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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Tom Campbell

Mountaineer’s bid to finish epic Explorer Grand Slam thwarted by breaking Arctic sea ice just 24 hours before departure (cloned)

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A British explorer who was one expedition away from topping The Explorer’s Grand Slam, one of the world’s toughest challenges, was forced to call off his North Pole attempt after his ice runway “broke in half”, and believes climate change is to blame.

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