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Imagine trekking your way to the South Pole.

Goes without saying that it鈥檇 be cold. You鈥檇 be looking at temperatures of minus 25 Celsius鈥nd that鈥檚 only if it鈥檚 warm.

Then you鈥檇 have to contend with snow battering your face, treacherous walking conditions and icy winds.

How could anyone manage it?

The person to ask is 2018 honorary graduate Craig Mathieson, who has extensive expedition experience of both the Arctic and Antarctic regions.

He also led the first ever dedicated Scottish expedition to the South Pole, hauling his sledge 730 miles.

Craig launched an amazing project back in 2013, aimed at helping secondary school children who suffer from low self-esteem.

The Polar Academy scheme sees 14-17 year olds put through a rigorous 12-month training programme, before navigating some of the world鈥檚 most remote terrain in Greenland for 12 days.

Teenagers then return to share their experiences with other pupils, speaking to more than 30,000 school kids in their own regions.

Craig was appointed explorer-in-residence by the Royal Scottish Geographical Society in 2012, the first in the history of the group.