Braving Alaska
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- čas přidán 5. 09. 2024
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"Imagine living hundreds of miles from your nearest neighbor or grocery store and having mail delivered by airplane a few times each year, and battling the long, harsh winters with temperatures that plummet to -51 degrees Celsius. Such are the living conditions chosen by the hearty few who inhabit America's last frontier: the Alaskan bush-a spectacular land of rivers and mountains so remote that you'll enter the lives of four families who have turned their backs on civilization to fulfill their dreams of living off the land. Join the modern day pioneers as they face the daily challenges of survival-hunting for food, staying warm, and fending off grizzlies. You'll experience America's pioneering spirit through these remarkable people who are Braving Alaska!"
© 1993
It is such a pleasure to see Edna and Heimo in their younger years with their young family. The kids have grown and moved away but manage to return to the homestead with Grand babies. These folks are # 1 in my mind. The very best to another season. Be safe and keep your tail up.
Well said. I love what he said, “ the pavement makes my feet hurt “.
ALASKA- - IS SO BEAUTIFUL..!!❤ JULES
Hello, fellow fan of Heimo and Edna; I also enjoyed watching them younger, a pair of great people
You can tell Edna is a fantastic mother and loves her children deeply. She got emotional about her lost daughter in the Vice Documentary too. They both seem like great people. They just love their lives differently from the rest of us.
Oh, I'm getting so nostalgic! 1993 I was trapped in TV studio in West London working as a weather girl and program announcer. 10 years later I was living in Alaska.
i see
Yngvil Vatn Guttu how is it there
You did very well,,,,
The best move of your life I would bet.
Documentaries from the 70s through the 90s were much more "real" than they are today.
+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
I’ve just been to Alaska & those people who actually live in those harsh conditions are very brave people 😘
Much respect for these brave people! This makes living in my cabin in Northern Michigan seem like a walk on the beach. I can still be alone in the woods for months at a time if I choose but I have great comfort knowing that I can drive to the local store or make a phone call if I have an emergency. I would imagine that living so isolated in such extreme conditions that it must play hard on the mind so one has to be very mentally tough and stable. I might have given it a try if I were a bit younger but I know my limitations and logic comes before emotions for sure.
This is a great product capturing Alaska. There are still so many who are clueless about the last wilderness remaining for the humanity...
This is AMAZING!!! Heimo and Edna are our oldest movie stars! 😃 And this cinematography is really good!
I love seeing how excited the dogs are to pull their sleigh.
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
To me this is living the American dream this is truly freedom
Back when NatGeo was good Television, putting out great programs.
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?
When little Rhonda got her birthday doll was precious
amazine video---makes me sad as I set here in Ohio at age 67 and missing my west virginia mountains and family that have passed and being a breast cancer survivor and not knowing if it will come back and to see this great wilderness next to God I rest. thank you so much for the best video I have ever watched.
Janet Wilham sweetheart
The Alaska wilderness is no joke. Few can survive, you must be determined and strong
You Sir, made an excellent shot. Thank you very much for sharing your lives with all the lower 48. Your family is amazing to me. I would give you and your family a hug every time I flew into you see all of you. Make it a great day.
This was my dream when I was in high school. I just couldn’t get hooked up with the right people to make it happen. My father was an outdoorsman and supported my desire. He said that I needed someone to show me the ropes so I could live like this. I was really infatuated with northern Ontario. We had travelled there several times. We were very near the tree line and of course the fishing was incredible.
wow heimo when he was a younger man..awsome he is as legit as it gets for reality Alaskan shows
This is how life should be. I long for this.
At 9:30 he shoots a Caribou, that may have been one of the most beautiful heart/lung shots I have ever seen, direct hit, near instant takedown and human as could be.
Amazing shot.
+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.
I don't ever cry but when that little girl hugged that stuff toy I just had to cry a little because her sister is not there to share 😢 the joy but I know she's a beautiful angel ❤️😇
This kind of hunting I respect. These folks have to eat, and they use almost every part of the caribou. These are some tough people!
The pilot is an absolute badass
I envy the lifestyle of these people in those beautiful surroundings. It is tough, but rewarding.
I watch this with respect, admiration, and awe...
I love the way they live,, they hunt animals for foods its very simple and amazing..
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
This was a great video, im 70 now and way to old to even think about living like these people live. I have lived in the mountains most of my life. And lived a lot like the old mt people did. The loss of the little two year old girl was heart breaking. You know these people of old in the places where these people now suffered loss of family and friends.
holy shit ... I have this documentary on VHS and i was dying to scan and perpetuate it .This was the year of 98 when my father brought me home and I fell in love for Alaska.
Thanks for sharing.. ;))
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 ;))
VICE just did a documentary on this family from 2014. One of the kids drown in the river....so sad. Good people.
What a high quality, very personal and informative video of a family that decided to try to live in the Alaska Wilderness. The narrative and quality of filming was outstanding.
