0:00:02 > 0:00:03You ready?
0:00:17 > 0:00:21Hi, I'm Jamie, I'm 14. I'm off to Greenland.
0:00:21 > 0:00:24'My dad has asked me to join him for a once-in-a-lifetime
0:00:24 > 0:00:25'Arctic adventure.'
0:00:25 > 0:00:26HE GROANS
0:00:26 > 0:00:30I'm just being hit by these little particles of ice and snow.
0:00:30 > 0:00:33I mean, my face has gone numb, so...
0:00:33 > 0:00:36We want to climb Greenland's Mount Tiniteqilaaq,
0:00:36 > 0:00:39but just reaching it will take four days
0:00:39 > 0:00:41and the rest of the team are full-strength adults.
0:00:41 > 0:00:44There's no way I'm going to get up that.
0:00:44 > 0:00:45Biggest risk is probably frostbite.
0:00:45 > 0:00:47I've lost feeling in my fingers already.
0:00:47 > 0:00:49Polar bears could attack.
0:00:49 > 0:00:51I'm not really looking forward to polar bear watch.
0:00:51 > 0:00:55And when we're crossing the glaciers, you may get cracks in it
0:00:55 > 0:00:58and they're unseen because of snow cover. You just fall in.
0:00:58 > 0:00:59Got it.
0:00:59 > 0:01:02But Dad has an eye condition which means that he's
0:01:02 > 0:01:05gradually losing his sight.
0:01:05 > 0:01:08The stuff off to the sides doesn't exist,
0:01:08 > 0:01:10so I have to scan the horizon.
0:01:10 > 0:01:14The main reason behind the trip is just to do more stuff together
0:01:14 > 0:01:19and enjoy it because there will be a point where it will be harder.
0:01:20 > 0:01:23When Dad asked me to join him, I thought, "Brilliant!"
0:01:23 > 0:01:24You're doing really well.
0:01:24 > 0:01:26But what am I letting myself in for?
0:01:26 > 0:01:29It will be one of the toughest things I've ever done.
0:01:29 > 0:01:32I'm not sure if I'll be able to get past this kind of mental block.
0:01:32 > 0:01:34And I just want to get home safely, I guess.
0:01:43 > 0:01:47Greenland is one of the toughest environments on Earth.
0:01:47 > 0:01:5060 mile an hour winds and minus 20 temperatures
0:01:50 > 0:01:52are normal at this time of year.
0:01:52 > 0:01:55The British Army do their Arctic training here.
0:01:55 > 0:01:57Without the right preparation,
0:01:57 > 0:01:58you're dead.
0:01:58 > 0:02:00So, Dad and I have spent eight months
0:02:00 > 0:02:02getting the right kit together.
0:02:03 > 0:02:05These are stupid hats, aren't they?
0:02:05 > 0:02:08It's not a fashion parade out there, mate.
0:02:08 > 0:02:09These are useless.
0:02:10 > 0:02:13'We need superinsulated clothing.'
0:02:13 > 0:02:14This is the big down jacket.
0:02:16 > 0:02:18I'm struggling to get the zip done.
0:02:18 > 0:02:19Goodness' sake.
0:02:19 > 0:02:21Well, I'd be very, very cold!
0:02:21 > 0:02:24'Our food has to be high-energy and easy to cook.'
0:02:24 > 0:02:27This tastes really nice.
0:02:27 > 0:02:28This...
0:02:28 > 0:02:30doesn't taste very good at all.
0:02:30 > 0:02:33'And going to the toilet won't be simple.'
0:02:33 > 0:02:35This is the bottle we'll pee in when we're in the tent
0:02:35 > 0:02:38because it will be too cold at night outside, so...
0:02:38 > 0:02:42Close the lid and then in the morning we'll dispose of it.
0:02:42 > 0:02:45You don't want to drink from the wrong bottle!
0:02:47 > 0:02:49'Dad and I have been training together twice a week
0:02:49 > 0:02:50'for six months.
0:02:52 > 0:02:54'With a week to go, I'm excited about the trip,
0:02:54 > 0:02:57'but a bit sick of pulling tyres.'
0:02:57 > 0:02:58You'll need these.
0:02:58 > 0:03:00Yeah, I'm not going anywhere yet.
