When Andrew and I made plans for Spitsbergen last spring, the idea was to kite and ski outside of town and see what we could find. This sounded like a great enough trip in itself. Shortly after we had decided on this plan, Doug Stoup a friend of Andrew’s from Ice Axe Expeditions threw out the invitation to jump on the boat he chartered to sail and ski fjords in the same area. I believe in luck, karma and Jesus, but I’m not sure who to thank for this one. This seemed too good to be true! Sure, we might as well since we were going to be in the neighborhood.
Andrew guided clients and I shot video during the trip for our upcoming Powderwhore Production. Here is a highlight video I put together as a thanks to Doug and Ice Axe Expeditions. Doug’s help and hospitality went way above and beyond what was asked. He put us up in his storage unit for 9 days, provided sleds and food for the land based exploration and helped us out with logistics and beta. The least we could do was put together a promo vid from the incredible trip. Enjoy!
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hei Noa finally I found some fiming of your…
at the end you choose all immages where i wear my hat so i cannot even see my face… sigh!!! :-(((( ahahahahah!
nice one, well done! anyway, you guys won the best charter group of svalbard summer 2011. YYYYEEEEESSSSSSS!
ciao Lauraaaaaaaaaaaa
Hi Laura,
Great to hear from you! Sorry about the vid clips, I didn’t have a ton to choose from. You guys were amazing! I hope you enjoyed the rest of your voyages, Greenland, etc.
Just got back from Antarctica with Doug, Andrew and Kim! We had a great time, but very different feel from the sailboat.
Ciao,
I think that ground outwear is out of business! I found them online and the jacket as well, but their phone number is disconnected! I was so close!
Thanks for help anyways dude.
Casey
Thanks so much — keep shredding dude!
Hey dude,
I was reading the Patagonia catalog and saw a pic of you shredding some pow at the Y Couloir. You had on a sick green down hooded jacket. I’m trying to find out what kind of jacket, make/model/color, because it’s the exact jacket I’ve been looking for 15 years! Could you or someone email me the answer? Thanks! Love your site man!
Hey Casey,
Yeah, that jacket was one of my favorites. It’s actually from Ground Outerwear. Not sure if they are still around, or what the name of the model was, but you might be able to dig one up somewhere. Good luck!