Arctic Dogs, Inuit & Polar Darkness: overwintering & travelling in Greenland's Far North [HD]

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  • Опубликовано: 30 окт 2024

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  • @davidpaulmosley
    @davidpaulmosley 3 года назад +59

    What great video! Scotland has never looked better

  • @benbashor9168
    @benbashor9168 3 года назад +30

    Not to be dramatic but I would die for Dave.

  • @cbrown9555
    @cbrown9555 3 года назад +8

    My father was stationed in the attic in WW2, on Baffin Island..he came home with a great admiration of the Inuit. I would like to be with you guys.

    • @cbrown9555
      @cbrown9555 3 года назад +1

      Artic circle, damn spell check

    • @AlexanderMason1
      @AlexanderMason1 11 месяцев назад +2

      my attic does get pretty cold in the winter.

  • @danielcamac6317
    @danielcamac6317 8 месяцев назад +1

    Stumbled upon this as I was searching for more content of Innuit life. Read about Franklin, Amundsen, Hudson and other great explorers but to see you and your group interact
    with the locals and continue on after being denied your initial goal was fantastic. I was intrigued how different the dog teams were tied versus more western ones. (Alaska and Canada's arctic coastline) Thank you for sharing your trip and have already checked out your other vids like comparing weather gear. Cheers from the Northeast of America
    with Canadian, German and Welsh heritage. We are just one family trying to live our lives in peace no matter what country we hail from. If only we could xxx the politicians.

  • @cuzinevil1
    @cuzinevil1 3 года назад +17

    Outstanding video! You've showcased the glamor and glitz of the far north brilliantly.

  • @sven314
    @sven314 3 года назад +15

    Thanks for the amazing perspective on a world rarely shown as the reality that it is by conventional media. It's a stark reminder to the comfortable lives we are able to live. Keep up the great work and I look forward to all the experiences , both small and large, that you are able to share with us.

  • @scottpeterson5241
    @scottpeterson5241 3 года назад +18

    Really glad I spent an hour viewing this video. Well done! It is quite interesting to see the contrasts of northern life by region, culture, and geography. As they say their is more than one way to skin a cat! Beautiful presentation. Thank you for sharing via this medium, thoroughly enjoyed!!!

  • @species5022
    @species5022 3 года назад +3

    I didn't know what this was of how long it was going to be, I just clicked it and watched. What a pleasant surprise this film was, such an interesting expedition giving us a look into the lives of people up in the North of Scotland! I was especially amazed to see so much love from the dogs! I still wouldn't call them pets, but team members they were for certain! Thank you very much for taking the time to film and edit this.

  • @lindamcgregor4080
    @lindamcgregor4080 Год назад

    Great video. I especially loved the dogs. I have 2 huskies myself, and love watching snow dogs doing what they were bred to do.

  • @uggebugge1
    @uggebugge1 3 года назад +4

    Great video! Even I who grew up in Scandinavia learnt a lot by watching this!

  • @TaigaTurf
    @TaigaTurf 2 года назад +1

    really good Arctic vlogs!

  • @umbraholdings6687
    @umbraholdings6687 3 года назад +3

    A fantastic film, worth watching. A wonderful adventure

  • @ThePaulv12
    @ThePaulv12 3 года назад +2

    Good strong dogs!
    Dave - what a character. God...
    I don't think I could go there because the dogs are so cute I wouldn't be able to leave. I bred blue and red Australian Cattle Dogs for 23 years and working dogs, after you've been around them, do something to you I reckon. Fight, bite, growl, snarl, bad tempered but would willing and happily die to save your life if the need arises. The moments of affection with such utilitarian breeds make your heart melt don't they? Somehow makes it all even more special.

    • @AlexHibbertOriginals
      @AlexHibbertOriginals  3 года назад +2

      There's something about the mutual respect between working dogs and their humans.

  • @webbstua
    @webbstua 3 года назад +2

    Bravo!! A beautiful struggle between between men, beasts and the elements. Humanity needs struggle, …typed from the comfort of a couch. Also enjoyed the sarcasm and humor!

  • @justinmcdermott6844
    @justinmcdermott6844 2 года назад

    This video deserves so much more exposure than it has gotten! I love the Arctic always have and always will. Truly nothing like it. I have a strong pull toward cold climates when it comes to surfing, ice caving, skiing, etc. I hope to one day experience what it is like to live in the far north, the way the locals do. Truly inspiring enjoyed every minute of this video. Congrats.

    • @AlexHibbertOriginals
      @AlexHibbertOriginals  2 года назад

      That's really kind Justin. Hopefully the RUclips gods will trend it one day.

  • @lugsatronic
    @lugsatronic 3 года назад +1

    Thanks so much for taking us on your journey. I was really surprised that the dogs were more like pets than working dogs, you guys formed such beautiful relationships with your dogs.