0:03:00 > 0:03:02With Dad's work and my school,
0:03:02 > 0:03:04we don't normally hang out this much.
0:03:04 > 0:03:06These are stupid, aren't they?
0:03:06 > 0:03:07It's all in the wrist, mate.
0:03:07 > 0:03:10No, you turn... No, you were turning it a totally different way to me.
0:03:10 > 0:03:11Oh, it's done now, it's done.
0:03:11 > 0:03:13Goodness' sake.
0:03:13 > 0:03:14'We get on well,
0:03:14 > 0:03:16'except when we both think we're right.'
0:03:16 > 0:03:19Well, it's all completely wrong.
0:03:19 > 0:03:20Everything has been adjusted.
0:03:20 > 0:03:23- Everything's wrong?- Yeah, every... - Everything's wrong today.
0:03:23 > 0:03:25- Everything's wrong.- Bye then!
0:03:25 > 0:03:28If it's like this in Greenland, we're dead.
0:03:28 > 0:03:31'I'm really into athletics and I'm a county sprinting champion,
0:03:31 > 0:03:34'but this, this is going to be more of a marathon.'
0:03:34 > 0:03:37I'm beginning to feel it already and I think I've gone
0:03:37 > 0:03:39a couple of hundred metres, at most.
0:03:39 > 0:03:42Whenever you need a break, you just say and we'll stop.
0:03:42 > 0:03:44Speak for yourself.
0:03:44 > 0:03:48I'm not trying to push him. I just think that young people have
0:03:48 > 0:03:51a lot more capabilities than sometimes grown-ups
0:03:51 > 0:03:52give them credit for.
0:03:54 > 0:03:57It's just dawning on me how hard it's going to be.
0:03:57 > 0:04:00But, I mean, no, I'm going to do it.
0:04:00 > 0:04:01But...
0:04:03 > 0:04:08..there might be a bit more to it than I have so far thought.
0:04:08 > 0:04:11Well, he's got to prove himself right. He's got to do it
0:04:11 > 0:04:14or else he won't make it to the plane to get home, will he?
0:04:14 > 0:04:15'No pressure then.'
0:04:19 > 0:04:22'As well as my dad, I live with my mum and sister
0:04:22 > 0:04:25'and this might be our last decent meal in ages.'
0:04:25 > 0:04:28Jamie, when there's no food,
0:04:28 > 0:04:30he gets really, really grumpy.
0:04:30 > 0:04:32Really grumpy.
0:04:32 > 0:04:34Sometimes Jamie can be very grown up and very tactful.
0:04:34 > 0:04:37At other times, it's just teenage brain
0:04:37 > 0:04:39and he can only think about himself.
0:04:39 > 0:04:43Let's hope that he's diplomatic when he needs to be.
0:04:43 > 0:04:45'I'll try my best, Mum.
0:04:48 > 0:04:51'Departure day for the biggest adventure of my life.'
0:04:51 > 0:04:54Greenland is the world's largest island.
0:04:54 > 0:04:56But there's nothing green about it.
0:04:56 > 0:04:58So, why the name?
0:04:58 > 0:05:00Well, a Viking - Erik the Red -
0:05:00 > 0:05:03called it Greenland to encourage other Vikings to settle there.
0:05:03 > 0:05:06He feared if he told them the truth, no-one would come
0:05:06 > 0:05:09and looking down on it, I can see why.
0:05:09 > 0:05:11There's a lot of white. But, I mean, I tell you what,
0:05:11 > 0:05:13just coming in looking out the window, it's beautiful.
0:05:13 > 0:05:16Seeing the sea ice and everything is pretty amazing.
0:05:25 > 0:05:27'There are no taxis here to take us to the village.
0:05:27 > 0:05:29'Whoopsie!
0:05:29 > 0:05:32'Our gear goes ahead of us, but we have to walk.
0:05:32 > 0:05:35'Better get used to it, I suppose.
0:05:35 > 0:05:38'Making up the expedition, there's Dad, me
0:05:38 > 0:05:41'and two of his friends, Ben and Lewi.'
0:05:41 > 0:05:42In this type of environment,
0:05:42 > 0:05:44I would guess that Jamie and I
0:05:44 > 0:05:45are on a par, in as much as
0:05:45 > 0:05:47we've got no experience.
