Ben Saunders sets off tomorrow to attempt to be the fastest person to set a new world speed record from Ward Hunt Island to the Geographic North Pole. The current record was set in 2005 by a guided team using dog sleds and numerous re-supplies in a time of 36 days 22 hours. Ben’s expedition will be solo and unsupported and on foot.

Ben will be blogging daily from the ice on his website, please follow and support him as much as possible.

Watch a short clip by Ben to show what drives him and to get a feel for what it’s like to be alone on the ice.

Ben Saunders from Ben Saunders on Vimeo.