BBC Breakfast interview with Ella Hibbert and BBC Environment Correspondent Jonah Fisher.

This covers British sailor Ella Hibbert’s groundbreaking attempt to become the first person to solo circumnavigate the Arctic circle. The journey, expected to take 5-6 months and cover 10,000 nautical miles, aims to highlight climate change’s impact on the Arctic. Hibbert discusses various challenges, including sleep management (limiting herself to 20-minute naps), potential iceberg collisions, and polar bear encounters. Her boat, Yeva, features a 5mm thick steel hull for protection. The route includes passing through Iceland, Southern Greenland, and the Northwest passage. Hibbert plans to use flares rather than traditional rifles for polar bear defense, showing her commitment to wildlife preservation through her support of Polar Bears International.