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Into the Unknown: Episode 2

Episode 2

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Karen Darke talks to Pen Hadow, who travelled unaided from Canada to the North Pole.

Karen Darke talks to Pen Hadow, who travelled unaided from Canada to the North Pole in 2003 and now regards conserving the polar regions as a social responsibility.

Pen Hadow became a household name in 2003 when he reached The North Pole, unaided from Canada. To the watching world it was a great achievement. For Pen it was just the start of what he describes as a social responsibility to conserve the sea ice. The ice had kept him alive, now it was his job to tell the world about the changes to the sea ice and try to keep it alive. Karen Darke talks to Pen about his polar adventures and how he is going about protecting his own Ice Maiden.

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Karen Darke goes into the unknown with modern-day explorers

Karen Darke goes into the unknown with modern-day explorers who follow in the footsteps of the great names in the history of exploration

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