‘I’ve always wanted to see it before we lose it,’ says daring Ella Hibbert who is about to set off around the shrinking North Pole ice cap

She will brave icebergs, the threat of polar bears and 20ft ocean waves, but Ella Hibbert is determined to become the first person to circumnavigate the Arctic ice cap solo.

The 28-year-old yachtmaster and daughter of a Gulf war veteran, aims to sail Yeva, her 38ft boat, 10,000 miles alone over five months around the shrinking ice surrounding the North pole.

Charles Hymas – Telegraph.co.uk