Previous expeditions

WINTER 2007-08 BEYOND SHACKLETON -- 660 MILES TO THE SOUTH POLE Doug Stoup and Richard Dunwoody arrived at the South Pole on January 18, 2008 at 10:23 GMT. They trekked nearly 1,100 kilometers over 48 days to establish a new route based on the original course planned by Ernest Shackleton. Despite injuries and exhaustion they reached the pole ahead of schedule. Click here for audio, video and photos

SPRING 2007 THE LAST DEGREE TO THE NORTH POLE The team reached GPS 89.599°N (the Geographic North Pole) on April 26 just before midnight GMT. They had to traverse numerous pressure ridges and leads (open water), as well as battle the fast-moving, drifting ice. They were flown to ice station Borneo after a night on the top of the world, and connected with their flights home via Longyearbyen. Click here for audio, video and photos

	WINTER 2007 -- Return trip planned for January 2009 THE AMAZON ICE AXE recently concluded an internet documentary, webcast from the Amazon river and rain forest in Brazil. Each day, Doug Stoup and fellow team members sent photos, audio, video and text; and also answered questions from students. Click here for audio, video and photos
	WINTER 2006 ACONCAGUA The team of Doug Stoup, John Griber, Glenn Poulsen and Ryan Sutter climbed Cerro Aconcagua via the 'Polish Glacier Traverse' route. Unfortunately, their repeated summit attempts were thwarted by high winds and extremely cold temperatures. Click here for audio, video and photos

FALL 2005 CHO OYU The North Face team of John Griber, Hilaree Nelson O'Neill, Kasha Rigby and Willie Benegas climb, ski and snowboard Cho Oyu. Archive page | The North Face

WINTER 2005 EXPLORERS RECORD CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACT ON ARCTIC A WWF-sponsored team of three explorers sets out to walk to the North Pole. Despite logistical problems and 'attacks' by a polar bear, they manage to plant satellite beacons that prove instrumental for completing the scientific model of Arctic Ocean ice melt. 'Lurking bear' (still photo) | Video Download: Bear.rm (6.5mb Real Media) Spring '05 ICE AXE Newsletter: View | Pole Track website | ESA News

	SPRING 2004 TEST PHASE OF POLE TRACK SUCCESSFUL Doug Stoup, Marc Cornelissen, Petter Nyquist and team skied to the geographic North Pole. Photo Gallery | Press Release | Pole Track website	click for video
	WINTER 2003-04 QUEEN MAUD LAND EXPEDITION Mike Libecki and Josh Helling ventured the remote region of Queen Maud Land, Antarctica to climb, explore, ski and make repairs to a Stanford weather station for NASA. Slide Show | Archive page
	FALL 2004 AMA DABLAM Ama Dablam 6865m (22,493 ft.) is located in Nepal in the Everest region (Khumbu). Translated, the name means 'Mother and her Necklace.' Doug Stoup, John Griber, Mike Kessler and an American team climbed to the summit. Photos

	SPRING 2003 GREENLAND SKI AND SNOWBOARD EXPEDITION Snowboarder John Griber, telemark skier/climber Kasha Rigby, snowboarder/climber, Jim Zellers, and skier/photographer Chris Figenshau sought out aesthetic first descents in the remote Karalae Glacier region of East Greenland. Using splitboards and towing sleds, they will traveled from Tasiilaq to the Karalae Glacier. The team used kites to access their objective peaks.	click here for short video clip of Greenland
	WINTER 2003 ANVERS ISLAND EXPEDITION Doug Stoup and Andrew McLean travel to one of the most emote places on earth -- Anvers Island, Antarctica. Photo Gallery

	WINTER 2003 AMERICAN BIKES ANTARCTICA Doug Stoup takes the first step in preparing for an epic adventure to become the first person to bike to the South Pole. Best invention for 2003 by TIME Magazine. Press Release | Archive Page | Photo Gallery
	FALL 2002 CHO OYU SUMMIT Kristoffer Erickson makes the first ski tracks by an American male off the summit of an 8000m peak. more... | Slide Show
	FALL 2001 SOUTH GEORGIA Six of America's extreme skiers, snowboarders and award-winning filmmakers follow in the footsteps of Ernest Shackleton to South Georgia. Photo Gallery | Transcripts and audio
	WINTER 2001 SKI TO THE SOUTH POLE Douglas Stoup's 62 day expedition (730 miles) to the Geographic South Pole. Press Release
	WINTER 1999 WORLD'S FIRST SKI AND SNOWBOARD DESCENT OFF THE HIGHEST PEAK IN ANTARCTICA The U.S. Extreme Sports Team, a team of world-renowned athletes, made the first-ever ski and snowboard descent off the highest peak in Antarctica, the 16,000 foot mountain called Vinson Massif. Press Release
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Ama Dablam Photos by Mike Kessler.

Hans Saari (1971-2001) Doug Coombs (1957-2006) Doug Stoup received a California Outdoor Hall of Fame award. He's pictured at right with Tom Stienstra at the Sportsmans Expo in San Mateo, CA. Click on photo to enlarge.