nova Expedition.
Grant...
January 18th, 2012 | News | Read More
WSJ: Fresh in Powder, Epic in the Arctic
Ice Axe Expeditions’s latest adventure takes skiers to a region known more for lost explorers and polar bears than carving. Its Arctic ski cruise in May 2012 heads to Norway’s Svalbard archipelago, just 600 miles from the North Pole, for riding pristine peaks. Guests can also explore mountainous...
January 14th, 2012 | News | Read More
Doug featured in Australian Geographic
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...
July 21st, 2011 | News | Read More
Skiing Svalbard (with Photos)
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 —...
June 1st, 2011 | News | Read More
Norway Ski Cruise 2011
Intimate ski mountaineering trip aboard a 10 passenger 65 ft sailing vessel. Spend your days exploring untouched terrain — what ski mountaineers who have traveled the world say is some of the best they have ever experienced.
Choose from 2 different 8 day itineraries:
May 21 – 28, 2011 //...
August 21st, 2010 | News | Read More
Storm Adventures Offers Summer Norway Cruises
Storm Adventures offers Summer Norway Cruises
This August, Ice Axe partners with Storm adventures and invites you to experience the beauty and contrasts of Svalbard, Norway aboard an ice-class Swedish Search and Rescue boat. Participate in the action packed itineraries or simply indulge in some much...
June 19th, 2010 | News | Read More
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The Squaw Valley Institute Welcomes Home the South Pole Push Expedition
January 30, 2012 13:01
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Paralyzed athlete Grant Korgan achieves polar goal
January 29, 2012 13:01
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A Fjord-Hopping Ski Tour in the Arctic
January 21, 2012 13:01
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Sports Illustrated: Man paralyzed in snowmobile accident reaches South Pole
January 18, 2012 13:01
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WSJ: Fresh in Powder, Epic in the Arctic
January 14, 2012 13:01
Hi Doug,I met you at the AEE Student conference in sout...
Incredible work team- what a family! A truly unique and...
Many congratulations. A fantastic achievement!Kevin (Wa...
Dear Jim, Alessia, Sam, George, Chris and the rest of t...
Belated congratulations to you all!
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