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For those interested in this story, you may also like the documentary "Alone In The Wilderness" by PBS. It's a great story of a man that lived alone for 30 yea

by giarc 9y ago

For those interested in this story, you may also like the documentary "Alone In The Wilderness" by PBS. It's a great story of a man that lived alone for 30 years in the Alaskan wilderness. https://shop.pbs.org/alone-in-the-wilderness-dvd/product/ALWL401 https://shop.pbs.org/alone-in-the-wilderness-dvd/product/ALW...

artursapek 9y ago
A teacher had us watch this in college. It's amazing.
panopticon 9y ago
I usually end up watching that documentary every few years because I find it extremely relaxing. Highly recommended.
- NegativeLatency 9y ago
  You might be interested to know that there's more than one documentary. 4 in total!
sien 9y ago
Just as a quick link for people interested: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Proenneke https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Proenneke He also wrote books. The first One Man's Wilderness: An Alaskan Odyssey isn't bad either.
MitjaBezensek 9y ago
I love this documentary, I watch it at least twice a year.
- giarc 9y ago
  You may be interested in this one as well then. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1874815/ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1874815/ It's about a guy that walked the entire length of the Amazon river. Took 2 1/2 years.
  - subatomic 9y ago
    That would be Ed Stafford https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ed_Stafford https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ed_Stafford . He has many TV series where he survives starting with nothing (other than camera gear) and some other shows. Probably the most entertaining, down-to-earth and genuine survivalists on tv.
    - Cthulhu_ 9y ago
      A bit overly dramatic if you ask me though.
everdev 9y ago
I stumbled across this documentary on PBS years ago and couldn't stop watching it. Something about the old production quality and narrative was an enjoyable departure from the tension building in most modern documentaries.
- sooper 9y ago
  As mentioned by another poster, try watching Primitive Technology[1] on Youtube. Very similar feel. [1] https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAL3JXZSzSm8AlZyD3nQdBA https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAL3JXZSzSm8AlZyD3nQdBA
  - Theyeaheach 9y ago
    Used to be good, but too many copycats has saturated the aurora of the primitive technologist.
    - devuo 9y ago
      That makes no sense. We're not talking about a commodity that's for sale and thus, loses its market value as the market becomes saturated by Chinese knock-offs and look-a-likes. It's more than just a show for the mindless consumption of viewers on social media. Primitive Technology videos came from his own personal interest and love for the art of craftsmanship itself, thus, his videos have not lost any of their value, as his motives and drive were never commercial to begin with. It's your option to eat fast-food, but in no way does that devaluate high end cuisine. edit: typo
  - deleted 9y ago
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  - Cthulhu_ 9y ago
    A shame that guy / channel doesn't have more videos, and/or there's a lot of repetition in it. I like it though.
    - vinceguidry 9y ago
wohlergehen 9y ago
If you enjoyed that, you might also enjoy Dmitry Vasyukov's "Happy People" documentary about the people living in the Siberian taiga. It's on youtube [1]. 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fbhPIK-oBvA&list=PLcHbZZPce_ZMUuYr5u6sxy3gsxLYLKiPv https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fbhPIK-oBvA&list=PLcHbZZPce_...
- pdabbadabba 9y ago
  Worth noting that it was actually co-written and directed by Dmitry Vasyukov and Werner Herzog and narrated by Werner Herzog. It's not that I care much about who gets the credit, but I suspect there are people out there (such as myself) who will be much more likely to watch it if they know Herzog is involved. :)
merraksh 9y ago
Let me also add "The consolations of the forest" by Sylvain Tesson, who lived alone on the shores of Lake Baykal for about a year. A well-written book about an interesting story. https://www.theguardian.com/books/2013/jun/01/consolations-forest-sylvain-tesson-review1 https://www.theguardian.com/books/2013/jun/01/consolations-f...
Infernal 9y ago
I think it's worth pointing out that he did not live 30 consecutive years alone in Alaska - he did stay the first winter, and maybe a couple other winters here and there, but by and large he returned to the lower 48 each winter and stayed with friends and relatives[0] 0. http://richardproenneke.com/faqs http://richardproenneke.com/faqs

by giarc 9y ago

artursapek 9y ago

A teacher had us watch this in college. It's amazing.

panopticon 9y ago

I usually end up watching that documentary every few years because I find it extremely relaxing. Highly recommended.

