I had the opportunity to ski in Norway this year, but bailed on it because of life obligations. Soooo…when Doug Stoup contacted me about his recent ski trip there after a couple of North Pole expeditions, I was psyched to hear about his experience and even more psyched that he has done the research, homework [...]
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Skiing in Spitsbergen and the Mountains of Norway
by May 20th, 2010IceAxe.TV: Antarctica…Part Deux???
by March 17th, 2010Last fall, I lived a dream. A dream that involved skiing in Antarctica, and for all those that followed along (link to trip reports HERE), you know that it was an experience of a lifetime. Well, for those that are interested, know that Doug Stoup and IceAxe.TV are indeed offering not only one, but FOUR [...]
IceAxe.TV Antarctic Peninsula Ski Cruise Update 5
by November 15th, 2009Photo Scott Fennell It has been really hard to believe all the good weather we have been having, and although it snowed a little on us late in the afternoon today, it has been more or less blue skies for the majority of the trip. I haven’t worm my Gore-Tex clothing once so far and [...]
IceAxe.TV Antarctic Peninsula Ski Cruise Update 4
by November 13th, 2009Though the day started out a bit greybird, it looked as though the sun would burn through the clouds as we shuttled to the shore of Livingston Island to ski yesterday. The highest peaks on the island push over 5K’, but they are heavily glaciated and crevassed, making travel extremely dangerous and difficult. Therefore, our [...]
IceAxe.TV Antarctic Peninsula Ski Cruise Update 3
by November 12th, 200911 o’clock sunset over the Antarctic Peninsula. Everyone knows that traveling in the mountains is a dangerous activity, add in glaciers and the absolute remoteness of Antarctica, and even the smallest accident can turn into a life threatening scenario. So before I go any further, I must give a huge shout out to the IceAxe [...]
IceAxe.TV Antarctic Peninsula Ski Cruise Update 2
by November 11th, 2009Another day of beautiful sunshine and amazing terrain yesterday and after traveling through the Neumayer Channel overnight, we awoke to the mountains referred to as Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs towering over the ocean and the Clipper Adventurer. One of the most beautiful places I have ever been. Photo Kellie Okonek. After a quick [...]
IceAxe.TV Antarctic Peninsula Ski Cruise Update 1
by November 9th, 2009Randosteve skis above Cierva Cove. Photo: Scott Fennell. In my world, and any other fan of backcountry skiing, today was a day dreams are made of. After being cooped up on the Clipper Adventurer for two days crossing the Drake Passage, the clouds parted and the winds eventually mellowed to allow for an amazing day [...]
36 Hours Later…And Now In Ushuaia
by November 3rd, 2009Sam Bass psyched to have made it to Ushuaia, Argentina. Wow…36 hours of non-stop traveling…and now I’m here in Ushuaia with an amazing group of people. It was very cool to see the group size heading to Antarctica slowly grow from just three of us flying out of Jackson, to larger numbers rendezvousing in Atlanta…and [...]
Off to Ushuaia, Argentina..and Beyond!!!
by November 1st, 2009Kind of mellow dramatic, but click here for some musical accompaniment to this post. Wow, the day is finally here and today I am off to Ushuaia, and the southern most point of Argentina and South America. It will take two full days to get there, but luckily the longest flight to the southern hemisphere [...]
Antarctica…HELLS YEAH!!!
by September 24th, 2009If you told me a year ago that I’d be preparing to go to ski in Antarctica in just over a month from now…I would have said…“bullshit”. But low and behold, the stars have come into alignment and I will be joining the IceAxe.TV crew on their Antarctic Ski Cruise which sets sail from Ushuaia, [...]
IceAxe.TV’s 2009 Antarctic Ski Cruise
by July 27th, 2009I don’t know about you, but skiing the globe’s southern most continent has been a dream of mine ever since I saw a slide show given by snowboarder John Griber here in Jackson about 6 years ago. The problem is though, it is so expensive to get there and the logistics can be a nightmare [...]
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