Braving Alaska 

Well said. I love what he said, “ the pavement makes my feet hurt “.

Janet Wilham sweetheart

+Austin Casey Back then, it was about people just showing what goes on in their daily lives. Now it's more about showing the extremes of everything. On Alaska The Last Frontier, instead of just showing a boring hunt, they want the people profiled to speak about the most dangerous things that can happen on a hunt. In other Alaskan shows, they'll show how to build a boat, let's say, and while building the boat which is impressive, they'll talk about a river that they fish in and what the worst things that could happen if they hit rapids or what could happen if they hit a rock and get flipped. I notice that a lot on Frontier, and it gets kind of old.

+Austin Casey Most of the docs of the last 15 years of so, rely on sensationalism, their usual recipe is over loud dramatic music, overuse of quick "cuts", poor video photography, and often fringe type subjects, it's kind of sad, I had always thought that most of the sensational documentaries were geared to audiences 12 years old or younger, but it seems many adults watch them too. I avoid like the plague, clicking on any title with words like, aliens, dangerous, deadly, conspiracy, survival, and toughest.

Frank Kolton I'm with you. Forget which Alaskan show it is, the one with the butch who lives way up north. The multiple GoPro 1 second shots and slow-motion stuff is annoying. I really don't need to see an oar picked up in slo-mo. And the "Well, if I don't kill it, it could very well kill me........if I were to walk in that direction right now without a gun, and the scent of a dead moose all over my body while I was waving my scent towards that dangerous bear who doesn't even know I'm here...." K ow what I mean? I'd rather hear how boring it can be and what kinds of stories you tell yourself out of boredom and if you have ever gotten naked in the middle of winter and made a snow angel because the cabin fever drove you nuts instead of over-dramatizing everything. "If we don't get a moose today, because winter is coming tomorrow, we will die." Uh huh.

if i am correct this family is now on another tv show last alaskans one daughter just moved back home after moving to the lower 48

Today’s documentaries are just like today’s news channels,,, no research, just take the easy news, and make up the rest

When wokness wasn’t a thing

​@patriotnick2801 nor they live in peace nor they let other people live in peace

That's Billy brown 🤔

@@patriotnick2801wokness? Why do you care? Wouldn’t it be better to just live and let live?

@@bobkopf227 what? Let what live? What you taking bollocks for?

i see

Yngvil Vatn Guttu how is it there

You did very well,,,,

+Jim Henline that thing fell down so fast that was a perfect shot no pain it was dead before it hit the ground

+Jim Henline Heimo shoots caribou at the junction of the head and neck.

superdave380 Hmm, looked like a heart lung shot to me. But a severed spinal cord would explain the instant drop.

+Jim Henline Agreed. Beautifully humane shot. A clean kill - if only they could all turn out that way.

+Jim Henline Most of the time I lung shoot something or heart shoot something it takes a bit before they realize they are dead, I agree with Superdave, probably spinal. The will to live for wild animals is so amazingly strong. It really was a majestic scene though. The landscape around it, and how it was perfectly silhouetted was really beautiful.

lol could you imagine this though! LOL! High speed torpedoes aimed right at your face. ahahaha

yes sled dogs love to mush!

AirScholar where are you getting your crazy hair brained ideas from?

Jennifer V Reality, unlike your source, which comes from anything that feels right must be right. And the puppy incident. From a woman that actually mushes.

Antonio Kinsey m heck of eh find ski dB do TV off eh if thin trim

Heimo Korth is legendary among Alaskans !

yeah if it wasnt 50 below and snow up your ass it would be great lol

Rockin Pip I like the cold more that heat

EXACTLY!! I am also an environmental science student and I crave that kind of lifestyle and respect the people who actually live that way. I hate living in the city, I hate everything about it actually! But I've made it my personal goal to live like that one day (permanently). And yes, "Into the wild" is my favorite movie of all time!

Rija Khan That's a great goal to have, and I admire you for it Rija!

Rija Khan Just realize that the majority of people (including myself) claim so much, and then wake up and realize they are still "planning" 15 years later. If you are serious, do it now, otherwise I can promise you won't. That's the reason why every person in such shows say they started when they were like 20. Do it now or simply forget about it and figure something else out. Hate to be so blunt, but only those whom act NOW actually accomplish what you plan.

@Kilgore Trout I completely understand what you mean, and you are 100% correct! But Im not even allowed to drive yet so I think I have a quite a while to plan xD but as I said before your comment is definitely something I will keep in mind and others who plan to live "away from civilization". Thank you very much :)

R Kay

I found that you can buy a "DVD Exclusive" of Braving Alaska from the National Geographic store here: shop.nationalgeographic.com/ngs/product/dvds/adventure-and-exploration/braving-alaska-dvd-exclusive This is truly inspiring for us younger generations to live greater than what society puts us up for. Stay Free!

Nyllsor WoooW thank you very much for the link…i´ll be realy happy buy one copy but unfortunately i´m living in Brazil right now and they only shipp within US and Canada … Thank you ;))

Same here. Start from nothing and build. Hey let's go

me too!

