Lake Vostok At the Mountains of Madness

More than 100 years ago explorers raced to discover the South Pole Now scientists are racing to discover the secret subterranean world of rivers and lakes buried miles beneath it In 1974 scientists made a sensational discovery a vast lake underneath the icy desert of Antarctica untouched for 400000 years Lake Vostok In spring 2012 after 40 years of drilling Russian scientist broke through the ice In two different narrative strands the film tells the story of the evolution of life and climate the story of four decades of exploration in the coldest place on Earth and it accompanies the scientists on their final trip to the camp The film also explores the mythologies and legends surrounding Antarctica from HP Lovecraft to James Cameron the Mountains of Madness have lured many into their realm not many left unscathed