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(Eric sporting the usual brand of Arctic makeup. The team lived with ice for 58 days. Photo: Eric Philips ) (Jon pre-warms his boots in preparation for another day of -30°C. Photo: Eric Philips ) (Using the kayak-sleds as a raft - Eric safely across, Jon yet to come. Open leads of water pose the most significant problem - and danger - for Arctic travellers. Photo: Eric Philips ) (Midday on the Arctic Ocean. Early March is still winter in the Arctic and the cold sun barely manages to broach the horizon. The team was often stopped by open water and forced to detour around or paddle across. Photo: Eric Philips )
(Towing kayaks as sleds, the team carried 130kg of equipment, food and fuel for their 1000km journey. One metre below the ice lies the Arctic Ocean. Photo: Eric Philips ) (Moisture from Jon's breath freezes instantly on his headwear, often obscuring vision and sticking to facial skin and hair. Photo: Eric Philips ) (Frozen reindeer carcasses are shipped with the team from Khatanga to the northern outposts of Sredni, a former military airstrip and Golomianny, a weather station. Photo: Eric Philips ) (Freshly formed ice rubble. The thickness and colour of the blocks determines how old the ice was before it was pressurised and broken. Photo: Eric Philips )
(Delicate frost spindles grow from freshly frozen leads. Photo: Eric Philips ) (Following a fresh lead north. Northerly leads are very welcome, but rare. Photo: Eric Philips ) (Pressure creates cracks in the leads and pack ice. Photo: Eric Philips ) (This ice of a freshly frozen lead (only hours old) warps and buckles from gentle pressure. Photo: Eric Philips )
(Wind-formed patterns on the pack-ice. The Arctic is an exquisitely beautiful place. Photo: Eric Philips ) (Eric paddles his kayak across a 30m-wide lead. Dry bags full of equipment will be towed across next. Photo: Eric Philips ) (Plastic vapour barrier bags are used to line inner boots and sleeping bags. They keep perspiration from entering and freezing in the insulation. Photo: Eric Philips ) (A Russian MI 2 helicopter departs after transporting the team to the Arctic Ocean. Day 1. Photo: Eric Philips )
(Eric's frostbitten fingers. Photo: Jon Muir ) (Eric, happy to be in the tent after another tough day. Photo: Jon Muir ) (Jon at the North Pole. Photo: Eric Philips ) (Eric at the North Pole. Photo: Jon Muir )
(Eric and Jon. ) (Eric and Jon at the North Pole pickup. ) (Jon lightly dressed and covered in frost. Photo: Eric Philips ) (Eric during early days on the Arctic Ocean. Photo: Jon Muir )
(The sun barely surfaces above the horizon, forming long shadows and beautiful colours. Photo: Eric Philips ) (On a freshly frozen lead. Photo: Eric Philips ) (This 150m-wide band of pressurised rubble, some over 10-metres high, took over 3 hours to cross. Photo: Eric Philips ) (Jon heads north on a very freshly frozen lead. The darker the colour, the thinner the ice. Move quickly! Photo: Eric Philips )
(New ice is pressurised, cracked and stacked. A natural arch. Photo: Eric Philips ) (Negotiating new ice. Photo: Eric Philips )