Who were the eight team members that made it to Serious Arctic? You'll meet them here!
Name: Matthew
Age: 15
Lives: Ringwood, Bournemouth, England
Hobbies: Scouting, hiking and computer games
How do you feel now that you have made the final Serious Arctic 8? Absolutely overjoyed, amazing to help out and encourage younger generations.
Looking forward to: Huskies and getting to know the team
Not looking forward to: The food
Will miss: My cat, Dynamite. Going to miss cuddling up to it.
Quote: "We're all a bit worried about how cold it's going to be. We all thought it was quite cold here [Aviemore] this weekend, but I think out there it's going to be even worse. But I think we'll all be able to push ourselves through it because we've got all the proper kit."
Name: Alex
Age: 14
Lives: Sheffield, England
Hobbies: Trampoline and gymnastics
How do you feel now that you have made the final Serious Arctic 8? It still hasn't sunk in... really happy and ecstatic.
Looking forward to: Seeing the rest of the group, tracking the polar bears and looking after the huskies.
Not looking forward to: Going to the toilet in the snow
Will miss: My family
Quote: "It's like a dream come true. It probably sounds really cheesy so I don't really want to say it, but it's like you don't really think about it... but now it's actually happening and we're going. It just seems so surreal."
Name: Lewis
Age: 15
Lives: London
Hobbies: Rugby and drama
How do you feel now that you have made the final Serious Arctic 8? Really good... completely overwhelmed.
Looking forward to: Meeting back up with the group and seeing the different wildlife.
Not looking forward to: Getting dressed in the cold.
Will miss: My friends and family. Also playing the computer.
Quote: I'm sure after I've been to the Arctic I'll want to explore the world and not want to stay in the same place, I've always wanted to go to other countries."
Name: Courtenay
Age: 14
Lives: Vale of Glamorgan, North Cardiff
Hobbies: Music, sport and drama. Lots of running
How do you feel now that you have made the final Serious Arctic 8? Amazing, feel like I'm making a difference.
Looking forward to: Spending three weeks with seven amazing people and doing something totally new.
Not looking forward to The freezing cold.
Will miss: My friends, mobile phone and my bed.
Quote: "Not many people go to this place. We'll be seeing polar bears, we'll be riding on husky dogs, it's just going to be breathtaking."
Name: Emily
Age: 14
Lives: Altrincham, Cheshire
Hobbies: Gymnastics, dancing, animals and being outdoors
How do you feel now that you have made the final Serious Arctic 8? Disbelief... not sunk in yet... feel really lucky.
Looking forward to: Surprises being thrown at us and seeing a polar bear.
Not looking forward to: Scary at night time, sleeping on ice floes.
Will miss: Little things, being able to turn taps on.
Quotes: "I'm not looking forward to the times when all the team gets on a low and we're all feeling down but I just hope everyone will be able to cheer each other up."
Name: Adam
Age: 12 (it's his 13th birthday during the trip)
Lives: Liverpool
Hobbies: Camping, going to the park and playing with my mates
How do you feel now that you have made the final Serious Arctic 8? I felt brilliant inside. Also proud, didn't think I would make it this far
Looking forward to: Tracking the polar bears... seeing one in real life would be awesome.
Not looking forward to: The cold and going to the toilet in the snow.
Will miss: My mates and family
Quote: "I think I'll come back a stronger person. If it's cold and everyone's freezing I'll be like, 'it's not that cold', because I'll have been in the Arctic for three weeks so I'll be used to it."
Name: Jennielyn
Age: 15
Lives: Essex
Hobbies: Modelling, pet/animals and computers
Personality: Quietly confident, dedicated
How do you feel now that you have made the final Serious Arctic 8? Like I can really make a difference.
Looking forward to:v Huskies, polar bears and the beautiful scenery
Not looking forward to: Coming home afterwards
Will miss: My frogs in the garden, there are no frogs in the Arctic
Quote: "I want to try my best in everything that I do in the trip - soak up every moment."
Name: Fabian
Age: 12 (he'll turn 13 on the trip)
Lives: Birmingham
Hobbies:v Football, rugby and athletics
How do you feel now that you have made the final Serious Arctic 8 Really happy, amazing and fascinating
Looking forward to: Enjoying the wildlife, for example polar bears
Not looking forward to: Cold climate and maybe the trekking
Will miss: My dog Tessa and my toilet Mike
Quotes: "I can imagine myself being quite weepy at times [because] of the trudging along each day."
