Heimo's arctic refuge

[Llwyd]

Not a bad watch for those interested in this sort of thing.

Heimo Korth has been a trapper for 30 years and he lives completely by his wits with a little assistance from the occasional bush plane.

He moved to Alaska when he was 19 to get as far away as possible from human civilization. He met his wife Edna while living in an Eskimo whaling village on St. Lawrence Island in the Bering Sea.

Eventually he convinced her to move with him to the harsh Alaskan interior, more than 150 miles above the Arctic Circle and even farther from the nearest roads, supermarket, or schools.

Two of last people allowed to live in an area the size of South Carolina. Their nearest neighbor is about 100 miles away, and the only chance of emergency medical care is by calling the Army for a helicopter ride.

They’ve managed to raise a family out here while dealing with the fearsome climate, isolation, predators, and the drowning death of their firstborn daughter.

The Korths migrate annually between three separate cabins. Rotating cabins keeps them from depleting the resources in any one spot and ensures that there should always be enough fur and meat available for them to make it through a winter.

[video=youtube;Iq0rZn8HFmQ]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iq0rZn8HFmQ[/video]

 

[Niels]

I posted this a while back but it is still a great watch

 

[boatman]

Can anyone clarify about them being the last two people allowed to live there please? Is it being sealed off as a nature reserve?

 

[Llwyd]

Grandfather clause. At one time anyone could get a permit to build a cabin and stay there. Then they dismantled the protections so that oil companies could drill there. Having worked in the oil industry in northern Canada I can tell you that those companies do not like spectators and witnesses. Especially armed, educated, ones with excellent wilderness skills.

 

[JAG009]

Cheers for the link I will watch this later

 

[rik_uk3]

I posted this a while back but it is still a great watch

And I posted it before you Great programme, even the wife enjoyed it !

 

[WolfGang]

I've been reading "the final frontiersman" which is a interesting read since it gives a bit of background to what's in this film

 

[bopdude]

WOW, I mean WOW, that is one fella that's got it going on, talk about being as one with your surroundings, top bloke.