Five men make an ambitious attempt to travel from Seattle Washington, through Canada, Alaska, into the Bering Sea and cross the Bering Strait to Russia.
The team experience glaciers up close on the Stikine River. The Expedition Leader suffers a breakdown and the team may have to leave their leader behind.
Members of the team get thrown into the frigid waters of Alaska. Patrick's watercraft is replaced and the men find themselves sinking in the Gulf of Alaska.