Race to the Bottom of the Earth is a documentary which follows explorer Todd Carmichael as he attempts to be the first American in history to trek solo and unaided seven hundred miles across Antarctica to the South Pole Antarctica is the coldest driest and harshest environment on earth It is an almost impossible journey made even tougher because Todd wanted to break the land speed record for achieving such a feat This is an adventure that turns into a struggle for survival and a true test of a mans inner strength Ninety five percent of the footage comes from the film diaries shot by Todd and his fellow explorer Teemu who was racing against him