Episode 15: Advance Team arrives to Longyearbyen

This is it! Asma, Felicity, Ida, Mariam, Natasha and Susan arrived to Svalbard to start with final preparations for North Pole Expedition. The final countdown begins.

Episode 14: Focus on the mind

Senior Research Scientist, Dr Nathan Smith, is a specialist in human performance and psychology, particularly in the Polar Regions. He explains a scientific study about extreme psychology that team will undertake while skiing to the North Pole. #PolarExposure

Episode 13: Iceland Part Two

Counting days to our North Pole departure. Time for our final and very important training session! Team will meet in beautiful Iceland. Again. Be prepared for a couple of days of really hard work, says team leader Felicity Aston. #PolarExposure

Episode 12: Praying in Polar Environment

Felicity, Asma, Misba and Natasha talk about practising religion when faced with extreme weather conditions.

Episode 11: Making of a documentary

American author, documentary maker and broadcaster Holly Morris is our guest. She's been with the team in Iceland and Oman, filming us in various situations, talking with us about the expedition. She explains her documentary plans for the North Pole. #PolarExposurePolar Exposure on iTunesSupport our expeditionFollow us on Facebookand Twitter @NorthPole2018.

Episode 10: Team dynamics

Felicity, Asma and Natasha discuss team dynamics and various roles team members play. Theyshare their thoughts on life ambitions and Qatar is on their mind as well.

Episode 09: Eat, sleep, ski

We talk about science and North Pole.Our guest is Audrey Bergouignan, a scientist interested in how our body works adapting to extreme environments. She explains a program, specially designed for our team.#PolarExposurePolar Exposure on iTunesSupport our expeditionFollow us on Facebookand Twitter @NorthPole2018.

Episode 08: Next stop: Oman!

Expedition team members are about to meet again, this time in Oman. Felicity, Anisa and Natasha discuss plans for desert training and share a thing or two about creepy crawlies :).#PolarExposurePolar Exposure on iTunes.Support our expeditionFollow us on Facebookand Twitter @NorthPole2018.

Episode 07: Plans for 2017 Revealed

Team leader Felicity Aston on what we're up to in 2017, plus we have some major news to share. Next stop: Oman, here we come!#PolarExposurePolar Exposure on iTunes.Support our expeditionFollow us on Facebookand Twitter @NorthPole2018.

Episode 06: Talk science to me

Susan Gallon plays a role of a chief scientist in our team :).She talks about global warming, challenges awaiting us up north and also explains various scientific studies team members will be involved with while on expedition. Plus, a very important question: if sea water is salty and we would need to melt a lot of ice on our way to the North Pole, isn't the drinking water going to be salty as well? Susan says not to be worried about and explains why.#PolarExposurePolar Exposure on iTunes.Support our expeditionFollow us on Facebook,Twitter @NorthPole2017and Instagram @NorthPole2017.