0:05:47 > 0:05:49What started off as a bit of a pipe dream, yeah,
0:05:49 > 0:05:50is very real today.
0:05:52 > 0:05:55Our expedition starts in Kulusuk,
0:05:55 > 0:05:57home to about 250 Inuit Eskimo.
0:06:03 > 0:06:05It's weird, isn't it? It's really weird.
0:06:05 > 0:06:08I mean, it's very quiet.
0:06:08 > 0:06:11'Many Inuits still hunt and fish for a living.'
0:06:11 > 0:06:14We saw a guy walk past with a massive spear and a rifle.
0:06:15 > 0:06:17'But one thing we spot is more familiar.
0:06:17 > 0:06:19'And we're invited for a kickabout.'
0:06:19 > 0:06:24MUSIC: Mas Que Nada by Sergio Mendes ft Black Eyed Peas
0:06:26 > 0:06:29Clearly, being a kid and a teenager out here is totally different.
0:06:29 > 0:06:32I mean, the facilities - nothing.
0:06:32 > 0:06:36I mean, we're playing on a frozen bit of sea at the moment.
0:06:36 > 0:06:38I mean, they still enjoy it all the same.
0:06:38 > 0:06:42The weather's taking a turn for the worse, but play still goes on.
0:06:46 > 0:06:50Tomorrow we head off into the wilderness,
0:06:50 > 0:06:53but as we bed down we get woken by a mysterious glow.
0:06:54 > 0:06:57Look how lucky we are. This is the first time I've seen it,
0:06:57 > 0:06:59these are the northern lights.
0:06:59 > 0:07:01And they're really good.
0:07:02 > 0:07:05'Apparently, it's gasses from solar activity being magnetically
0:07:05 > 0:07:07'pulled down to the North Pole.'
0:07:10 > 0:07:13It's like butterflies and unicorns, that kind of thing.
0:07:13 > 0:07:14It's slightly magical.
0:07:15 > 0:07:18I'm freezing, but it's pretty cool.
0:07:18 > 0:07:20Really, really cool.
0:07:20 > 0:07:23'Is this a good or a bad omen?
0:07:23 > 0:07:24'I don't know which.'
0:07:32 > 0:07:3540km of sea ice and glaciers lie
0:07:35 > 0:07:37between us and our mountain.
0:07:39 > 0:07:42It's beautiful weather, it's really nice,
0:07:42 > 0:07:45but I tell you what, it's still pretty chilly.
0:07:45 > 0:07:48I've just left that hut for the last time
0:07:48 > 0:07:51and it's not looking that great!
0:07:54 > 0:07:58'Paul, our guide, shows us how best to use these nordic skis.'
0:07:58 > 0:08:02This is the bit that makes you grip the snow.
0:08:02 > 0:08:06This bit here slides and that is what's going to allow us
0:08:06 > 0:08:08to tow our sledges.
0:08:11 > 0:08:14'My pulk weighs over half my body weight,
0:08:14 > 0:08:15'but it will keep me alive.
0:08:15 > 0:08:18'It contains all my food, 'clothes and equipment
0:08:18 > 0:08:20'for eight days of extreme weather.'
0:08:21 > 0:08:24I mean, starting off with this kind of weather, I don't really want
0:08:24 > 0:08:28to convince myself that it will all be like this because it won't.
0:08:30 > 0:08:33I guess we're on a frozen lake or the top of a sea inlet,
0:08:33 > 0:08:34top of a loch.
0:08:36 > 0:08:38And there isn't a breath of wind.
0:08:42 > 0:08:43It's just a beautiful day.
0:08:46 > 0:08:50'It's so cold that we're actually walking on water.
0:08:50 > 0:08:52'The sea has frozen over and the mountains around us
0:08:52 > 0:08:55'are really islands surrounded by sea ice.
0:08:56 > 0:09:00'Tonight's camp is 10km away, at the base of a glacier.'
0:09:06 > 0:09:07Catherine Zeta-Jones.
0:09:07 > 0:09:08She's Welsh.
0:09:09 > 0:09:13We're playing a few games between us to keep us awake
0:09:13 > 0:09:16because it's quite tedious. Left, right, left, right.
0:09:16 > 0:09:19We're currently stuck trying to guess a British actress
0:09:19 > 0:09:20under the age of 50.
