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Rowing the Arctic

Scots adventurer Mark Beaumont (The Man who Cycled the Americas) joins polar veteran Jock Wishart on an expedition to row a boat to the 1996 north magnetic pole, a point only ever reached across solid ice. In their tiny boat, the six-man team navigate some of the world's most remote seaways, taking on fast-flowing sea ice that could crush their boat and roaming polar bears. Nobody has ever rowed so far into the Canadian high Arctic - a first in the world of exploration and adventure, only made possible by the dramatic retreat of arctic sea ice in recent decades.

English
  • Originally Aired December 21, 2011
  • Runtime 60 minutes
  • Content Rating United States of America TV-PG
  • Production Code b012w87v
  • Network BBC
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Name Type Role
Mark Beaumont Guest Star
Mark Barrett Director