Stoup is going to Beijing as a guest of the Olympic Organizing Committee. In March he traveled to Greece to help start the Olympic Torch Relay and to plant trees in honor of the forests burned in last year's gigantic fires in Olympia, Greece.

In April of 2008 Stoup ran as a participant in the London, England Olympic Torch Relay. Subsequently, the following month, he skied with the Olympic Torch to the geographic North Pole.

Stoup will be a keynote speaker with athletes of the United States Olympic Team. Other speakers include former vice-president Al Gore and Thomas Friedman, author of the NY Times Bestseller "The World Is Flat."

"I'll be talking to the athletes about how they are role models and that that they need to show the world how to live a sustainable way of life," says Doug, 41, whose talk is scheduled for August 15th. "This is a great honor and a way for me to represent my country and the Tahoe area."

In October of 2008, Stoup will return to the Antarctica Peninsula for Ski Cruise 2008, an expedition that offers active travelers a thirteen-day adventure diverse in both athletic challenge and cultural experience.