0:09:22 > 0:09:26I'm not sure how much he likes the tedium of just
0:09:26 > 0:09:29plodding away for hour after hour after hour.
0:09:29 > 0:09:32I rather get the impression he's more of a sprinter than
0:09:32 > 0:09:33a long-distance man.
0:09:33 > 0:09:37So, that's going to be a bit of a challenge for him.
0:09:37 > 0:09:38Scarlett Johansson.
0:09:38 > 0:09:41He was playing word games with the guys within
0:09:41 > 0:09:44quarter of an hour of us leaving the village.
0:09:44 > 0:09:46Jennifer Lopez. Can you ask Ben to pass it back?
0:09:49 > 0:09:53'The routine is 50 minutes skiing then ten minutes rest.
0:09:53 > 0:09:55'On the second break, we get to have lunch.
0:09:55 > 0:09:56'Finally!'
0:09:56 > 0:09:58How you doing, fella?
0:09:58 > 0:09:59Yeah, I'm good.
0:09:59 > 0:10:01My pulk's fine.
0:10:02 > 0:10:04There are very few signs of life out here.
0:10:05 > 0:10:08'This is the only other person we've seen all day.
0:10:11 > 0:10:13'Six days of this is going to be tough...
0:10:15 > 0:10:19'..but I wonder how Dad's doing with his eyesight?'
0:10:19 > 0:10:22Everything I see is pretty much what you see...
0:10:24 > 0:10:26..because it's in the distance.
0:10:26 > 0:10:29The stuff off to the sides doesn't exist,
0:10:29 > 0:10:32so I have to scan the horizon quite a lot just to keep
0:10:32 > 0:10:35a sense of where I am. But I honestly haven't thought
0:10:35 > 0:10:38about eyesight as an issue, really.
0:10:40 > 0:10:44'After six long hours of trekking, we reach the base of the glacier...'
0:10:44 > 0:10:46- Is that us?- Think so.
0:10:46 > 0:10:48'..but it's not over yet -
0:10:48 > 0:10:52'setting up camp will take another two hours.'
0:10:52 > 0:10:54Right, let's get these tents sorted out.
0:10:54 > 0:10:56Always a miserable get!
0:10:57 > 0:10:59I'm too tired.
0:11:02 > 0:11:05Everyone gets stuck in putting up the tents...
0:11:05 > 0:11:06except me.
0:11:08 > 0:11:09I'm pretty tired and hungry -
0:11:09 > 0:11:12bit reluctant to do things at the moment.
0:11:12 > 0:11:16I've found myself kind of hanging around a bit, not with much to do.
0:11:16 > 0:11:20You get quite cold quite quickly, but I think I probably should
0:11:20 > 0:11:23be doing something, maybe chipping in, helping out,
0:11:23 > 0:11:27because I am the only person that's not doing anything.
0:11:27 > 0:11:29Look at that now, eh? Roaring.
0:11:32 > 0:11:35Snow in there to top it up.
0:11:35 > 0:11:36You can tell it's had an effect on him.
0:11:36 > 0:11:39Because he's tired, he's just gone quiet. Jamie's never quiet.
0:11:39 > 0:11:43He's clearly thinking, "What have I gotten myself into?"
0:11:43 > 0:11:46'But I also have something on my mind.'
0:11:46 > 0:11:50A few years ago, a British schoolboy was tragically killed in the Arctic.
0:11:50 > 0:11:53It was reported on Newsround at the time.
0:11:53 > 0:11:55Now, we've got some bad news to bring to you -
0:11:55 > 0:11:57a 17-year-old British tourist, who was on a camping trip
0:11:57 > 0:12:01in the Arctic, has been killed by a polar bear.
0:12:01 > 0:12:03The attack happened on the remote Svalbard island
0:12:03 > 0:12:05off the north coast of Norway.
0:12:05 > 0:12:08Officials warned tourists to be careful after several
0:12:08 > 0:12:10bears like this one were spotted in the area.
0:12:12 > 0:12:15As a result, every expedition now takes extra precautions.
0:12:17 > 0:12:19There's a polar bear watch.
