Les Stroud is perhaps better known as Survivorman. Here are two of his early survival movies, where he does a week in summer in northern Ontario, and then a week in winter in the same area. He really manages to show that it is possible if you know what you are doing, but that it is not trivial.

First summer:

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Then winter:

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Inuit group in northern Canada, filmed in the 1960's.

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Makes me wish I knew the language, but they are lovely even without

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A trail that is easy walking in summer. Now, it is covered in deep snow, and the birches all bend down with a heavy load of snow.

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I recently bought a pair of snowshoes from Jarrod Stonedahl, and finally got a change to test them.


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