The ArcticQuest 1832 team
Meet the intrepid group of men and women who accompanied Dom on his amazing expedition as he led this hardcore team back to the top of the world.
Dom Mee (Royal Marines)
Team leader. See About Dom for more details.
Baz Campbell (Royal Marines)
Born bread and living in Blyth, Northumberland. He is a former student of St Benet Biscops RC high school. Bazz joined the Royal Marines in 1989. He has served operationally in N Iraq, Southern Turkey, Northern Ireland and Afghanistan. Most recently he served on Op Telic in Southern Iraq.
Bazz has trained all around the world, has specialised in Arctic Warfare, Jungle Warfare, he is a Sniper, a Jungle Tracking instructor and a platoon weapons instructor who is currently training Royal Marines recruits at the Commando Training Centre, Lympstone in Devon.
His interests include Mountaineering, Skiing, Scuba Diving, Running, Boxing, Shooting, Politics and History.
He is married to Elaine with their son Alex and daughter Jessica.
Craig Haslam (Royal Marines)
Craig was born Newcastle-upon-Tyne in 1973. He was raised in Whitley Bay and attended Monk Seaton High School. He then joined the Royal Marine in August 1990. He has served throughout the Corps, Completing operations in Northern Ireland, The Gulf and Iraq.
Craig has competed in the RN/RM Biathlon Team and Qualified for the Great Britain Biathlon Team. He has skied for Britain between 1995 and 1998 attending World Cup, World Championships and European fixtures.
Interests other than skiing include mountain walking, football, reading and anything as long as he’s outdoors.
Craig is currently on a training team at the Commando Training Centre, Lympstone in Devon. He is married to Emmajo with two sons, Logan, and Kyle.
C/Sgt Mark Cowell (Royal Marines)
Born in Leeds, West Yorkshire. He attended St Mary’s Comprehensive RC School. Mark joined the Royal Marines in 1981 and joined signals branch in 1984. Mark has served with Corps all around the world including tours of Northern Ireland, Bosnia, Northern Iraq and Afganistan.
Mark has a great passion for travel and tours Europe in his VW camper van and has plans for a world tour in his pride and joy in couple of years time. Mark also is a kean canoeist, hill walker and a collector of rocks and minerals.
Mark Hankey (Royal Navy)
Mark is the great, great grandson of Sir James Clarke Ross and has been involved with the Royal Navy since 1989 when he joined the Royal Naval Reserve (RNR) as a Seaman Officer. In 2000 he applied and was accepted into the RNR Public Affairs Branch (now known as the Media Relations Specialisation [MRS]).
For the next three years Mark was involved in a variety of MRS taskings including FOST and JMC serials and culminating in a recent Op. TELIC deployment.
Mark lives in Surrey with his partner Helen and when he is not commuting up to London enjoys pottering around in his 29 year old sailing boat, playing a bad game of golf and walking his dog.
Paul Cronin (Royal Marines)
Paul joined the Marines in 1996 after working as a tree surgeon in the area surrounding Newbury, Berkshire.
Since joining the Corps Paul has completed further training and has specialised as a Signaller.
He has been involved in a variety of operations and deployments, most recently Op Telic in Iraq and a winter deployment to Norway. He is currently based with The Commando Logistics Regiment, Chivenor North Devon.
Paul lives in Somerset with his wife Jo, in his spare time he is a keen outdoors man and his hobbies include rock climbing, all forms of mountain sport, distance running and exploring the internet for his next big adventure.
Susie Cox (Historian)
Susie Cox has been a historical researcher for many years. Having started her career researching historic buildings, Susie then moved from ‘buildings to boats’ and entered the field of maritime history ten years ago. In between researching exploration subjects, Susie curates a unique collection of 19th Century Maritime Art for a multi-national corporation.
Susie has travelled extensively in South East Asia, Australia, U.S.A. and South America. In 2000 she spent three months, in a remote region of Chile, working as an expedition photographer.