Mark Wood

Early life and education Mark was born in Coventry and attended two local schools: Stivichall Primary School and Coventry Finham Park School.

Military Mark served in the British Army in the Second Battalion, of the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers, UK. He was in the military for a number of years and was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal.

Firefighter Once he left the military he became a firefighter in the Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service.

Expeditions and exploration As an expedition leader and an explorer he has since 2003 been to various Polar regions ranging from reaching the Magnetic North Pole, the Geomagnetic North Pole twice, and solo expeditions to both the Geographic North Pole and the South Pole. He has worked with the BBC and Channel 5 on various documentaries, having trained teams of people to undertake expeditions, and led expeditions in the extremes of the planet. His documentaries range from: the life of dog teams in Alaska, surviving solo in the Polar extremes, the reality of global warming and its effect on the Arctic Ocean en route to the North Pole. More recently the aim of his expedition is to explain, to children in their classrooms, using the medium of Skype combined with film and sound, during his expeditions, the effects of global warming in the Polar regions where the effects of climate change and global warming are clearly evident. As all of his expeditions are connected with climate change for the 1st Pillerton Scout Group, a patron of the Children's University, an explorer for IGGY.

Positions and awards Chair of the Great Britain and Ireland Chapter, The Explorers Club Member of The Explorers Club, Norwegian Chapter Royal Geographical Society Fellowship of the Royal Geographical Society, London, England Explorer for IGGY to 1st Pillerton Scout Group The Peoples Moon Patron of Children's University Patron of Patron for Hire A Hero Honorary Doctorate from Arden University

Selected publications