Mr. Proenneke filmed his undertaking and film-maker Bob Swerer has taken the best footage from Dick's films! “Alone in the Wilderness” is a must see for any survivalist!
Like you, we were disappointed we only got to see ten minutes of this hours long saga. It really is interesting and we grew more excited as we watched him fitting the logs together to build his new cabin. How lucky for him though that he had another to rest in while he worked.
We tend to wonder how we would react to live like this, alone with a lot of hard work, for a year but he seems to go into it with a great attitude. He’s doing what he loves!
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I have his book alsome man
This movie is proof that no matter your age, you can change your life.
Awesome.
well there’s 57 billion habitable acres in the planet, so I guess do the math.
Buy the DVD! I have both of him filming it back in the 60s and another when a film crew went out while he was in his 80s. Quite the man!
Mark Carlson u would love this
how many wish they could do that??
There is also more video,s that he made, The frozen North etc
Albert Patty Actually more like 37 billion acres of land. That’s total land mass. That doesn’t mean all that land is habitable or arable.
He grew up in my area, his family had an estate auction a few years ago, I wish I would’ve went to it and bought some things of his.
Love this I’ve watched it 3 times on PBS
If I remember correctly he brought in modest provisions hand tools and only cheated a bit on the roof w tar paper
Solitude is different, most humans get cabin fever rather quickly, social interaction is a necessity for 99% of our society.staying 30 years in a forbearing climate -50 below for weeks, minimal interaction with his brother and the restocker plane pilot.
A great video of him Alone in the wilderness.
Got both movies…