Seasons & Episodes
The New Everest
"The Polar Sea" begins in Reykjavik, Iceland with Richard Tegner, an ordinary Swedish man embarking on an extraordinary
Sailing Ice
It is late July and the Northwest Passage is still choked with ice. In the small village of Ilulissat, Greenland, a motl
Legends of Food
The explorers cross Baffin Bay to the tiny Inuit village of Pond Inlet. The new accessibility of this region has brought
Wild Science
We depart coastal civilization for Lancaster Sound, a wilderness teeming with whales, birds and bears which is now being
Arctic Exiles
Crossing the Northwest Passage remains an immense challenge despite the melting ice. Halfway through their journey, some
Surviving Civilization
In the little coastal village of Gjoa Haven deep in the Northwest Passage, modern life - driven by Canada's ongoing effo
Arctic Crossroads
Late August finds our explorers at the halfway point of the Northwest Passage in Cambridge Bay, racing against the retur
Melting Land
Richard Tegner has hitched a new and luxurious ride and is sailing west along a melting coast. Climate change is turning
Striking Oil
Entering Alaska, USA, the Northwest Passage transforms from wild terrain into an industrial corridor lined with oil rigs
A Passage to the Future
Two months after they began their journey, our explorers finally exit the Bering Strait and complete the Northwest Passa
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