VICE Presents: Surviving Alone in Alaska, a Documentary
OutdoorHub Reporters 05.08.12
In 1960, the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in the Alaskan Interior was established under Dwight D. Eisenhower. That sanctioned more than 19 million acres to protect wild beasts and fish, habitat, natural resources and a few scattered Native American settlements. The area was later renamed and expanded in 1980, though it still hosts very few human inhabitants. One of those is Heimo Korth, whose family was grandfathered in after the Refuge was established and they were allowed to keep their land. Heimo and his family still live there today, relocating between three cabins so as to not deplete resources and are fully self-sustainable and isolated, albeit with the occasional visit from a bush plane with supplies. Watch the full documentary on Heimo and his family here, produced by VICE Magazine.
httpv://youtu.be/Iq0rZn8HFmQ
- Part I: First Night (00:00)
- Part II: Learning to Survive (15:46)
- Part III: Life in a Cabin (19:20)
- Part IV: Man vs. Beast (33:36)
- Part V: Death of a Daughter (44:41)
- Part VI: Going Home (49:27)
