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Planes transport Catlin Arctic Survey team to Canada

1:20pm Thursday 14th May 2009

The Catlin Arctic Survey team have slept in beds and enjoyed hot baths for the first time since beginning their expedition in February.

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Evacuation looming for Catlin Arctic Survey team

4:40pm Monday 11th May 2009

The three-strong Catlin Arctic Survey team may have to be be evacuated by plane within the next fortnight as the sea ice has started to break up.

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Catlin Arctic Survey team reflect as expedition draws to a close

1:00pm Monday 11th May 2009

The Arctic team members have started to reflect on their time together as the end of their ice expedition grows close.

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Catlin Arctic Survey set to finish early

3:10pm Wednesday 6th May 2009

The arctic survey team could be back as soon as May 15 because breaking ice is making it difficult for planes to land and recover them.

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Arctic team wait for supplies

3:50pm Thursday 30th April 2009

Bad weather has resulted in a frustrating wait for supplies for the Catlin Arctic Survey team.

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Ann Daniels battles life in the Arctic

6:50am Thursday 23rd April 2009

Encountering extreme conditions day in day out, combined with feelings of missing home, mean little luxuries mean a lot to Arctic explorer Ann Daniels.

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Pen Hadow charmed by Arctic fox

9:10am Wednesday 22nd April 2009

A three-strong team of explorers, tackling sub-zero temperatures in the Catlin Arctic Survey, have stumbled across evidence of a nearby Arctic fox.

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Arctic team write in snow to communicate

5:40pm Tuesday 21st April 2009

Explorers on the Catlin Arctic Survey expedition have come up with a novel way of communicating, according to team photographer Martin Hartley.

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Two steps forward, one step back

11:10am Tuesday 31st March 2009

Blog from the Arctic Ann Daniels: "This was never going to be an easy journey, but it’s clear now that some of the conditions that could have favoured our progress are not going to oblige.

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Good things come to those who wait

11:10am Monday 30th March 2009

Blog from the Arctic by Martin Hartley: "We always expected that conditions out here would be tough and throughout the expedition so far that expectation has not fallen short.