what do you think the likely common thread between all of the people who choose to come to this place? >> stuart: everybody's got a spirit of adventure here. it's pretty cool because you think oh i've done some really cool things, and then you talk to someone else and you go, oh, i've done nothing. >> anthony: dr. stuart jeffries is an astronomer and solar specialist. >> man in brown cap: the first year is for the adventure. the second year is for the money. the third year is because you don't fit into anywhere else. >> siri: you can't function anywhere else. >> man in brown cap: that's right. >> anthony: siri grossman runs equipment and supply. >> siri: i really love it here. i feel like i live on a space station. i keep coming back. >> anthony: this is damn good. i like, after a hard day of dragging blocks of ice this is exactly what you need. >> man in brown cap: people who work outside, i mean, they'll burn 5, 6,000 calories a day. ntho: is there generally speaking people who work one and four hours at a time before they ne to -- >> man in brown cap: come in and get warmed up. we eat pretty good down here considering where we are. so we've got a five a week menu cycle. every friday for four weeks is new york strips.