God Bless all those who live in "The Bush" wilderness...God bless them and keep them SAFE ! This documentary movie is a must see. You cant help but admire their independent nature, resourcefulness, bravery, and love and respect for nature! Thank you for this video/Movie! Alaska , the truly last USA American frontier
An excellent old film. Should watch it again.
Crazy how young they are here. These are awesome ppl.
God bless those people and protect them wherever they go amen.
Sorry for your loss ❤
I sure wish I could just pack up & head up into the Bush. Every man's dream.
Same here. Start from nothing and build. Hey let's go
This is the third documentary I have seen them in. Now I understand how they sent their daughters to boarding school for the high school years👍
And Edna was adorable 30 yrs ago😊
This is such a beautiful way to live in such a beautiful place. It could be said these people are so much more advanced than modern lifestyles. They've retained a concept of what's really important on this planet rather than falling victim to what society and the media portray as the right way to live.
I'm an environmental science student and it fills me with great happiness to know that these people still exist. People brave enough to exist away from the norm, people who respect the ecosystem within which they live and people who don't take what they have for granted.
For anyone that loves such ideals should watch the film "into the wild", it really touches me, the concept of breaking away from society to find yourself! Or read the work of Richard Proenneke, a man that really inspires me to love and protect the planet within which we live.
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
SO SO SAD TO HEAR ABOUT YOUR BEAUTIFUL DAUGHTER MAY HER GENTLY SOUL REST IN PEACE DEAR ANGEL 😇
That national geographic intro made me feel nostalgic...
It's incredible to see howq people can live so secluded but yet find love, have a family and dreams and hope....and i live surrounded by masses and am still alone....
By God! Heimo! This guy is in almost every documentary about Alaska!😂
Heimo Korth is legendary among Alaskans !
There is one man. He lived in the twin lakes region south west of anchorage.
the kids with the doll was so cute
She hugged it so tight!
Simple life no clubbing no cheating no broke ups or divorces its just full of happines
I'm telling you. It's a beautiful life and place lol
"Alaska always changes your plans."
I love that! 😁
I'm sorry to hear the pilot passed away. Great film.
its amazing to see the Korths after all these years on a new natgeo series The Last Alaskans... it is unfortunate that they lost one of their daughters to the wild. Even after a such a tragedy they are still going Strong.
this country is a gift for greater USA from Lord Almighty Amen
Tony Awan hail Satan
Fantastic video. Watched it twice [at least]. I used to live in AK and it is a true wilderness. My son worked for Grant Aviation (western AK) and now NAC Aviation as a pilot.I love getting up there and flying in The Great Land.
Heimo and Edna. God bless them both. They were meant to do what they do and live as they have. They've prospered with trials and tribulations. I'm a fan of Life Below Zero. I've seen where Glenn, and I can't spell his last name, was inspired by Heimo from what he had read in books about Heimo in the Brooks Range. Totally fascinating
i watched this after the vice documentary expecting a new guy living in the wilderness of alaska since i found it so interesting. nope, same people just 10+ years earlier. just truly shows how many people actually live north alaska year-round, that they have 2 big documentaries on it with the same people.
I would love to live like this! Awesome documentary!
me too!
What a great documentary, I love the show, never miss it! Neimo,Edna, Krin, Scott, Coby, and the others on The Last Alaskains,,,, Great Show on Discovery😍🙂🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏👍🥰
I find this life being very difficult for City dwellers i think it is a good thing to be born and raised in the country life. When we move to the City you know how life should be i seen so much negativity in big cities compared to country life.
I don’t know what it is but I love the idea of it being really cold and the wood heater popping, 6-8 people all having to sleep in one room with just the light of the fire flickering out of the stove and everyone bundled up tight. That is my absolute happy place! The occasional person cracking a joke and everyone laughing hysterically and talking about how deep the snow will be in the morning.. man, that is a wonderful place to go..
I MISS ALASKA SO MUCH!!😭😞
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...
Interesting documentary on the early days of the Korth family. Vice News did one on them recently and it's neat to see how life has changed and developed for them over the years. They are officially the last family allowed to live in ANWR. Crazy!
I was thinking the same thing! czcams.com/video/UlPzlmqp7tI/video.html here it is for those that want an update.
That lady naming off all of the moose dishes she makes sounds like bubba from forest gump talking about shrimp
Oh how I envy their lives so much!! So amazing to live off the land and be with nature!!
Amazing life style.
WOW. This one, The Final Frontiersman and The Last Alaskans. These folks are pretty well documented despite trying to be remote.
this is beautiful
lived there as a child, hunting, was wonderful, and moose is still my favorite meat, bagged my first at 12, dona
This lifestyle leavs me craving for a more simplistic life. If my husband weren't so far away, I'd have non need for technology. Can't wait to be together again and ditch the long distance!
respect to all families that live there and i wish them the best
At 40:18 looks like someone standing by the ridge, in blue,.You can see the face outline???Susan's parents need not to worry,.hell she has a great protector,.That wolf won't let anything near her,.So beautiful that wolf..I hope they give that wolf food to,.for watching over them..
