FOUR teachers from Kirklees are aiming to go where no-one has gone before.
Peter Whyley and three friends left for an unexplored part of eastern Greenland on Saturday.
The quartet aim to scale as many of the unclimbed peaks as they can during their three-week stay.
Peter, 40, of Cleckheaton, who works at the Priory pupil referral unit in Wakefield, will be accompanied by Carole Feldman, from Westmoor Junior School in Dewsbury.
The group will be made up by Paul Hawksworth and Cath Walton, who both teach at Mirfield Free Grammar School.
Peter said: "We have all been climbing for a long time.
"I've been climbing for over 20 years and have climbed in North and South America, the Himalayas and the Arctic Circle.
"But this will be the biggest challenge yet.
"Where we are going is so remote. If there are any problems it could take help two days to reach us."
The group will carry all their supplies, including food and fuel, on sleds pulled behind them.
Peter added: "The conditions are going to make it tough.
"It will go from minus 20°C at night to plus 15° or 20° during the day.
"As well as that it is going to be constant daylight.
"It will take our bodies a few days to get used to this, but we should be OK.
"We plan to move and climb at night, because the snow will be much firmer and easier to move on. During the day, when it is warm, it can get like porridge."
As well as medical gear the group have also had to pack emergency beacons, emergency flares - and even a rifle and ammunition, to ward off polar bears.
Peter added: "We obviously hope for the best, but we have planned for the worst.
"We all enjoy climbing, but we all want to make sure we all get back safe and sound from what is going to be a very challenging but, hopefully, very rewarding, trip."
