A plane carrying former England rugby captain Lewis Moody was forced to make an emergency landing in the Arctic. As poor visibility struck between Svalbard and ice camp Barneo on Saturday, the pilot made the decision to bring the plane down, and due to the bumpy landing the aircraft's undercarriage was damaged. Moody, 36, who is undertaking a 100km trek to the North Pole to raise £250,000 for charity, and his fellow trekkers were unharmed in the incident. Former England rugby captain tweeted before the plane took off from Svalbard to Ice Camp Barneo, where the trek began . According to organisers Headnorth, the team were rescued from the remote site by a helicopter, which took the passengers to their camp to start their trek the next day. The famous captain is part of a team of nine sportsmen and Royal Marines attempting a ten-day expedition to the highest point on Earth. The team will battle extreme temperatures of between -25C and -50C as well as dragging 60kg sledges. A statement by Headnorth on their blog said: 'Due to poor visibility en route from Svalbard to Ice Camp Barneo, where the trek will begin, the team's plane had to make an emergency landing earlier today. England's Lewis Moody, right, scores the first try with Uruguay's Diego Aguirre on ground during the Rugby World Cup match in Brisbane, Australia, Sunday Nov. 2, 2003. England won the match 111-13 . A twitter update confirmed that Lewis and his trekker team mates were unharmed and continuing with their charitable mission . 'All the team are safe and well, although the plane's undercarriage suffered some damage. 'A helicopter was dispatched to the landing spot to collect the trekkers and take them the rest of the journey to their start point at 1 degree from the North Pole. 'They have now arrived in Barneo and are in good spirits, ready to start their epic journey tomorrow.' It is hoped the ten-day 100km trek to the North Pole will raise £250,000 for the Lewis Moody Foundation as well as the Royal Marines Charitable Trust. The retired flanker is completing the challenge alongside team mates Gary Wright, Charlie Birkett and Yves Damette from yachting company Y.CO, Rugby World Cup winners Danny Grewcock MBE, Josh Lewsey MBE, Royal Marines Wayne Hoyle and James Nightingale and expedition leader, accomplished polar explorer Alan Chambers MBE. It is hoped the trek will raise £250,000 for the Lewis Moody Foundation as well as the Royal Marines Charitable Trust.
Poor visibility caused the pilot to make the decision to land the plane . The aircraft suffered a damaged undercarriage due to the bumpy descent . A helicopter came to rescue the trekkers and no one was harmed . The former captain is undertaking a 100km trek to the North Pole to raise £250,000 for charity, along with nine sportsmen and Royal Marines .