A Carshalton carpenter is hoping it is third time lucky as he seeks to be among the first people to make it to the North Pole’s “centre”.

Richard Ede, 28, from Shorts Road, hopes to join veteran explorer Jim McNeill in his journey to the Northern Pole of Inaccessibility next year.

Mr McNeill has tried on two separate occasions, but was unable to reach the centre point.

The Northern Pole of Inaccessibility is the furthest point from land in the Arctic Ocean and has yet to be reached on foot by a manned team.

On the 200-mile-journey the team will gather data that will monitor climate change by observing how the sea ice breaks up.

Jim McNeill told the Sutton Guardian that the Northern Pole of Innacesibility was exploration's last great feat.

He said: "It is exploration's last great journey, very much like the adventurer's embarked on in the 1700s.

"But we will be doing research on the way, monitoring polar bears and ice.

"And I'm confident that Richard, and the rest of the team, will make this journey a success."

Mr Ede said: “It would be an incredible feeling if I was part of the first team to make it.

"I want to be there to see the union jack planted into the ice and be part of a moment in history.”

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