Walking with Doug
Walking with Doug
If you've ever wanted to go to the south pole from the comfort of your living room, you can do it here.Doug will be walking to the south pole, and sending in his reports back along the way, and we'll be posting them all here. So, keep up with his adventures and avoid the frostbite.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:2007 Antarctic Expedition Team To Attempt Ernest Shackleton's 'Endurance' Route to the South Pole
TRUCKEE, CA -- This November, Californian, and veteran Antarctic-adventurer, Doug Stoup will guide a two-man team, 660 miles along Ernest Shackleton's planned 1915 'Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition' route to the South Pole.
Dragging 250-pound sleds over the frozen Antarctic landscape, the three intrepid explorers include James Fox, a British real estate developer (and photographer) and Richard Dunwoody, one of Britain's most successful jockeys.
The team is hoping to reach the Geographic South Pole using Shackleton's original mapped route -- which was never attempted due to the destruction of the 'Endurance.'
The journey begins in Cape Town, South Africa with an overseas flight to an ice runway on the Russian meteorological base, Novolazarevshaya. After acclimatization, the team again takes to the air over Dronning Maud Land (Western Antarctica) to the Shackleton mountain range. Here, trekking through extreme conditions, up and over elevations of 10,000 feet, they will push the limits of human endurance dragging everything they need to survive on sleds attached to their bodies.
The team will document the daily challenges to survive high-altitude, sub-zero conditions over crevasse fields and rugged ice-pack in uncharted territory.
Doug Stoup has traveled, climbed, skied and snowboarded in some of the most remote regions on the planet. He climbed three of the seven summits (Denali, Kilimanjaro and Vinson Massif), and was the first American male to ski to the South Pole. His more recent journeys have included: South Georgia for the filming of Warren Miller's feature film, STORM; Anvers Island (off the coast of Antarctica); Ama Dablam and Cho Oyu in the Himalayas; and his famed Ice Bike Expedition -- a solo test of a protoype bike on Antarctic glacial ice. He also participated in Pole Track -- an international North Pole expedition supporting climate change research.
Stoup is married, has two children and lives in the Sierra Nevada mountains, just outside Truckee, California.
For more information, visit: BeyondShackleton.com
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North, South poles and beyond
Doug Stoup recently announced a full slate of projects proposed for 2008. But first he plans to squeeze in a 660 mile, 60-day South Pole ski in 2007...
Doug will be guiding two Brits James Fox and Richard Dunwoody MBE (champion jockey) across Northwestern Antarctica to the interior of the frozen continent. They'll trek UNSUPPORTED taking Shackleton's original mapped route to the South Pole -- which was never attempted due to the destruction of the 'Endurance.' This will be a grueling test of human endurance -- dragging 250 lb sleds over 660 miles for up to 60 days. Download press release.
-- In April, Doug will flip the axis and lead another group to the Geographic North Pole which will include Paul and Brent Hubner. He'll wind up the year by re-joining the Canadian 'Top of the World' expedition alumni, skiing to the South Pole in December (that will be twice to the South Pole in one year).
They Made it!
They Made it!
Doug and his travel companion made it to the South Pole! Below are the three interviews Doug conducted with students via satellite phone.Half-Way There!
Half-Way There!
Doug took time out at the end of the day to talk to two home schooled kids in Mississippi in a live interview from his journey.
Doug in Beijing for 2008 Olympics
14 Aug 16:05
Doug Stoup is in Beijing for the 2008 Olympics.
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Doug Stoup is in Beijing for the 2008 Olympics.
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TEAM REACHES THE SOUTH POLE!
18 Jan 14:09
Richard and Doug at the South Pole
Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station, Antarctica - 18 January 2008 -- Trekking 209 km in their last week (1,089 km total), Richard Dunwoody and Doug Stoup arrived at the Geographic South Pole at 10:23 GMT after 48 days and 20 hours on the glacial ice -- establishing a new route based on Ernest Shackleton's planned 1915 'Endurance' expedition.
Richard and Doug at the South Pole
Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station, Antarctica - 18 January 2008 -- Trekking 209 km in their last week (1,089 km total), Richard Dunwoody and Doug Stoup arrived at the Geographic South Pole at 10:23 GMT after 48 days and 20 hours on the glacial ice -- establishing a new route based on Ernest Shackleton's planned 1915 'Endurance' expedition.
Pushing the limits, the two-man team arrived ahead of schedule despite injuries and exhaustion. They will remain at the South Pole until Saturday, when they will be flown out to the Russian base at Novolazarevhaya. From there, they will catch a flight to Cape Town, South Africa and then home.
More details at BeyondShackleton.com
Week Six in Antarctica
11 Jan 15:30
Richard Dunwoody passing the 88th parallel
The homestretch
Week six saw Richard and Doug passing the 88th parallel...
It still remains an uphill climb, with long days of dragging sleds over sastrugi in high winds and blowing snow. The team truly is pushing the limits; and the rewards come on the occasional clear days, on this breathtaking continent, with the realization of the distances traveled and the nearness to their goal.
All things permitting, they should arrive at the Geographic South Pole about a week or so from today.
Richard Dunwoody passing the 88th parallel
The homestretch
Week six saw Richard and Doug passing the 88th parallel...
It still remains an uphill climb, with long days of dragging sleds over sastrugi in high winds and blowing snow. The team truly is pushing the limits; and the rewards come on the occasional clear days, on this breathtaking continent, with the realization of the distances traveled and the nearness to their goal.
All things permitting, they should arrive at the Geographic South Pole about a week or so from today.
ANTARCTICA: WEEK FOUR IN REVIEW
27 Dec 20:06
James ready to board the plane back to Novo
A good part of week four was spent waiting for the DC3 to pick up James; though, amidst all the madness and mayhem, the full three-man team had their best single day -- 31.3 km -- go figure?!
The sleds are are now down to about 180lbs (82kg), lessened by food and fuel consumption. However, they are still climbing to higher altitude with a fresh round of crevasses and whiteouts to contend with. By the way, did I mention that they are also down in body weight by about a stone? If it's not one thing...
Doug checking the compass during a whiteout
Anyway, all that said, the remaining two-man team is more or less back on schedule -- having trekked a total of about four and a half degrees south thus far -- nearing the half-way mark. They still hope to reach the South Pole sometime in January.
James ready to board the plane back to Novo
A good part of week four was spent waiting for the DC3 to pick up James; though, amidst all the madness and mayhem, the full three-man team had their best single day -- 31.3 km -- go figure?!
The sleds are are now down to about 180lbs (82kg), lessened by food and fuel consumption. However, they are still climbing to higher altitude with a fresh round of crevasses and whiteouts to contend with. By the way, did I mention that they are also down in body weight by about a stone? If it's not one thing...
Doug checking the compass during a whiteout
Anyway, all that said, the remaining two-man team is more or less back on schedule -- having trekked a total of about four and a half degrees south thus far -- nearing the half-way mark. They still hope to reach the South Pole sometime in January.
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