AteamofninescientistsembarkonajourneytoAntarctica.Theirchoiceoftransport:asmallsailboat.Thisstoryisanintimatelyhumanaccountofwhatitmeanstoliveandworkalongsideoneanotherunderrelentlessconditions,setwithinthewidercontextofrapidlyadvancingglobalchange,impendinghabitatdestructionandthecurrentzeitgeistofenvironmentalism.