With zero polar ice travel experience and all odds against them, the members of the Plaisted Polar Expedition set out to make the 500-mile journey across the polar ice cap to the North Pole. #FirsttotheTopoftheWorld is now streaming on #discoveryplus. Download and subscribe to start streaming! 👉 http://discoverypl.us/2X8jmak #Earthmonth | Discovery

The final stretch of Will Smith’s 100-day adventure takes him beneath the ice at the North Pole, chasing world-first scientific samples with polar ecologist Allison Fong. But when a fierce snowstorm and mechanical failure throw the mission into chaos, the Arctic proves just how unforgiving it can be. Watch Pole to Pole with Will Smith, Wednesday 18th at 8pm on National Geographic UK. Also streaming on Disney | National Geographic UK