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François Bernard, known as Ben, has been exploring the remotest places of the world for more than 30 years, the North Pole and South Pole, Mount Everest, etc. He wanted to be able to share all the emotions he experienced with others so he invested all of his life savings in a polar sailboat – starting point of his ambitious project Atka. He dreamt of bringing as many people as possible to discover the beauties and the lights of the Arctic. For 17 months, the boat travelled along the west coast of Greenland, carrying on board different personalities: base jumpers, circus artists, teenagers, sick women and children to discover the icecap. As for Ben, he had no choice but to follow the expedition from a distance. He was stuck in France because he needed to find money in order to carry out Atka.