VICE Documentary: Surviving Alone in Alaska // Story of Heimo Korth //

Alaskan wilderness survival living, home to Heimo Korth for the past 30 years.

[Authors notes:] Published on 25 Apr 2012
Heimo Korth is the last man standing in 19 million acres of Alaskan wilderness. His neighbors are polar bears and caribous. Say good bye to civilization and see how they do it in the arctic circle on the last frontier in America.

In 1980, Jimmy Carter established the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in the Alaskan Interior, cutting off 19 million acres of prime boreal wilderness from the mitts of fur trappers, oil tycoons, and would-be lodge owners alike. Only six families of white settlers were grandfathered in and allowed to keep cabins in the refuge—of them, only one still stays there year-round living off the land. His name is Heimo Korth, and he is basically the Omega Man of Americas Final Frontier.

Hosted by John Martin & Thomas Morton | Originally released in 2009 at http://vice.com

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)

HimalayasX2011 Expedition - Update from Lu Gu Hu, Sichuan/Yunnan

Currently 2685km into the HimalayasX2011, highlights - Tien Shan Mountains, Taklamakan Desert, Uighur Autonomous Region (Xinjiang) China, Himalayas Cudi Mountains, Kashgar and continuing 1200km across Sichuan Province into Yunnan, currently at 2800m at Lugu Hu Lake, Yunnan/Sichuan borders. Amazing sights, sounds, rough roads between places, open spaces, friendly faces - as I move on the bike. Supporting IDEAS Foundation INTESTINAL DISEASE EDUCATION AND AWARENESS SOCIETY, CANADA and ETE EDUCATION THROUGH EXPEDITIONS, UK. http://nogutsknowglory.com/ http://weneedideas.ca http://www.etelive.org/

 Expedition day 40+ in Southern Sichuan, China

 Nature flows in Sichuan Province, Yan Yuan to Lugu Hu, Sichuan/Yunnan borders

 Aboriginal cultures in Sichuan Province, return to culture (since the Cultural Revolution/Destroyed)

 As life was, and is in Sichuan Province on the borders of Yunnan, China

 Simple living in Sichuan, China

 Avid Juicy Five pads replaced after 2630km, deterioration evidenced

 Hammering on through Sichuan, 2665km into the HimalayasX2011

 Speed & Motion, Bicycle Freedom

 In partnership with Education Through Expeditions, UK

 Homegrown expedition cycle, Blackcat/Giant OEM aluminum frame 2008, Components from all-mountain Gary Fisher Hi-Fi Deluxe 2008, Bonatrager Race Tubeless wheelsets converted with Schwalbe Marathon Tour Plus tires, Avid Juicy Five Hydraulic brakes (epic), Fox RL Air Front Suspension (120mm, epic)

HimalayasX2011 Expedition has been in partnership with IDEAS Foundation, Intestinal Disease Education and Awareness Society of Canada, see more at their site.

Currently in Lugu Hu, Sichuan/Yunnan, China. Elevation: 2800m. Total distance: 2685km

Peace from the road, Brian Perich (Contributor/founder of Korean-World Adventure Cycling Website)

Updating on Korean-World - Korean context

It's been a long time since this blog received a personal ESL teaching update. Life context is South Korea, I'm an Expat living/working/cycling/loving my family here & a lot of time has passed by without direct links to my family in Canada. It's very easy to expatriate to gain momentum into ESL teaching, but it is very difficult to leave all the schedules, contract commitments, and many obligations that go along with supporting a career in teaching and developing and adjusting a portfolio of experience that is transferable to other academic settings. Focused on educating all levels of learners (kindergarten through university and adult students too!) is no small task when it is compounded for years without a break.

During the past 3.3 years in South Korea, I have taught 35 months of adult English language courses, 11 months of university credit courses, 39 months of elementary and middle school courses, and finally 12 months of kindergarten transitioning to elementary language courses. Indeed, it's been a lot of work here in Korea!! ^_^...

The good news is: teaching is like guiding; learning is like changing; understanding is like uncovering; and rewarding is like experience you'll never regret. So, I can definitely say without a doubt, I am glad I can make a difference in the world through education & I hope to keep learning in the process to keep changing with the flow of my school of fish to explore the world in/outside of the classroom to keep exceeding the challenges in ESL teaching.

Next stop, the bicycle. That's the most important aspect of healthy living in Korea, keep a balance on two...and you will enjoy the freedom of the road & take that energy back into teaching, it's transferring positive energy from one source to another to make it positive all over! If your reading this post...please remember to feed my fish (click your mouse, share some nibbles...^^)

TED Talks - What do teachers make?

TED link

What do I think about education, teaching, learning, and what teachers make? A colleague shared this inspirational piece about teaching from slam poet/author/educator - Taylor Mali.

Antony Jinman, Polar Explorer (UK) Education Through Expeditions

There is so much going on in the exploration world (and in Korean-World!), I forgot to post about Antony Jinman, Polar Explorer, Adventurer, Daredevil, Good Will Guy of Plymouth, England. Antony is taking his exploration experiences to the classroom and is launching his foundation, Education Through Expedition (ETE) in collaboration with the University of Plymouth continuing scientific studies of the North Pole on his upcoming 2010 Expedition.

Antony Jinman drives an innovative way of bringing arctic exploration into the classroom, involving students inquiry (and mine) while he is out in his element, -50 degrees across Baffin Island's tundra high above the Arctic Circle pulling his sled with supplies and survival in mind, while surveying climate changes and visiting Inuit communities across the great divides.

Antony's outreach has gained recognition from the BBC, The Royal Geographical Society (RGS), and United Nations on documenting climate changes impacting geographical features of the arctic (massive glacial melting and permafrost thaws) which impacts the Inuit's communities and is rapidly changing their long developed, sustainable way of life and living. Much more information can be found on his website here.

Antony updates on his website:

"In February 2010, I will embark on my greatest expedition to date: to ski to the Geographic North Pole and be one of the few Britons ever to have done so. In so doing, and in collaboration with Plymouth University, I will collect vital data which will be used in climatic modeling research."

Let's take moment and discover more about his upcoming mission to the Pole...