9 ▁he ▁led ▁the ▁first ▁British ▁gu ided ▁ski ▁crossing ▁of ▁the ▁Green land ▁Ice cap ▁using ▁k ites . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁he ▁head ed ▁to ▁S val b ard ▁to ▁lead ▁the ▁" Pol est ar " ▁team ▁to ▁make ▁the ▁first ▁British ▁south - n orth ▁ski ▁traverse ▁of ▁Sp its ber gen . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁Paul ▁organized ▁and ▁led ▁the ▁US ▁Navy ▁Air ▁Cr ash ▁Rec overy ▁Ex ped ition ▁to ▁the ▁K ron borg ▁Gla cier , ▁east ▁Green land . ▁This ▁expedition ▁was ▁commission ed ▁by ▁the ▁US ▁Navy ▁to ▁recover ▁the ▁human ▁remains ▁of ▁US ▁Navy ▁personnel ▁lost ▁in ▁an ▁earlier ▁air ▁crash ▁of ▁a ▁P - 2 V ▁Ne pt une ▁on ▁January ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 1 9 6 2 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁he ▁led ▁an ▁ 8 ▁man ▁team ▁to ▁make ▁the ▁first ▁winter ▁as cent ▁of ▁G unn b j ør ns f j eld , ▁the ▁highest ▁mountain ▁in ▁the ▁Ar ctic ▁Circle . ▁During ▁this ▁expedition ▁the ▁team ▁were ▁attacked ▁during ▁the ▁night ▁at ▁their ▁base ▁camp ▁by ▁a ▁polar ▁bear ▁who ▁ri pped ▁through ▁several ▁t ents . ▁ ▁Paul ▁own s ▁and ▁runs ▁Tang ent ▁Ex ped itions ▁Ltd ▁which ▁also ▁oper ates ▁under ▁the ▁trade ▁names ▁of ▁Snow ▁Drag ons ▁and ▁Sea ▁Drag ons ▁out ▁of ▁Const able ▁Point , ▁n ortheast ▁Green land . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁▁ ▁He ▁lives ▁in ▁the