I joined an expedition to the Arctic. Here’s why everyone should...

Landing in Kiruna – the northernmost town of Sweden – two things struck me. First: I’ve never seen so much snow. And second: it really is no joke that England’s transport network is so woefully incapable of dealing with weather, when this plane just touched down on a runway piled so high with the white stuff.

And really that speaks to the reason I’m here: to join an Arctic expedition aimed at proving that, with the right gear and knowledge, no weather and no environment is too hostile to get out in. 

Right now, I have neither of those things. Stepping off the plane in just a jumper and trainers, I’m instantly hit by the