Dave Mill: Had hoped to raise �200,000

He survived for nearly six weeks in conditions described as horrendous, before making the call to be rescued.

Among his adventures on the way, Mr Mill managed to overcome broken skis, a damaged sled and he even eluded a polar bear.

With temperatures sometimes reaching -40 C, the drifting ice began to push him back faster than he could walk.

Poor visibility meant it was impossible to see where the ice was solid and where it was thin.

After completing 460km of the 700km trek, it became too dangerous for him to continue.

Initial problems

Mr Mill's ambitious plan ran into problems almost immediately he arrived in Canada.

He was forced to leave behind many of his food provisions due to fears over foot-and-mouth disease and he cut his hand with a knife when opening equipment at his forward ice base at Resolute Bay.