Follows renowned Alaskan adventurer and climate scientist Roman Dial and his team on a 112-mile research expedition above the Arctic Circle. Traveling by packraft and foot through Alaska’s mighty Brooks Range, their goal is to find the source of a mysterious phenomenon poisoning watersheds in the Arctic. Along the journey, Roman reckons with fatherhood, personal tragedy, and the power of wilderness to both break us and bring us fully alive.

Through expansive aerial cinematography, archival photography, and rare access to Roman’s field expeditions, the film provides a window into a lifetime of discovery and legendary backcountry pursuits. As the Alaskan Arctic rapidly changes, Roman seeks to pass the torch to his students, in hopes that they carry on his unique style of expeditionary climate research. The documentary explores the power of one of the planet’s last great expanses and the wild alchemy of transforming grief into love.