Frostbite Ends Bancroft-Arnesen Trek

March 13th, 2007 in Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Frostbite Ends Bancroft-Arnesen Trek (AP)

This photo provided by the Bancroft Arnesen Explore shows Liv Arnesen as she pulls a sled during a North Pole expedition in Ward Hunt Island, Canada, Tuesday, March 6, 2007. The expedition, which was intended to be a 530 mile (853 kilometers) trek across the Arctic Ocean and meant to bring attention to global warming, was called off March 10 after Arnesen suffered frostbite in three of her toes. (AP Photo/Bancroft Arnesen Expedition, Hunter Bancroft)

(AP) -- A North Pole expedition meant to bring attention to global warming was called off after one of the explorers got frostbite. The explorers, Ann Bancroft and Liv Arnesen, on Saturday called off what was intended to be a 530-mile trek across the Arctic Ocean after Arnesen suffered frostbite in three of her toes, and extreme cold temperatures drained the batteries in some of their electronic equipment.

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