In the far reaches of the Arctic Circle in Siberia, Tim lives with a little-known clan of reindeer people to earn a place as a man. In the coldest place on earth he learns to drive a sled, sleeps in the snow, braves whiteouts and drinks reindeer blood.
On the mysterious islands of Guinea Bissau Tim endures a baptism of fire like no other. He must pass a series of tests such as being beaten naked, eating bush rats and monkeys and frightening initiations including a tribal scar
In the remote Altai Mountains of Mongolia, Tim experiences one of the most primal bonds ever known between man and predator. Tim must trap and train a golden eagle to successfully hunt a fox in the wild; an ancient rite of passage for young Kazakh men.