Arctic adventure: sleeping in the snow
Updated on 09 April 2010
Science correspondent Tom Clarke and camerawoman Philippa Collins learn how to keep warm in the Canadian Arctic while on assignment to discover what is happening to our oceans.
Hypothermia, frostbite, trench foot, dehydration: our crash course on surviving in the arctic didn't start by making this wilderness sound even slightly inviting.
And because the camp we’ll be reporting from is on floating sea ice, there's a risk – even though it's a reassuringly small one – that the ice could break up around the camp.
And losing your shelter in the arctic is about the worst thing that can happen.
But after a few tops tips on equipment, wind chill and basic common sense from experienced polar instructors Gary Bullen and Rob Holden from Extreme World Races, we felt reassured.
Then it was time to go outside and practice putting up a tent...
