Stoup and Havell See the Sights in Spitsbergen

Spitsbergen is the name of a breathtaking Norwegian island along the Arctic Ocean. Boasting fjords, mountains and glaciers, Spitsbergen is home to reindeer, polar bears and a host of marine mammals.

Just ask polar explorer and expedition leader Doug Stoup. Expedition leader and founder of Ice Axe Expeditions, Stoup takes Suunto products along for all of his journeys, which include dozens of trips to both the North and South poles.

Most recently, Stoup and his team explored the wild and snowy sights of Spitsbergen. Coincidentally, Suunto athlete Kim Havell was also on this epic trip--see her smiling face hiking to a top of a ridge at about 36 seconds into the video.
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Doug Stoup reached the North Pole for the 9th time

Tonight at 2:46 am MST Doug Stoup informed us that he and his crew reached the most northern point of our planet.

It's Doug's ninth trip to the North Pole. Check out updates on his website.

Here's an archive image of an earlier expedition of
Doug struggling over huge pressure ridges on the Arctic Ocean.

Here his comments sent from the pole:
"April has been a busy month as I guided 2 Expeditions (11 total
persons) to the Geographic North Pole. We encountered extremely cold temps diping -40F (= -40C) on most days and even ecountered a dip into the Arctic Ocean. You can learn more about Ice Axe adventures and getting to the poles as well as the Ice Axe Ski Cruise Nov 5-17, 2009 http://www.blogger.com/www.skicruise2009.com or http://www.blogger.com/www.iceaxe.tv
Thank You SUUNTO!
cheers,
Doug"

Congratulations to Doug from all of us here at Suunto!!!

Doug last year at the South Pole.