Now, where was I? For all the players involved in the North Pole season, Svalbard makes the most sense as a jumping off point. For starters, all the polar guides (myself included) have storage units in Longyearbyen full of expedition gear as does the Bareno team. For clients, its an easy-to-reach...

OK. Im back in Istanbul waiting for a flight back to Colorado. As always, Im excited to be heading home to see Maria and the kids, but severely disappointed for the cancellation of the 2024 North Pole season. But Im not surprised, either. Its a crazy and unstable environment with a lot of uncertainty. A...

Sad and frustrating news yesterday. The ice runway at Barneo camp on the Arctic Ocean (roughly 89 degrees N) cracked and split open making a plane landing impossible. There are no other suitable pans in the surrounding area and as a result the 2024 North Pole season is cancelled. The fifth cancellation...