Rúnar Karlsson Rúnar Karlsson | Sunday December 7 - 2008

"The most captivating footage was from Iceland"

Drew Stoecklein making a move in Veidileysufjord, Iceland
Drew Stoecklein making a move in Veidileysufjord, Iceland

The Idaho Mountain Express is Idaho's largest weekly newspaper and serves the Sun Valley, Idaho resort area communities with local news, opinion, sports, calendar of events and classified ads. Sabina Dana Plasse went to the movies to see the latest Warren Miller film where we play some role, and had this to say:


"Children of Winter" has some spectacular scenic footage from all of its destinations, but the most captivating is in Iceland. Though skiing and sailing are not usually two sports associated with each other, in Iceland it works. Jeff Annetts, Derk Foose and Sun Valley native Drew Stoecklein explore Iceland on the 60-foot Aurora, a type of mobile backcountry hut.

"It was an amazing trip out there and traveling around the country," Stoecklein said. "Every place we stopped, we thought it was the most amazing place we had ever been."

Stoecklein said the only boats he had been on were at Redfish Lake. Within two weeks of a call from Warren Miller Entertainment, Stoecklien arrived in Iceland and began sailing.

"We would spot a line from the boat and figure out where the sun was setting and row ashore," Stoecklein said. "Iceland has open faces and all the terrain like any other mountains, only we could ski right to the water."

 


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Welcome to the website for Borea Adventures, Iceland, your number one stop for Arctic adventures in high latitudes. We provide great adventures and expeditions in Iceland, Greenland, East Greenland, Jan Mayen and Svalbard (Spitzbergen), mainly using our spacious yacht, the Aurora. Our philosophy is to make our trips as silent as possible where we minimize the use of motorized power and encourage physical activities, whether sea kayaking, climbing, sailing, walking and hiking, wildlife, ski touring and backcountry skiing for beginners, experts and people of all ages. The North Atlantic is our playground and we offer scheduled trips for individuals and groups as well as customized itineraries and charter for groups. We travel in harmony with the wildlife of the area: Arctic Foxes, Birds, Seals, Whales and Polar Bears. Aurora is a sturdy expedition yacht and was raced four times around the globe as part of the Clipper Round the World yacht race under the ownership of Sir Robin Knox-Johnston. She gives us a great opportunity to provide Arctic adventures in areas that are hard to reach otherwise. We call her our floating basecamp. Our name is derived from Greek mythology where Boreas was the god of the north wind. Aurora on the other hand was the Roman rosy-fingered goddess of dawn. Aurora Borealis is a name for the Northern lights which are common in our area. As we humans have proven through the decades, names can be hard to remember. Especially if a bit of alcohol gets passed around the galley too many times! You might spell our name Boreal Adventures, Borial Adventures, Borea Adventrues and Borealis Adventures. Thank you for visiting Borea Adventures.