NegativeLatency 9y ago
You might be interested to know that there's more than one documentary. 4 in total!

sien 9y ago

Just as a quick link for people interested: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Proenneke https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Proenneke He also wrote books. The first One Man's Wilderness: An Alaskan Odyssey isn't bad either.

MitjaBezensek 9y ago

I love this documentary, I watch it at least twice a year.

giarc 9y ago
You may be interested in this one as well then. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1874815/ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1874815/ It's about a guy that walked the entire length of the Amazon river. Took 2 1/2 years.
- subatomic 9y ago
  That would be Ed Stafford https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ed_Stafford https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ed_Stafford . He has many TV series where he survives starting with nothing (other than camera gear) and some other shows. Probably the most entertaining, down-to-earth and genuine survivalists on tv.
  - Cthulhu_ 9y ago
    A bit overly dramatic if you ask me though.

everdev 9y ago

I stumbled across this documentary on PBS years ago and couldn't stop watching it. Something about the old production quality and narrative was an enjoyable departure from the tension building in most modern documentaries.

sooper 9y ago
As mentioned by another poster, try watching Primitive Technology[1] on Youtube. Very similar feel. [1] https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAL3JXZSzSm8AlZyD3nQdBA https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAL3JXZSzSm8AlZyD3nQdBA
- Theyeaheach 9y ago
  Used to be good, but too many copycats has saturated the aurora of the primitive technologist.
  - devuo 9y ago
    That makes no sense. We're not talking about a commodity that's for sale and thus, loses its market value as the market becomes saturated by Chinese knock-offs and look-a-likes. It's more than just a show for the mindless consumption of viewers on social media. Primitive Technology videos came from his own personal interest and love for the art of craftsmanship itself, thus, his videos have not lost any of their value, as his motives and drive were never commercial to begin with. It's your option to eat fast-food, but in no way does that devaluate high end cuisine. edit: typo
- deleted 9y ago
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- Cthulhu_ 9y ago
  A shame that guy / channel doesn't have more videos, and/or there's a lot of repetition in it. I like it though.
  - vinceguidry 9y ago

wohlergehen 9y ago

If you enjoyed that, you might also enjoy Dmitry Vasyukov's "Happy People" documentary about the people living in the Siberian taiga. It's on youtube [1]. 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fbhPIK-oBvA&list=PLcHbZZPce_ZMUuYr5u6sxy3gsxLYLKiPv https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fbhPIK-oBvA&list=PLcHbZZPce_...

pdabbadabba 9y ago
Worth noting that it was actually co-written and directed by Dmitry Vasyukov and Werner Herzog and narrated by Werner Herzog. It's not that I care much about who gets the credit, but I suspect there are people out there (such as myself) who will be much more likely to watch it if they know Herzog is involved. :)

merraksh 9y ago

Let me also add "The consolations of the forest" by Sylvain Tesson, who lived alone on the shores of Lake Baykal for about a year. A well-written book about an interesting story. https://www.theguardian.com/books/2013/jun/01/consolations-forest-sylvain-tesson-review1 https://www.theguardian.com/books/2013/jun/01/consolations-f...

Infernal 9y ago

I think it's worth pointing out that he did not live 30 consecutive years alone in Alaska - he did stay the first winter, and maybe a couple other winters here and there, but by and large he returned to the lower 48 each winter and stayed with friends and relatives[0] 0. http://richardproenneke.com/faqs http://richardproenneke.com/faqs