Explorers’ quest for key ice data

source: BBC News | Oct 16, 07 | submitted by Daniel

Alaska - It was a feat many thought was utterly impossible. To trek alone, without re-supply, from Canada to the North Pole was deemed so difficult experts felt it was an endurance act too far.

But in 2003, Briton Pen Hadow made history by becoming the first person to do just that, and next year he plans to return. However, this time he has more on his mind than just adventure.

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"I realized one of the biggest environmental questions of our time was how long the North Pole icecap could survive the onslaught of global warming,"- Mr. Hadow, first person to trek alone, without re-supply, from Canada to the North Pole

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