In the first of a two-part series, Tim Earl is in Pole position as he searches for the world’s largest land predator and king of the high Arctic – and in his quest to see a polar bear first-hand has a couple of all-too-close encounters…

TWO Greenland adventurers say the effects of global warming definitely hampered their expedition.

ARCTIC adventurers had to take drastic action to avoid weeks of isolation on the Greenland ice sheet after disaster struck.

INJURY has forced the Bailiwick’s Greenland trekkers to cut short their expedition.

LOTTIE EVANS has spoken of husband Steve’s devastation after dropping out of the 350-mile Alaskan endurance challenge.