Friday 20th March 2009

After a successful first re-supply of food and equipment, the Catlin Arctic Survey Team of Pen Hadow, Ann Daniels and Martin Hartley have set off again on their estimated 85 day journey toward the North Pole. 

 The team endured an anxious three day wait, rationing emergency supplies of their food, as bad weather repeatedly prevented the supply plane from landing alongside them. (more…)

Three British Explorers were tonight finally resupplied with food, fuel and vital equipment after a Twin Otter plane landed on the Arctic Ocean floating sea ice where the team had been waiting for three days. (more…)

Polar explorers Pen Hadow, Martin Hartley and Ann Daniels are surviving on half rations as attempts to resupply them were abandoned for the third  day running by the Catlin Arctic Survey.

The team, who have been battling in what they describe as ‘brutal’ conditions are currently surviving on their last food supplies after bad weather forced one resupply mission to turn back and grounded two other planned flights. The explorers now have only a day’s food remaining.  Temperatures have been consistently down at minus 40 degrees Celsius with strong winds making things even worse. (more…)

Information from the BBC News Website

A team of polar explorers has travelled to the Arctic in a bid to discover how quickly the sea-ice is melting and how long it might take for the ocean to become ice-free in summers.

Pen Hadow, Ann Daniels and Martin Hartley will be using a mobile radar unit to record an accurate measurement of ice thickness as they trek more than 1,000km to the North Pole. (more…)

Catlin Arctic Survey to help scientists with mystery of imperilled sea ice.

The Catlin Arctic Survey confirmed at 1830 hours EST (2330 hours GMT) on Saturday that its team of three British polar explorers led by Pen Hadow have begun their 1,000 kilometre trek to the North Geographic Pole. (more…)

Next week, polar explorer Ann Daniels will leave her children to spend 100 days working in the Arctic. Sally Williams finds out how she reconciles her two worlds, and defends herself against charges of selfishness Poles apart - read the full article from The Guardian, written by Sally Williams. (more…)

Three polar explorers, Pen Hadow, Martin Hartley and Ann Daniels will be leaving from Heathrow Airport, London, today to embark on a scientific survey of the Arctic Ocean’s floating sea ice.

Hadow’s endeavour  has HRH The Prince of Wales as its Patron and the support of WWF. The data they will capture is eagerly awaited by scientists studying various aspects of the Arctic and global warming. (more…)

There was just time in a hectic schedule of preparations for the Catlin Arctic Survey for explorer Pen Hadow and the Catlin Arctic Survey team to stop for a drink before their departure to Canada on Tuesday evening.

Naturally they had to choose an ice bar for their last drink. (more…)