Episode 2

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Episode 2 of 2

Duration: 1 hour

Prince Harry joins four British soldiers in their attempt to make the first unsupported trek to the North Pole by wounded servicemen, on a charity expedition that has garnered support from everyone from photographer David Bailey to the prime minister.

After weather delays the team arrive on the ice cap, dropped by helicopter 160 miles from the geographic North Pole. In temperatures that can dip below -50 degrees centigrade they must navigate massive pressure ridges, boulder fields and open water leads, pulling everything they need behind them in 100 kilogram 'pulks', or sledges. The Arctic tests their complex injuries to the limit, providing a stunning backdrop to the soldiers' much longer journey of physical and psychological recovery from their life-changing injuries.

With unprecedented documentary access to Prince Harry, the programme reveals a prince willing to literally pull his own weight, passionate about the cause of Britain's wounded soldiers - and vulnerable to frost nip.

Last on

Wed 21 Sep 2011 02:05 BBC One except Scotland, Wales

See all previous episodes for Harry's Arctic Heroes

  • Harry's Arctic Heroes: My North Pole Adventure

    Harry's Arctic Heroes: My North Pole Adventure

    Find out how Captain Martin Hewitt used the Arctic trek as a motivator to recovery from losing the use of his arm: "Should I make it to the Pole it would not only be an achievement, but to me it would signify overcoming the injuries I'd sustained in battle."

    Read and comment on Martin's post on the BBC TV blog

Credits

Narrator
John Hurt
Director
Alexis Girardet
Producer
Alexis Girardet
Executive Producer
Alison Kirkham
Executive Producer
Bridget Sneyd
Executive Producer
Melanie Leach
Assistant Producer
Greg Goff
Composer
Lorne Balfe

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