That's exactly what I was thinking

Funny seeing them live in the cabin they burned down lol

yes it is!!!! Im moving there from FL ... Anybody want to go with me??

was just thinkin that

Тиберий Цезарь Август that's not the cabin they burned down.

Me!

ya freaking awesome to know theyve been documented twice :)

Nick Garza I did.

Nick Garza Fuck Vice. Smoke a fucking doobie and enjoy. They do.

pinz2022 I wish you weren't correct. There are very,very few 'successful' trappers. The idiots coming up here to "homestead" (doesn't exist anymore) or trying to be some kind of self-reliant "mountain man" haven't a clue. The Natives up here call these guys "bear food."

pinz2022 Thank you for your racist diatribe which had absolutely nothing to do with the subject at hand, much less my comment. I'm pretty sure we know who the pickled meth-head is here...

Now your one of the people who make this place sound like the hardest place on planet earth to live in.

+Jack D. Ripper I live in Anchorage and love my trips to my friends mountain cabin when he's not using it. I hike a little and camp a little. After seeing what needs to be done & the cost of living "in the woods", I KNOW you are 100% correct about trying to live as a homesteader or off the grid in the Alaskan wild. *Natives* Some Alaskan Natives do have a problem with drugs like alcohol, meth, spice, etc. like all people. The uniquely cold environment up here contributes to this situation. I don't think addiction is due to race. Most Alaskan Natives that I have met are pretty neat people that are not addicted to anything except kindness. Happy Holidays.

+Jack D. Ripper Your idea of equating romanticism with foolery tells me you're just another one of those "hurr durr guys I *really* do this shit, you don't know what it's like trust *me*, I'm a brutal bear tackling badass realist with no aesthetic sentiment"; Seriously just shut the fuck up. I've seen your type a thousand times and you're more of an asshat than the unsuspecting group you target. Basically nothing you just said isn't common sense to even the most domesticated city dweller.

Vince Gill

Isaac Ibnoumaryama,,,Not an easy life but give it a try.

Beautiful women don't rough it in Alaska. Just a fact of life.

You got it bro

Yeah, it's "Alone in the Wilderness." With Richard Proenneke. It's a great documentary!

Life in the woods isn't what's it's called, the books title is Walden.

pinz2022 actually it was emerson's mom's. But yeah.

Ó Slattarra The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation. A favorite quote from ole uncle Thoreau

John Giles yup.. damn you were observing

That’s kind of creepy & yes you’re very observant! Maybe he’s part of the tv crew because they said no one is just hanging around there because it’s too far north.

probably just mom or dad looking on from the property as she mushes off...they both had navy coats

It was bigfoots more civilized cousin the smallfoot. These smallfoot will wear human cloths and arent afraid to be seen on camera.

Waldo in a blue parka?

RoadTripVidz Yep!

I think Life Below Zero deserves more credit than you give it. Sure it's scripted but it's not overly dramatic like Alaskan Bush People. The reason those shows are different than this document is exactly that; tv shows have to be popular enough to bring in ad money, while documentaries are one time deals. If you want more, VUCE did an up to date documentary on Heimo Kroth.

+Arthur Dent I meant VICE not VUCE

Alaskans last frontiers??? Idk

VICE and Discovery did follow up of each, Surviving alone in Alaska, as well as the last Alaskan both feature Heimo and Edna, as well as other people who live in ANWR

Tony Awan hail Satan

I'm telling you. It's a beautiful life and place lol

Yea me too I have seen the latest documentary on this family, the kids have now moved on lol they couldn't handle it.

Shabz Love Who wouldn't? Can't blame them. That's one tough of a life outhere 365 days a year without the modern day conviniencies. It's as beautiful of a scenery as it gets, but we tend to romanticize the whole situation in our heads. I love the outdoors but i can't imagine living like this all the time, it's just too brutal.

Shabz Love actually, they still visit their parents in the bush frequently. their parent's cabin will become theirs when the parents die.

+Greg Biffle That was a better time. I cannot stand the openings today.

Brought back memories

Greg Biffle dude this is not 90’s. It’s 1980’s. 100%

Greg Biffle probably 88 or 89

When the world was better place.

or a week and she will be dead lol

She would change her ways of being alive to being dead no doubt.

NUH UH

God? Who's that?

Such a awe inspiring place isn't it? I lived in upper north Brooks range for a while called Anaktuvuk Pass, 19 years I think, a vill with 350, 400 people, just very beautiful. Now I live in Fairbanks (more modernized ig) but still wonderfull...

shtfuk668 something tells me that couple didnt make it either.

F u

I am Wrath yeah wish the last alaskans would show more of her ...

Jexsu Brejhma they are featured on the tv show called 'the last alaskans'

***** I wondered the same thing..they both have a son named Gabe and the years that they moved to Alaska are the same...the father's name isn't Billy though. Maybe they added a few members to spice it up a little....it's a "reality" show after all.

donna harris Different families.

***** Not remotely. Billy Brown didn't make the first year on the road system (way further south than these places). This is reality as opposed to that schlock.

***** His name is Heimo Korth, and he is very real. VICE went up there not to long ago, I'll put the link here.

im here too cause of the browns