Douglas Stoup

Expedition Leader. Senior Field Guide. Cinematographer. Aerial Rigger. Snowboard Mountaineer. Climber. Motivational Speaker. Environmentalist. Educator.

Professional Experience | Download the PDF

Apr 2009	Expedition Leader/guide, Two Feet on the Table Expedition. Led Jim Ratcliffe, Sam Ratcliffe, George Ratcliffe, Chris Cecil Wright, Fred Wadsworth, Adam Carey, Jeannot Joly, Henri Thurier on a Last Degree to the Geographic North Pole.
Apr 2009	Expedition Leader/guide, True North Expedition. Led Michael Mitten on a Last Degree to the Geographic North Pole
Dec 2008	Expedition Leader/guide, South Pole for Kids Expedition. Led Fred Losani, Peter Turkstra, Steve Stipsits, Mark McClellan on a Last Degree Expedition to the Geographic South Pole.
Apr 2009	Expedition Leader/guide, Baffin North Pole Expedition. Led Paul, Mark and Brent Hubner to the Geographic North Pole.
Nov 2009	Shackleton South Pole Expedition— Lead team 673 nautical miles from the coast of Antarctica to the Geographic South Pole. The 48 day expedition was the first new route to the pole attempted in 10 years.
Apr 2007	Last Degree to the North Pole — Successfully lead a group of eight adventurers to the Geographic North Pole. Covered by National Geographic Traveler.
Jan 2007	Amazon Expedition — Produced an internet documentary, webcast ‘live’ from the Amazon river and rain forest in Brazil. Sent back photos, audio, video and text; and also answered questions from students.
Dec 2006	Cerro Aconcagua — via the ‘Polish Glacier Traverse’ route with John Griber, Glenn Poulsen and Ryan Sutter.
Apr 2006	Last Degree to the North Pole — Lead a group of six businessmen across numerous pressure ridges, leads, fast-moving drifting ice to the Geographic North Pole on schedule. Helped raise $500,000 for children’s charities.
Feb 2006	Antarctic Peninsula — Assisted in two expeditions to the Antarctic — sent dispatches to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania schools with 7-year old, Cronin Wilkes and coordinated activities with the Pittsburgh Zoo.
Feb 2005	Pole Track — Teamed up with Marc Cornelissen and Petter Nyquist on an international North Pole expedition to support climate change research. Three weather stations are deployed and collecting valuable climate data.
Oct 2004	Ama Dablam — Summit of 22,492 ft. peak in the Everest region of Nepal.
Apr 2004	Pole Track — Successfully completed the first phase of the scientific expedition to study Arctic ice melt.
May 2003	Denali — Cinematographer for a climbing expedition by Monica Kalozdi.
Feb 2003	Anvers Island — Explored, climbed and skied island off the coast of Antarctica.
Jan 2003	Test run of an “Ice Bike” in Patriot Hills, Antarctica.
Oct 2002	Cho Oyu — Summit bid of the 6th highest mountain at 26,906 ft.
Jan 2002	Race Coordinator for Adventure Network International First South Pole Marathon
Dec 2001	Lead guide for Adventure Network International Last Degree Expedition. Lead seven adventurer’s on a nine day ski expedition from 89 South to the Geographic South Pole
Oct 2001	Expedition Leader for The North Face Beyond Endurance Expedition. Lead five professional ski, snowboard mountaineers, and a film crew on a 19-meter sailing vessel from the Falkland Islands to the Island of South Georgia. Filmed for OLN’s “Global Adventure” and featured in Warren Miller’s 2002 Feature Film, ‘Storm.’
2001 – 2003	Consultant and Senior Field Guide for Adventure Network International (ANI)
Feb 2001	Expedition Leader, Director, Principal Cinematographer, Snowboard Mountaineer for The North Face 2002 Antarctic Peninsula Ski and Snowboard Expedition.
Nov 2001	Lead blind and deaf British adventurer on a 62-day ski from Hercules Inlet to the Geographic South Pole.
Mar 2000	Expedition Leader, Director, Cinematographer, Snowboard Mountaineer for The North Face 2000 Antarctic Peninsula Ski and Snowboard Expedition.
Nov 2000	Expedition Leader Antarctica 99 Ski and Snowboard Expedition. Douglas Stoup and Stephen Koch completed the first snowboard descent of Vinson Massif.
Oct 1997	Ascents of Kilimanjaro and Mt. Kenya
May 1995	Expedition Leader on the ascent on The West Buttress of Denali, Alaska