B.C. man embarks on Arctic to Antarctica trek [Video]

A Vancouver man is saying goodbye to his nine-to-five and embarking on a road trip from the Canadian Arctic to Antarctica.

Yassine Nouah arrived back home in B.C. this week after trekking to the Arctic Ocean in Tuktoyaktuk, Northwest Territories.

The 29-year-old told CTV News travelling the world was his childhood dream, and after years of saving money while working as an accountant and taking on a second job in retail, he could finally fulfill it.

“I put my whole life on hold, and it’s a lot scarier than people can imagine,” he said.

“But thankfully for me, the excitement of doing this trip was bigger than the fears of what might not happen in my life.”

Since Sept. 12, 2024, Nouah has been documenting his journey on his Instagram page and the challenges he’s faced, such as running out of gas in the Yukon and relying on a stranger’s …