    • @AlexHibbertOriginals
      @AlexHibbertOriginals  3 года назад +1

      Much appreciated.
      Yes the dogs are on the whole very friendly and they appreciated attention. Although, some can initially be shy, and they lack the normal obedience training you'd expect from a pet. It's also important to throw food and not hand it out, as they haven't learned not to take your fingers off with it.

  • @gizzymeows5847
    @gizzymeows5847 2 года назад

    Thanks for sharing your adventure, truly a gem. I absolutely loved the dogs and narration. 😊

  • @GavinCowardswym4lyphe
    @GavinCowardswym4lyphe 3 года назад +1

    Ended up being just as good as I had hoped! Headphones solved the problem of my pup getting rattled by the constant ruckus of the sled dogs. Thank you for posting, it was endlessly entertaining and excellent to see what your expeditions look like!

  • @bytesabre
    @bytesabre 3 года назад

    Another RUclips rabbit hole I didn’t think I’d ever go down. Thanks for putting this out there and sharing this journey

    • @AlexHibbertOriginals
      @AlexHibbertOriginals  3 года назад

      I'd say 'anytime', but after days of editing..... it would be a promise I'd struggle to keep.

  • @CAMSLAYER13
    @CAMSLAYER13 3 года назад +2

    Alan's cool and all but this video was possibly one of your best so far. I look forward to more expedition videos

  • @vikinghamer
    @vikinghamer 2 года назад

    Thank you, Alex, you are a very good storyteller and this is a fascinating video. The dogs are just fabulous!

  • @emilemilemilemill
    @emilemilemilemill 9 месяцев назад

    Really awesome content. Thanks again!

  • @kameljoe21
    @kameljoe21 3 года назад +1

    I am 47mins in now and This is super good. I hate seeing this only has 7500 views. This is a pretty good film. I hope more people will see this!

    • @AlexHibbertOriginals
      @AlexHibbertOriginals  3 года назад

      It is pretty galling when 5 min shorts of mine have 500k+ views. But it's how the RUclips gods work!

    • @kameljoe21
      @kameljoe21 3 года назад

      @@AlexHibbertOriginals Just so you know it was a very good film. I am sure the time spent there was a life time of memories. I am glad you could share it.

    • @AlexHibbertOriginals
      @AlexHibbertOriginals  3 года назад

      Appreciated

  • @SpanielshuntingtrialingNZ
    @SpanielshuntingtrialingNZ 3 года назад

    Thank you for a an amazing video story of the Sled dogs and your relationship with them.

  • @slartythecyclops4643
    @slartythecyclops4643 3 года назад +2

    Came for the adventure. Stayed for the Doggies, Dave was brilliant, but Thor, bejeezus, what a God of a dog, so glad he made it :-) Can only hope 'Alan' is half as tough as Thor ;-) great vid dude, keep em coming. Thank you.

  • @SpicySpleen
    @SpicySpleen 3 года назад

    Awesome Perspective! Thank you for sharing your work!

  • @ManxAndy
    @ManxAndy 3 года назад

    Stunning , Thankyou for posting 👍🇮🇲❤️

  • @EntropyOfTime
    @EntropyOfTime 3 года назад

    excellent video! I watched the whole film. Thank you for taking the time to share your experience with us all.

  • @endangeredmarmot4518
    @endangeredmarmot4518 3 года назад

    Stunning scenery, and what an adventure!

  • @29lookingood
    @29lookingood 3 года назад +3

    What an adventure. Thank you for sharing your unique adventure with us.
    P.s I think I lost my heart to Dave dog🐺🥰💙

  • @arjunab6167
    @arjunab6167 3 года назад +2

    Beautiful footage and such a hard but awesome trip.

  • @TheUffeess
    @TheUffeess 3 года назад +4

    If you are going to take a trip up in the cold and want a Scandinavian with you, you have three choices: Firstly, you have the one who knows everything and is tirelessly fast, Norwegian. Then you have the one who solves all problems, Swedish. Finally, the fun and pleasant, Danish.

  • @sodoffxx
    @sodoffxx 3 года назад +3

    "Just what do you think you're doing, Dave? Dave, I really think I'm entitled to an answer to that question."....... woof... On the one hand the respect for privacy of the culture was laudable but it would have been fascinating to hear and see your experience with the people given that you are an awesome story teller.

  • @ThePapaMike
    @ThePapaMike 3 года назад

    I really enjoyed watching this documentation of your adventure!

  • @Waffle_Aycen
    @Waffle_Aycen 3 года назад +1

    Truly Inspirational

  • @Bladerunner264
    @Bladerunner264 3 года назад +2

    Absolutely love your content. Looking forward to the next update on the lifeboat. Signed books on the way...they will go in the library for our guests to thumb after a detailed read by me!

  • @merlin51h84
    @merlin51h84 3 года назад +1

    Amazing stuff. Can't believe there's 5 Dislikes! Probably because not a single grinder was in the video. You just can't please everyone.

