A MOTHER will take part in an ambitious polar expedition.

Claire Shaw, of Broadway has been chosen by Jim McNeill for the Ice Warrior Project which will be the first expedition in history to reach the Northern Pole of Inaccessibility.

Defined as the furthest point from land on the Arctic Ocean and therefore its centre, the Northern Pole of Inaccessibility is over two hundred miles further than the geographic North Pole.

The whole journey will be near to 800 miles from the northern shores of Canada and will take-in the North Magnetic Pole on route.

Having been selected for the Ice Warrior Expedition, Ms Shaw is undergoing a comprehensive and intensive training programme to take on at least one of four 20-day legs, pushing the route across the Arctic Ocean by approximately 200 miles.

She said: "This is a fantastic opportunity really push myself whilst contributing to global climate change science. I feel very privileged to be able to take part in this ground breaking expedition.”

Along the route, team members will be gathering datasets for the scientific community including new and vital data about how the sea ice breaks up, making the whole endeavour a major, globally significant, citizen science project.

Partners include NASA, the US National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) scientists, The Met Office, The Scott Polar Institute, The Norwegian Polar Institute and the Russian Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute and others.

This data will deliver the reality of climate change and make the whole expedition worthwhile and purposeful.

Mr McNeill, said: “I’m delighted to have Claire in the expedition team and look forward to training her in every aspect which will make her a competent polar traveller.”