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Paddling to the Pole

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The National Snow and Ice Data centre says both the north western and north eastern passages to the North Pole are open

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  The issue that won't go away

  On the day before the trip's launch, melting Arctic sea ice reached the second lowest level for thirty years

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  Hoping for failure

  As Lewis Gordon Pugh prepared for the mission find our why he hopes not to reach his destination

FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT

• VIDEO: Taking a dip in the Arctic
  Ever one to fully immerse himself in a story, Phil Reay Smith discovers just how cold the Arctic really is
• No paddling today
  After getting stuck in ice overnight, the team search for a navigable path
• Understanding the ice
  The open ocean has almost turned into a sheet of ice
• Fighting the cold
  Paddling becomes a struggle and the conditions start to take their toll
• On board the Havsel
  Although the temperature is about zero degrees Celsius, the low winds mean it's remarkably mild
  
• Gearing up for the big trip
  ITV News correspondent Phil Reay Smith reports from a constellation of islands off the island of Danskoya

LGP's past exploits

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  Lewis Gordon Pugh unveils his trip to the North Pole to Alastair Stewart on ITV News
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  Lewis Gordon Pugh reflects on swimming in below freezing temperatures
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  Pugh on travelling to the Maldives to raise awareness about climate change