If you haven't, even though it's Antarctic rather than Arctic, South: The Endurance Expedition by Sir Ernest Shackleton is fantastic. I recommend any edition that has the photos included because they're stunning; this is the one I read when I was younger, but there are most likely more.
Should also be able to find text-only public domain versions since it's autobiographical from the early 1900s and the guy was English, so no need for a translation.
Not quite a biography but "South" by Earnest Shackleton is fucking fantastic. http://www.amazon.com/South-Endurance-Expedition-Ernest-Shackleton/dp/0451198808