The Expedition sets off from the Polar Academy base in Tasiilaq on the island of Ammassalik.

The community of Tasiilaq has long supported the young teams who undertake their expeditions in the wilderness surrounding the town.

The expedition team ski across the sea ice - frozen thick during the winter months.

The team take water samples from the edge of the ice.

The readings they take are fed back to the University of St Andrews and support the global scientific effort to monitor climate change.

The team climb off the sea ice and into the wilderness of Eastern Greenland.

An epic Polar landscape; the team face temperatures of -20℃ and the challenge of hauling their 45kg sledges across the rugged terrain.

Climbing off the sea ice, the team climb inland heading north towards the Arctic Circle.

The team quickly become fantastic skiers - skiing uphill as well as downhill!

Greenlandic dogs pull Inuit hunters across Ammassalik Island.

These dogs are one of the oldest domesticated breeds, and it is illegal to bring any other breed to Greenland.

The Polar Academy team knows to give them space—powerful, inquisitive animals that won't let anything stand in their way.

We travelled for the most of day 1 along the length of Lake 1.

In the winter months, the water freezes solid meaning we can safely ski along the frozen surface.

Either side of the team, the epic mountain landscape towered over us, with the fantastic blue sky overhead.

The team spent months practicing setting up camp, so we knew exactly what to do when it came to the end of a busy day.

After putting up our tents, we set up the bear fence which would create a flash & bang if a polar bear strayed too close to the camp.

While on the the ice, the strenuous activity plus the cold meant we needed to consume thousands of calories.

After setting up camp we would boil water to melt snow for drinking water the next day as well as prepare our meals - freeze-dried food sachets.

They were delicious!

We put our engineering skills to the test, building the latrine out of blocks of snow.

A basic necessity - simple but effective!

After building a basecamp, we would venture further into the wilderness of Ammassalik - skiing up mountains to reach glaciers.

This allowed us to conduct science experiments, taking samples to check for microplastics.

When the team were engulfed in a proper polar storm - 50-80mph winds - we were forced to take refuge.

The local Inuit hunters allowed us to use their shelters...

The boys' hut was meant to take 4; we had 10 - but we made it work!