Dispatches & Blogs

Greenland Crossing under an awesome Sun Dog We are SO excited to be in the final preparation stages for our upcoming Greenland Icecap Crossing. Bags are packed, gear has been weighed, food has been selected and then pared-down. We will be posting updates every few days as well as sharing dispatches on social media. Check back on April 29th for our first dispatch!

After a good day of skiing the team is back in Longyearbyen. They skied through Bolterdalen from last night's campsite which is a broad valley with mountains on either side. Along the way they passed dogsled tracks and, towards the end, a couple of dogsled kennels. Finally they skied to the road and had a transfer back to town. Ah, the comforts of being back in town. It is a great feeling to take a hot shower and have a good meal prepared for you. No need to melt snow for w

Today was a challenging but good day for our team in Svalbard. The weather was clear and calm and the terrain was beautiful. They departed Reindalen and headed up a valley and then over a mountain pass. The ascent included traversing several side slopes, which, depending on the slope and on your sled, can sometimes cause the sled to roll. While this is not dangerous it is a serious pain in the butt. It requires you to stop, back up, roll your sled over, and then start skiing

Descending the Rugaasfonna Snowfield and Kokbreen Glacier Yesterday the team traveled up the Dronbreen Glacier. They ascended around 1800 ft / 550m to reach a mountain pass and then descended a little before making camp. Traveling on a glacier often requires being in a rope team to protect the skiers from crevasses. This is exciting, but it also requires a lot of communication and plenty of attention to the rope. It involves a whole new set of skills that, once learned, allo

Qaanaaq may look like any Arctic town but the dogs and dogsleds on the Fjord point to an incredible culture. Get ready for an awesome armchair adventure. We are so excited for this dogsledding expedition! Qaanaaq is one of the world's northern most towns and the most northern community in Greenland. It has a rich dogsledding and hunting culture that was developed over thousands of years. Everything about the culture is related to the sea, the land and the animals that call th

We are very happy to share that our team reached the summit of Vinson at 4 PM local time today. They had great weather and a fun day on...

T for "third day" at High Camp! Yum :) Hello from High Camp! That's the message today from our team on Vinson. The forecast they received...

What's it like at Vinson High Camp? Like this! Today our team spend the day at high camp where the weather was surprisingly nice, in fact...

The view near High Camp It was a relatively nice day at high camp but with weather on the way our team opted to rest, reorganize and...

We are happy to report that the weather cleared enough today for our team to make it to Vinson. With their South Pole conditioning and...

We did not receive an official update from the team this evening but earlier in the day they were still at Union Glacier and the weather...

Many places to the North of Union Glacier! There were no flights today from Punta Arenas so everyone enjoyed another day at the Union...

Everyone is now back at Union Glacier after returning from the South Pole. The Union Glacier basecamp is home away from home for many...

A halo around the sun is an Antarctic specialty Yes, it was a hard day with low visibility (again), colder temperatures and some wind,...

Break time! With warm temperatures of -5°F and a light and variable wind it was a nice first day heading South. The team covered 5.5...

Our team has made it to 89 degrees. Now they start skiing!

Good weather at Union Glacier The weather today was good at Union Glacier but not so much at 89 degrees which led to their first weather...

Our 2025 South Pole Last Degree & Mt. Vinson Expeditions kick off on January 1! We will be providing updates about the expeditions and...

One exciting final update from Team Cocoa-Motive! What a day! All of our days have been epic in different ways and today was no...

Team Mambo No.5 (aka Team Ski Strap): Hello from the East Coast and our journey's end! It's hard to accurately put our last day into...