Dom Mee and Tim Welford were hit on their 2001 Pacific challenge

Bath adventurer and former Marine Commando, Dom Mee, is waiting for the wind to pick up and move the icebergs.

He is now in polar bear country and has met Eskimo hunters who have recently been attacked by young hungry adolescent males.

Last week he reached the magnetic pole, a trip that he described as being absolute hell.

Mr Mee told the BBC: "I am completely trapped at the moment, and am currently sitting out a force 10 gale, having crossed a series of rapids to get here."

The 32-year-old is following the route of Victorian explorer Sir John Ross's ill-fated expedition in search of the Northwest Passage.

The route of the Arctic quest

His Scottish predecessor was stranded on the ice for four years before being rescued.

In 2001, Dom Mee and fellow Royal Marine Tim Welford set off from Japan to row the north Pacific.

After 137 days and having endured three typhoons, they had navigated their 24 ft boat within 900 miles of America when a deep sea trawler hit their boat and they had a narrow escape as it ripped apart.

The boat for the latest challenge weighs 60 kilograms and folds into three bags.

Mr Mee has been carrying all 20kg of provisions for the journey and the only contact he has had with emergency teams has been via a daily text message.

Next year Mr Mee, who recently featured in the BBC1 Extreme Lives series, plans a solo bid to circumnavigate the world non-stop in a 28 ft yacht, sailing via the two polar regions.