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Lisa Martin

Frozen feat: the Aussie leading arduous Arctic treks

An immense sense of freedom: David Paabo says crossing Greenland's ice sheet is like a pilgrimage. (PR IMAGE PHOTO)

Desert one day, endless ice, freezing winds and potential polar bear attacks the next.

On sand dunes in outback Western Australia, David Paabo can often be spotted dragging a tyre on a rope - training to cross Greenland's unforgiving ice sheet.

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