Bear gives celebrity fan Jake the opportunity to prove his reputation as Hollywood's fittest actor, and live a boy's dream of survival. Due to terrible storm weather, a rescue helicopter drops them in frozen barren volcanic high Iceland wilderness. Stringer, experienced 'daddy' Bear finds 'cub' Jake fit, compliant and brave, even walking point and being rope-lowered as they soldier on and explore the icy landscape, discarding a sheep carcass that rotted too long to use any part. They become mates as they work their muscular tails off, joking at a 'Brokeback Mountain' position face to tail, braving the elements and digging an igloo-like shelter with relative comfort, catch, prepare and eat food. Chilled to the bone after crossing a freezing river shirtless, an even deeper one motivates them to strain every muscle crossing a steel 'Tyrolean traverse' cable across. Jake keeps confronting his acrophobia, the storm requiring the 'rescue' helicopter to pick them up dangling down the wrench.
—KGF Vissers