Ask Henry Cookson to plan a trip, and he won’t blink at the near-impossible. The former adventurer-turned-fixer of far-flung fantasies (and, of course, Robb Report Travel Master) recalls a challenge from a longtime client nearly a decade ago: Design a solar-eclipse experience unlike any other.
Research pointed him north. The best viewing spot, Cookson learned, lay deep in the Arctic, nowhere near suitable luxury lodging. His answer was to build some. “We set up a specific…

