A man's woman

At the edge of the frozen North, a small band of explorers pushes a battered sled through crushing ice, desperate to reach the safety of Wrangel Island. Their vessel, the Freja, has been shattered by relentless pack ice, leaving the crew with only the supplies they managed to haul from the wreck. With twelve men, a pack of sturdy Ostiak dogs, and a cache of provisions hidden on the island, the expedition claws its way southward, each mile won at the cost of fierce battle against the elements.

Leading the trek is Ward Bennett, a hulking figure whose blunt looks mask a single‑minded determination. He rises before dawn, notebook in hand, to plot their latitude and keep morale alive with extra rations of butter and fresh bread. As the men grind against the relentless cold, Bennett’s gritty resolve and the stark beauty of the Arctic landscape create a tense, claustrophobic world where survival hinges on every painstaking step.