First completed by Fritjof Nantzen in 1888 (albeit by a different route), the crossing is the third of the big three Polar expeditions and reputedly one that has been completed by fewer people than have summited Everest
Being at the amateur end of the explorer spectrum, Steph and Paddy will be guided by David Paabo of Ice Horizons on this 32-day expedition from Point 660 near Kangerlussuaq in the West along the line of the Arctic Circle to the small fishing village of Isortoq in the East
Unsupported, the self-sufficient team will travel by ski, hauling food and equipment for the entire trip in sleds behind them in temperatures as low as -40 degrees C as they seek to cross the Ice Cap successfully and raise funding for the National Autistic Society, Ambitious About Autism and the Winnicott Foundation