0:12:19 > 0:12:21An hour or so each night,
0:12:21 > 0:12:24we have to take it in turns to come and sit outside the tent,
0:12:24 > 0:12:27in whatever negative temperature it is,
0:12:27 > 0:12:30and just look for polar bears.
0:12:30 > 0:12:33If we do see one, our guide will fire a warning shot
0:12:33 > 0:12:36- over the bear's head to scare it off. GUIDE:- ..and you lock it.
0:12:36 > 0:12:38For this first night,
0:12:38 > 0:12:41the guys at the end are going to go on the first shift,
0:12:41 > 0:12:44so that's going to go from half-eight through till one o'clock.
0:12:44 > 0:12:48I'm not really looking forward to polar bear watch, to be honest.
0:12:48 > 0:12:51My shift is 1am to 2.30,
0:12:51 > 0:12:54but Dad has the perfect excuse to get out of it.
0:12:56 > 0:12:58YOU don't even have to do it,
0:12:58 > 0:13:00- if you don't want to. - No, I don't have to do it
0:13:00 > 0:13:03because I can't see in the dark, so I'd be useless.
0:13:03 > 0:13:05- You are useless anyway.- And, erm...
0:13:05 > 0:13:08I think I'm just here to give some support to Jamie,
0:13:08 > 0:13:11- who's got to do polar bear watch. - Do some cheerleading.
0:13:11 > 0:13:14And I think, as I'm a responsible parent, I've got to look after Jamie
0:13:14 > 0:13:16in the dark. He's got to look after me in the dark,
0:13:16 > 0:13:20but I've got to make sure that he doesn't wander off and get bored.
0:13:22 > 0:13:25'1am and it's my shift already.'
0:13:27 > 0:13:29It's freezing out here.
0:13:29 > 0:13:32(There's no wind at all. It's -15 out here.)
0:13:32 > 0:13:34HE EXHALES
0:13:35 > 0:13:39'I couldn't sense the width of vision that everybody else could
0:13:39 > 0:13:44'so, you know, I would scan the horizon fairly swiftly.'
0:13:44 > 0:13:47But it's funny, actually, if you go into a dark room
0:13:47 > 0:13:50from a light room, your eyes would adjust in five minutes -
0:13:50 > 0:13:53it might take mine 30-40 minutes,
0:13:53 > 0:13:55'but it'd probably just about get there.'
0:13:55 > 0:13:57So, actually, as long as the bear doesn't attack
0:13:57 > 0:14:00'in the first 30 minutes, it's fine.'
0:14:00 > 0:14:02If one had turned up and we'd all gone, "Oh, no,
0:14:02 > 0:14:05"nothing will happen," there could have been terrible consequences -
0:14:05 > 0:14:07I mean, really horrific consequences.
0:14:07 > 0:14:10There were no bears, we got away with it...until next time.
0:14:20 > 0:14:23The mountain we want to climb is still three days away...
0:14:27 > 0:14:29..but today we need to climb this glacier.
0:14:31 > 0:14:33It's a 12km mountain of ice and snow.
0:14:36 > 0:14:38'My sledge weighs as much as my sister,
0:14:38 > 0:14:42'and it's like trying to pull it uphill on roller skates.'
0:14:42 > 0:14:44- I can't see this really working.- No.
0:14:46 > 0:14:48JAMIE SIGHS
0:14:52 > 0:14:55Now I'm struggling quite a lot. I've got a blocked nose
0:14:55 > 0:14:58so I'm really struggling to breathe on my way up.
0:15:03 > 0:15:06'With an hour gone, camp's still only just behind me.'
0:15:11 > 0:15:13This is really hard. Really hard.
0:15:13 > 0:15:16It's the hardest we've had by quite a long way.
0:15:23 > 0:15:25The first climb's done,
0:15:25 > 0:15:28but there's another 10km ahead of us.
0:15:28 > 0:15:30All good? You on the flat up there?
0:15:32 > 0:15:34Looks like we're off.
0:15:36 > 0:15:40'Downhill now, I'm just going to let the sled do the work.
0:15:40 > 0:15:42'I'm just going to put it in front of me.'
0:15:44 > 0:15:45HE PANTS
0:15:45 > 0:15:47It's not quite as easy as it looks.
0:15:52 > 0:15:53No, don't roll, please.
0:16:03 > 0:16:04I'm so hungry.
