By Katy Winter When asking a father for his daughter's hand in marriage, the worst scenario most young men are likely to encounter is a grilling by their potential father-in-law. But when Jake Thompson asked for Steve Bennett’s daughter Hannah’s hand at Christmas, he got more than he bargained for. Steve agreed on the provision that Jake accompanied him on a planned charity trek to the North Pole. Jake Thompson (l) asked Steve (c) for his daughter Hannah's (r) hand in marriage at Christmas Steve and Jake embarked on an epic 10 day trek which saw them walk, ski and sledge to the North Pole in temperatures of -50 degrees Celsius
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Hannah and Jake have been sweethearts since childhood
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Father-in-law Steve wanted Jake to prove commitment to marriage
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Also saw it as a way of induction into the close family
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Pair navigated 100kg sledges through the moving ice of the Arctic Circle
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Temperatures dropped as low as -50 degrees Celsius
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Raised over £30,000 for the Colourful Life Foundation and National Osteoporosis Society
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