Set sail with an extraordinary family as they spend an Antarctic summer studying isolated colonies of penguins amid the icy wonders of the Earth's most spectacular wilderness. Aboard their 50-foot steel-hulled schooner, naturalist Sally and Jerome Poncet and their three young boys embark on an incredible adventure as they document the fascinating life cycles of various penguin species, as well as battle elephant seals, massive humpback whales, and other intriguing creatures that inhabit this starkly beautiful realm. Also, meet an elite team of climbers and adventurers, including Jon Krakauer, author, who brave fierce conditions and attempt to be the first to climb one of Antarctic's most forbidding peaks.