0:16:04 > 0:16:07Lunch should be a relief,
0:16:07 > 0:16:09but in this wind it's colder than our freezer.
0:16:11 > 0:16:13Welcome to our day two picnic spot.
0:16:13 > 0:16:14HE SHUDDERS
0:16:14 > 0:16:15Oh, I got the bad end.
0:16:17 > 0:16:21I think coming up that really steep bit was the first time you actually
0:16:21 > 0:16:24thought, "Yeah, I'm enjoying this," in a weird kind of way.
0:16:24 > 0:16:26No, I just thought, "I want to get home."
0:16:26 > 0:16:28You want to get home?!
0:16:28 > 0:16:30And the quickest way is to run up the hill and go forwards?
0:16:30 > 0:16:33- Yeah...- You're right. - ..shorter distance.
0:16:33 > 0:16:35You did well.
0:16:35 > 0:16:38If I had a choice now whether to fly home,
0:16:38 > 0:16:41or just trundle through the next six days...
0:16:43 > 0:16:45..I think I'd have to go with the plane.
0:16:49 > 0:16:51'But I just don't have that choice -
0:16:51 > 0:16:54'there's still the rest of the glacier to climb.'
0:17:00 > 0:17:01HE GRUNTS
0:17:04 > 0:17:07There's no way I'm going to get up that.
0:17:07 > 0:17:08No, we get there
0:17:08 > 0:17:11and then we'll go right again.
0:17:11 > 0:17:12OK?
0:17:24 > 0:17:28After seven hours of climbing, we finally top a glacier.
0:17:28 > 0:17:30I should be ecstatic.
0:17:30 > 0:17:32Last climb of the day, that was, guys, well done.
0:17:32 > 0:17:34Awesome work up that hill.
0:17:37 > 0:17:40'I want to prove I can do this,
0:17:40 > 0:17:42'but I'm not sure I can.'
0:17:50 > 0:17:52Pain was the main thing.
0:17:52 > 0:17:55Just that twinging muscle down there?
0:17:55 > 0:17:58Yeah, but it's really quite painful - a sharp pain every time.
0:17:58 > 0:18:00Like, every step.
0:18:01 > 0:18:03'Last year, I injured my hip
0:18:03 > 0:18:06'and it stopped me running for nine months.
0:18:10 > 0:18:12'But it's not just the physical pain...'
0:18:17 > 0:18:19For me, I found it more mentally difficult,
0:18:19 > 0:18:21like, just getting used to the whole new routine...
0:18:24 > 0:18:27..and getting used to the fact that I'm not going
0:18:27 > 0:18:29to be actually inside for another week.
0:18:31 > 0:18:32THEY PULL TENT ZIP
0:18:39 > 0:18:41So today's plan is to carry on down this valley...
0:18:41 > 0:18:44'We're halfway to the mountain, and it's flat sea ice from here,
0:18:44 > 0:18:47'but it's still 20km away.'
0:18:47 > 0:18:50To be honest, I'm not enjoying it that much.
0:18:50 > 0:18:53I'm not sure if I'll...
0:18:53 > 0:18:56be able to get past this kind of mental block that I keep having.
0:18:57 > 0:18:59Progress is fast on the flat terrain...
0:19:01 > 0:19:04..but before lunch, I get a sharp pain in my hip.
0:19:06 > 0:19:09An injury has just occurred in my right hip,
0:19:09 > 0:19:12which is not good at all,
0:19:12 > 0:19:15so what I want to do is carry on,
0:19:15 > 0:19:16but without my pulk,
0:19:16 > 0:19:20so the other guys would take it in turns to carry it.
0:19:22 > 0:19:25Dad has offered to pull my pulk as well as his.
0:19:28 > 0:19:30- At least I don't have to sit on the back of it yet.- Huh?
0:19:30 > 0:19:33At least I don't have to sit on the back of it yet.
0:19:34 > 0:19:36'Thanks, Dad. I won't forget this.'
0:19:36 > 0:19:39- No, no...- Oh, well. - ..you're doing really well.
0:19:42 > 0:19:46'Seeing Ben and Lewi and my dad all being quite cheerful,
0:19:46 > 0:19:49'when I'm clearly having a pretty rubbish day...'