What a great documentary! I love these from this time period. Nothing today even comes close. There was another one done in the 50's I think about a guy that built a cabin in Alaska, I forget the exact title something like alone in the wilderness. Great narration dubbed over the footage with sounds added in, I love that one. Thanks for sharing this with us.
Yeah, it's "Alone in the Wilderness." With Richard Proenneke. It's a great documentary!
Holy Crap that's Heimo and Edna Korth from The Last Alaskans, only 30 years younger !!!
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.
OMG! THE CLASSIC THEME OF NATGEO REMINDS ME OF MY CHILDHOOD...
imagine a spoiled rich girl out here. I bet by the End of the year she would change her ways
or a week and she will be dead lol
She would change her ways of being alive to being dead no doubt.
A spoiled rich girl would not survive this alone
Spoiled rich girls like to do their own thing and don't always listen. Not listening gets you dead out here
I was hoping to see Bob Harte in his younger years. It was great seeing other familiar faces though, great stuff!
Heimo's has been living there since the late 70's!! Read the book by his cousin; James Campbell called The Last Frontiersman.
Wow, Heimo and Edna have been doing this tv/documentary thing for a long, long time. I wonder if Heimo ever had hair, lol? I love these people and it is so interesting to see them here, at a much younger age. Now their kids are grown and Heimo and Edna are grandparents. He knew what he wanted from a young age and set out and did it. I realize it is very hard work and these films can make it seem easier than it actually is. God Bless them all
God damn I miss that real national geographic.
That intro took me back to my childhood
Anyone else see the guy with the blue coat standing in the trees from 40:16 to 40:22?
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?
Really very Braving Alaska i love this story & my dream is for living in Alaska
Lol dat opening doe. 90's as hell.
+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.
toward these people and their bravery and courage I think they're at the way they're living is just absolutely awesome I would love love to be living out there like that love it always was a deep dream of
who came here after watching the vice documentary?
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.
What a great documentary
God I love Star Trek
Awesome show, wish they still made legit documentaries like this now. Instead it's only scripted crap like Alaskan Bush People and Life Below Zero etc
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
I'm happy I found this doc again and watched many times that kind of life was my dream boy life. I wonder how's the other families doing now? Only Haimos family seen in other film thiers children have thier own family too.
GOD IS GOOD UP THERE TOO
God? Who's that?
What a treat to see Edna & Himo so young n spry.
live of the land and rent free and have beautiful wife.
good life
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
I am in love! Absolutely a place to live! Semper Fi
wow amazing
i like it
Love that reliable Bush Pilot!
Alaskan here. Please forget about the "romanticism" of Bush life. It's brutal hard, unless you're fairly well-off to begin with( can afford regular Bush plane service, snowmachines, tools, boats etc) Unless you're on the road system, you can die out there before help can show up. The Bush is unforgiving of fools.
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.
I’ve watched this a thousand times I love it
I would love to live this way.I don't like city life and I am a loner.God willtake care of me.I need to live off the land man.I do eat organic food and wild game and I walk miles and miles with my dog.And I hangout in the woods a lot.But I want to live in Alaska.Screw this society and all the confused and proud people in it.I'm moving to the North Pole.See yah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hey how is it out there ?
I'm sorry I guess your fingers are frozen.
good idea.you gone yet? also dont go off anywhere alone.
This people are great I loved watch them when on tv I hope they familys doing great may god bless them ..
If you want to see a more up to date documentary about Heimo, check out Surviving Alone in Alaska . I was so happy to see this back when he was younger.
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.
Why was Adam the happiest man on earth....He had no mother in law....
“I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived. I did not wish to live what was not life, living is so dear; nor did I wish to practice resignation, unless it was quite necessary. I wanted to live deep and suck out all the marrow of life, to live so sturdily and Spartan-like as to put to rout all that was not life, to cut a broad swath and shave close, to drive life into a corner, and reduce it to its lowest terms.”
― Henry David Thoreau, Walden: Or, Life in the Woods
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
This was posted by one Gabriel Kallen, whom I believe, is featured as a cute three-year old in the film. Must be very nostalgic for him and his family. Thanks for posting.
Feel bad for that wolf that is rejected by the wolf pack but too much of a wolf to be part of the dog pack.
Es muy hermoso vivir en la vida salvaje. Yo viví en la montaña ⛰ desde los 15 ah 23 años, fue una experiencia inolvidable. Hoy en día!!
Estoy asiendo lo posible por regresar, a ese maravilloso lugar.
21:27 - stellar mullet
thank you brother for giving of yourself so that a human can eat.