In Iceland, Sarah Moss was drawn to the strangeness of the landscape, exploring hillsides of boiling mud, volcanic craters and fissures, watching the northern lights and the comings and goings of migratory birds. In Antarctica, Gavin Francis spent fourteen months as the base-camp doctor experiencing a rare opportunity to live among emperor penguins, the only species truly at home in the Antarctic. What does it mean to explore these remote places, experience their beauty and understand the hardships facing those who live there?