71 Degrees North is a TV show set in north Norway and showing on ITV1. In the show a group of celebrities compete in a variety of extreme arctic challenges, in a format similar to the popular I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here.
TEN CELEBRITIES FIGHT IT OUT IN THE ICE AND SNOW, AS THEY HEAD ‘71 DEGREES NORTH’
ITV1 presents a brand new adventure show, set amongst the icy glaciers and snowy landscape of Norway. ‘71 Degrees North’ mixes spectacular experiences and pure danger, with sheer entertainment and breathtaking scenery.
Culminating inside the Arctic Circle, this eight part adventure series stars 10 celebrities, fighting their way to the most northern part of mainland Europe. Along the way, tempers will rise and temperatures will plummet. Getting there will require every ounce of strength they have. ‘71 Degrees North’ is brand new to ITV1 and begins on Saturday 11th September at 9pm. From episode 2 onwards, it will air on Tuesdays from 14th September at 9pm.
Hosted by KATE THORNTON and GETHIN JONES, the programme sees 10 celebrities take on the adventure of a lifetime. Those taking up the challenge are: JOE ABSOLOM, SUSIE AMY, ANDREW CASTLE, DIARMUID GAVIN, GAVIN HENSON, KONNIE HUQ, MICHELLE MONE, MARCUS PATRICK, SHANE RICHIE AND LAUREN SOCHA.
Each week, the celebrities will be split into two teams and given strict instructions for a terrifying challenge. The two team leaders must select their teams in school playground fashion and no one wants to be picked last!
The challenges will test the teams to the limit and see them bonding for survival. They include; mountain trekking, reindeer herding, snow cave building, a ravine crossing, sleeping in tents attached to the sheer vertical drop of a cliff face and crossing vast expanses of snowy landscape on dog sleigh. Each week, the team who win the challenge will be rewarded with a luxury night in a log cabin. The losers will spend yet another night out in sub-zero temperatures, in a freezing tent, on basic rations.
Next is the immunity challenge, where the celebrities can win immunity from that week’s elimination. The challenges will test their physical and mental limits and include; swimming in an icy fiord, climbing a frozen waterfall, scaling a giant dam and reindeer racing.
And finally, the celebrities will need to cast their votes and decide who they think should be leaving that week. One by one, the celebrities with the most votes must leave the group and return to the UK.
Along the way, friendships will form and adventures will be had but ultimately, the celebrities are battling it out for themselves. Viewers will get to know some of Britain’s best loved stars, see how they deal with the immense pressure of arctic conditions and watch them embark on the experience of a lifetime.
Originally a Norwegian format in which teams compete for prizes in a variety of arctic challenges, 71 Degrees North has been given the glamour treatment by ITV who have signed up celebrities such as Shane Richie, Gavin Henson and Leslie Garrett to brave the harsh conditions of an arctic winter.Why 71 Degrees North?
The celebrities may well be asking themselves the same question! The show is so called because 71 Degrees is the latitude of the most northerly point of mainland Europe - next stop the North Pole.
The 71 Degrees North Norway Challenge
Contestants will have to endure extreme conditions as they swim in frozen fjords, endure five hours of kayaking, get parachuted into snowy mountains and dive into the icy sea.
The far north of Norway may be very beautiful but hanging around to enjoy the view will be the last thing these celebrities will be doing.
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