AFP: British explorer to measure Arctic ice cap next year

Hadow is currently in intensive training near his home in southwest England, diving into canals, rivers and the sea to simulate the conditions the team will face when they swim between ice floes wearing special immersion suits and dragging their sledges and equipment in the water.

"I haven't been back to the pole for five years and I'm expecting there to be a lot more water than there was last time because the ice is melting," Hadow said.

I don't think Hadow will necessarily find more water