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The Frozen North

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Dick Proenneke's "Alone in the Wilderness" detailed the "how" of his life in Alaska. "The Frozen North" provides a view into the joys and risks of his chosen, isolated, way of living. It includes some footage of prior films, but with the valuable insight of the moment and beyond. One of the best features of this film is the narrator- Dick Proenneke. While his friend, Bob Swerer narrated his earlier features, this time we get to hear Proenneke himself. His manner of speech, understated emotion, and love of the challenging land he called home, makes this a wonderful hour-long experience.

I bought this item as a gift for my husband (and myself):-)
We had watched this at least 3 times on PBS. Everytime it was on and we were flipping through the channels, we had to stop and watch.
So I decided this is a must for the archives.
Dick Proenneke was a very interesting and skillful man.
Bravo to Bob Swerer Productions for finding him, so many years ago.

We found these books and DVDs to be very entertaining and educational. The fact that it is all true makes it even more enjoyable. I would say anyone who is interested in Alaska or at all interested in learning how to live off the land would like these very much.

i enjoyed watching this film as a follow up to "One Man's Wilderness", which I viewed on PBS. This documentary contains the actual narrative of Dick Proenneke, something that gives the film a unique feel. There are also more shots of the wildlife that occupied the area, and Dick's perceptions on these critters is interesting for the viewer. I did miss the more in-depth look at how the cabin and tools were made that "One Man's Wilderness" provided, and think I will have to add that DVD to the collection as well. Both "The Frozen North" and "One Man's Wilderness" are worth having in any collection as a look into the human spirit.

More great video from/about Dick. It's true, theres a lot more wildlife and nature footage than One Man's Wilderness, but the cabin's already been built so what else is there to show?! One of the best parts to me is getting to hear Dick's voice doing some of the narration, he's got a very unique and interesting cadence that I get a kick out of. If you watch close he also shows you how he prepares his sourdough biscuits.

The very first time I heard about this video [...] I did a search on Alaska and I came across this video and by the time I watched that video I was amazed by the beauty of the Alaskan Wilderness cause of the mountains rivers lakes trees and animals it made me feel like I was actually in the wilderness myself not having to worry about people and every day life so I bought the full video[...] and I was not disappointed it looked good the way I pictured it so I give this video 5 stars what an amazing video I hope I get to live in twin lakes in a couple years from now=)

I recently received Alone in the Wilderness 2 for Xmas. Like that DVD, this one is also utterly amazing. This man has inspired to me to perceive things in a new way. If I'm not at work I'm hiking! My wife agrees that the narration of Proeneke is "unique", his sentences seem to run together. Don't get me wrong though, it is not at all hard to understand, and this doesn't take away from the beautiful photography and film work.

I now have all the Dick Proenneke videos as of today. Proenneke is a multi-talented man and the photography and film part of DVD is beautiful. What it lacks is the smooth narrative skill of Bob Swerer who did almost all the narrative on the other two Proenneke DVDs. Proenneke has a high pitched sing song narrative delivery that can be hard to understand at times. Swerer who is also the producer ought to consider re-cutting it with his voice over which I think adds immeasurably to the other Proenneke DVD's