0:19:49 > 0:19:51- DAD:- Give us a smile! Yee!
0:19:51 > 0:19:53..and they've probably gone through it all.
0:19:53 > 0:19:57But I think it's that kind of pushing yourself through it,
0:19:57 > 0:20:01that's the stuff I'm trying to learn now.
0:20:01 > 0:20:03My hip pain is easing,
0:20:03 > 0:20:08but rather than risk it getting worse again, we camp early.
0:20:08 > 0:20:09It's just what I need.
0:20:13 > 0:20:16The tent's nearly up already, and also we've got
0:20:16 > 0:20:19a lovely, lovely view to camp by, as well, so it's all...
0:20:19 > 0:20:21It's all really good.
0:20:23 > 0:20:25This is the first time I've been relatively happy.
0:20:30 > 0:20:33It's mentally toughening because you can't stop.
0:20:33 > 0:20:37There's nothing you can do - there's nowhere you can go except forwards.
0:20:39 > 0:20:42So you're going to be tougher just because...
0:20:42 > 0:20:45you get used to situations where you can't...
0:20:45 > 0:20:47quit, I suppose.
0:20:49 > 0:20:52Or, at least, there's times when you want to quit in life
0:20:52 > 0:20:54- about doing everything, aren't there?- Whoa.
0:20:54 > 0:20:57Resurface a bit there - you've gone a bit deep.
0:20:58 > 0:20:59That's a bit much.
0:21:05 > 0:21:06Morning, all. It's day four,
0:21:06 > 0:21:08it's a storm outside.
0:21:08 > 0:21:11It is really windy this morning, which is quite different.
0:21:11 > 0:21:14We haven't really had to wake up with the wind yet,
0:21:14 > 0:21:16so that'll be different.
0:21:16 > 0:21:22But I'm not feeling as negative today so...
0:21:22 > 0:21:24it should be a laugh and we'll see how it goes.
0:21:27 > 0:21:30'In a full-on storm, there's no time for moping around.'
0:21:30 > 0:21:33Wait, no, I can hold the end.
0:21:33 > 0:21:36I've been chipping in a lot more today, helping out.
0:21:36 > 0:21:39I mean, actually, it gives you more stuff to do,
0:21:39 > 0:21:41it lets the time pass quicker.
0:21:42 > 0:21:45I think that has... That has changed me. It's shown me that,
0:21:45 > 0:21:48actually, there's much more to get from actually
0:21:48 > 0:21:50getting up and just doing the little things.
0:21:52 > 0:21:55I think the wind's dropped a bit, but it's going to be pretty
0:21:55 > 0:21:59challenging going because I think we're going straight into the wind.
0:22:08 > 0:22:11What seemed impossible on day two now seems like fun.
0:22:11 > 0:22:14HE LAUGHS AND GRUNTS
0:22:18 > 0:22:20HE PANTS
0:22:20 > 0:22:22This is amazing. It's crazy.
0:22:22 > 0:22:25Oh, you probably just saw me fall down that slope.
0:22:26 > 0:22:28I mean, this is crazy.
0:22:28 > 0:22:30This is nothing like the last couple of days,
0:22:30 > 0:22:32but it's good fun. It's really good fun.
0:22:35 > 0:22:39Also, you can see that I've cheered up a little bit, which is also good.
0:22:44 > 0:22:48I'm just being hit by these little particles of ice and snow.
0:22:48 > 0:22:51I mean, my face has gone numb.
0:22:51 > 0:22:54I don't really know how it feels any more.
0:22:54 > 0:22:59My nose is running - I'm a bit of a mess - but it's way more exciting.
0:23:02 > 0:23:04We push on through the storm
0:23:04 > 0:23:06to the base of Mount Tiniteqilaaq -
0:23:06 > 0:23:08the mountain we've set out to climb.
0:23:10 > 0:23:13It's nice to know that this might be our furthest distance,
0:23:13 > 0:23:15but we're certainly not done yet.
0:23:15 > 0:23:16Certainly not done yet.
0:23:16 > 0:23:19And to be honest, now, I'm not disappointed we're not done yet.
0:23:19 > 0:23:22I could quite happily do another few days.
0:23:32 > 0:23:35Day five...and the weather is perfect for climbing.
0:23:35 > 0:23:40Leaving the sledges in camp, we attempt the summit.
