DOUG STOUP
POLAR PIONEER. SKI ADVENTURER. EXPEDITION GUIDE. STAND-UP PADDLER. ENVIRONMENTALIST. SPEAKER.
Doug Stoup is the world’s leading polar guide and polar expedition leader. He is also a coveted cinematographer, reality tv star, ski & snowboard mountaineer, climber, motivational speaker, environmentalist, and educator. He owns and operates Ice Axe Expeditions, a world class ski touring company that leads skiers and boarders to remote destinations including Antarctica, Spitsbergen, Morocco, Greenland, Iceland, Kamchatka, Alaska and Canada.
Doug has numerous firsts to his name and has skied to both the North and South Poles more than anyone on the planet. He continues to push the limits of human endurance while raising funds for charities, collecting scientific data for climate change scientists, and leading disabled adventurers to the polar environments.
His experiences are as unique and uncommon as the messages he imparts to others. It’s only through immense focus, perseverance, and hard work that Doug has accomplished unheard of feats throughout his career. Sharing the challenges, achievements, and lessons of his adventures, either through keynotes, workshops, or actual expeditions, is one of Doug’s principle rewards.
“I want our efforts to make a difference in the world, but I also want us to push the limits of human endurance, to show what’s possible if someone has true determination.”
NOTABLE ACHIEVMENTS
1999: skied and snowboarded the highest peak in Antarctica, Vinson Massif at 16,077ft.
2000: lead a blind man to the Geographic South Pole in 62 days traveling 787 miles on skis.
2005: skied from Siberia to the North Pole and placed weather/location beacons to help climate scientists learn more about the Arctic Ocean.
2010: World record for the fastest-ever unsupported walk from the Leverett Glacier on the edge of Antarctica [Ross Ice Shelf] to the South Pole, 18 days, 4 hours and 43 minutes, with a 19-year-old, Parker Liautaud.
2016: Guided paraplegic Aron Anderson 314 miles in 22 days to arrive at the Geographic South Pole and raised over $840,000 for childhood cancer.
2017: Awarded the Global Green People Award in recognition of his outstanding advocacy work for the polar regions and his environmental education work with children around the globe.