0:23:40 > 0:23:44We've spent a lot of time on the sea ice, at sea level,
0:23:44 > 0:23:47so getting up here, being able to look across it all...
0:23:47 > 0:23:49is really nice.
0:23:58 > 0:24:00It's pretty impressive. You know, you don't
0:24:00 > 0:24:02get to see it just anywhere else in the world.
0:24:02 > 0:24:06Well, apart from other places like this, but you know what I mean.
0:24:10 > 0:24:13From the top of the summit, we should have a massive view
0:24:13 > 0:24:16all the way around the area we've travelled.
0:24:16 > 0:24:19I think that will be our reward for the last few days.
0:24:19 > 0:24:22As I say, can't wait to get to the top.
0:24:59 > 0:25:01Awesome!
0:25:01 > 0:25:03You can just see the sea over there.
0:25:06 > 0:25:09There's a sense of achievement now.
0:25:09 > 0:25:13It's the first we've properly seen of the whole area.
0:25:18 > 0:25:21It gives you a sense of quite how big this place is, as well.
0:25:27 > 0:25:28Pop in.
0:25:33 > 0:25:36- Right, shall we, erm...? - Get off this hill?
0:25:36 > 0:25:39On our journey back to Kulusuk, we come across
0:25:39 > 0:25:41icebergs trapped in the frozen sea...
0:25:43 > 0:25:46That's weird, that's like proper glass. It's like polished glass.
0:25:48 > 0:25:50..and dog trains returning from hunting trips...
0:25:50 > 0:25:52DRIVER SHOUTS He must get quite cold
0:25:52 > 0:25:54sitting on the back of one of those.
0:25:54 > 0:25:57But it does look a lot more comfortable, I guess.
0:25:57 > 0:26:01..and I now totally get why Dad wanted to come here.
0:26:01 > 0:26:04I honestly haven't thought about eyesight
0:26:04 > 0:26:05as an issue for days, really.
0:26:05 > 0:26:08I mean, sometimes if I put things down near me in the tent
0:26:08 > 0:26:11I have to hunt around for them, but out here it's...
0:26:12 > 0:26:15It's very liberating because...
0:26:16 > 0:26:18..I don't know, it's the least of the issues, really.
0:26:18 > 0:26:21There's navigation, there's cold, there's wind,
0:26:21 > 0:26:24there's the group, there's food, there's ice conditions.
0:26:26 > 0:26:29And if I look ahead, I'm sure I get just as much pleasure from
0:26:29 > 0:26:32the new valley coming into the picture...
0:26:34 > 0:26:36..and a whole load of icebergs just parked there.
0:26:36 > 0:26:39So, yeah, for me, it just puts it all in perspective, literally.
0:26:41 > 0:26:43I think it has changed me, and it is still changing me.
0:26:43 > 0:26:47I mean, I think just that transition from being a grumpy old
0:26:47 > 0:26:51teenager right through day one and two, and then most of day three,
0:26:51 > 0:26:54hopefully to someone now that
0:26:54 > 0:26:57can be seen as not necessarily just
0:26:57 > 0:27:01an egotistical, selfish teenager that was just moaning around camp.
0:27:07 > 0:27:10After eight days and over 80km out on the ice,
0:27:10 > 0:27:12we finally make it back to Kulusuk,
0:27:12 > 0:27:15smelly and in really bad need of a shower.
0:27:23 > 0:27:25'As a physical and mental challenge, it's probably
0:27:25 > 0:27:27'the toughest thing I've done, ever.
0:27:27 > 0:27:31'I didn't think I'd make it the whole way on days one and two,
0:27:31 > 0:27:33'but it's a huge relief.'
0:27:33 > 0:27:36- High-five! Well done, Jamie. - Well done, Jamie.
0:27:36 > 0:27:39'But, I mean, the fact that we've actually done it
0:27:39 > 0:27:41'gives you the kind of confidence to MAYBE do another one.'
0:27:44 > 0:27:47Maybe we could do a desert one, or something.
0:27:47 > 0:27:49- You want a warm climate trip now? - Yeah.
0:27:49 > 0:27:51OK, how about a summer holiday?
0:27:51 > 0:27:54- Sounds good.- Hm, OK.- Sounds good.