  • @stefanhult8899
    @stefanhult8899 3 года назад +3

    Thanks for a great video! What an exciting adventure. We have two Yorkshire terriers that are impossible to get to follow commands so I really understand the challenge of getting 22 dogs to behave :-) !

  • @tungsten2652
    @tungsten2652 3 года назад +1

    Nice one! Can't wait for your expedition with Alan.

  • @Pathfinderxr
    @Pathfinderxr 11 месяцев назад

    This is amazing 👏

  • @The.Talent
    @The.Talent 3 года назад +2

    Okay, okay. I might buy all of your books now.

    • @AlexHibbertOriginals
      @AlexHibbertOriginals  3 года назад +1

      Well. Now that's a plan.

    • @The.Talent
      @The.Talent 3 года назад

      @@AlexHibbertOriginals they’d be great in audiobook form, I’m sure. I’m a very slow reader. ADHD, ya know.

  • @bigsky2081
    @bigsky2081 Год назад

    Lovely!!! Thanks!!!!

  • @delphipascal
    @delphipascal 3 года назад

    Great video Alex!

  • @daniellow426
    @daniellow426 3 года назад

    Thanks, I loved seeing this.

  • @Veritas419
    @Veritas419 3 года назад

    What a amazing adventure.

  • @hazibstone
    @hazibstone 3 года назад

    Absolutely love this video.

  • @fakingbidensinnocence64
    @fakingbidensinnocence64 2 года назад

    This should be on discovery or history channel or something. I love your style.
    I believe dogs are Angels sent here to teach us unconditional Love. I couldn't live without mine I know that. I have always had at least 1 dog.....

  • @Jacobtheunwise
    @Jacobtheunwise 3 года назад

    This is amazing it should have way more views than it does!

  • @robdavy4468
    @robdavy4468 3 года назад +1

    This was awesome!
    I'm so sad that the algorithm didn't like this - I only knew about it because you mentioned it at the end of another video

    • @AlexHibbertOriginals
      @AlexHibbertOriginals  3 года назад +1

      Yes, the RUclips gods are fickle!

    • @robdavy4468
      @robdavy4468 3 года назад +1

      @@AlexHibbertOriginals This was the RUclips gods who weren't helping you. I'm personally not on IG, I rely on my YT feed to give me what I want. Usually it gives me your videos reliably

    • @AlexHibbertOriginals
      @AlexHibbertOriginals  3 года назад

      Oops! Typo.

  • @CarburetorThompson
    @CarburetorThompson 3 года назад

    Great video!

  • @monkeylordofdoom14
    @monkeylordofdoom14 3 года назад

    Love this content! Very cool

  • @nickstefanski442
    @nickstefanski442 3 года назад

    Really cool and fun to watch thank you for this content!

  • @DSinigoj
    @DSinigoj 3 года назад +1

    Respect to you all!

  • @TheMrBrianh
    @TheMrBrianh 3 года назад +1

    Thank you for sharing. I have a passing interest in this kind of expedition. Mostly theoretical, not practical. I would love spending a few days doing what you do, but am content to watch it from afar. Great content!

    • @AlexHibbertOriginals
      @AlexHibbertOriginals  3 года назад

      Thanks Brian. You've chosen the more comfortable of the two options!

    • @TheMrBrianh
      @TheMrBrianh 3 года назад

      @@AlexHibbertOriginals If I'm going to die for a hobby it will be in my Ultralight aircraft...hopefully quickly. :-)

  • @ozenfant_ozn
    @ozenfant_ozn 3 года назад +1

    fascinating!

  • @I86282
    @I86282 3 года назад +2

    I'm not sure why you went on that excursion.? Other than just for the experience of living that lifestyle.
    But it did look like an amazing experience.!
    Excellent video.!!👍

    • @teeanahera8949
      @teeanahera8949 3 года назад +1

      It is called adventure. Adventure = interesting stuff + Adrenalin + other cultures (not of the bacterial/fungal kind) + comradeship + testing yourself under difficult circumstances etc. now compare that with a stroll to the park in the morning, lunch at a cosy cafe and an arvo of computer games… seriously though, none of the world would have been discovered if not for our innate need to have adventure going back from the dawn of human kind. For some of us it is hard wired and we cannot choose any other path. As an Aussie I spent about 20 nights each winter sleeping in tents in the snow or digging snow caves while exploring the roof of Australia by map and compass at the grand altitude of 2,200m and I have the fondest memories of my life about those expeditions.

  • @entertainmentNINJA
    @entertainmentNINJA 3 года назад +1

    Just ordered the polar eskimo and I'm really looking forward :) I reckon it'll fit next to Briggs and Nansen :D

  • @vykintassimutis
    @vykintassimutis 3 года назад

    Love it, I want to go there

  • @osarkthegoat7038
    @osarkthegoat7038 3 года назад +5

    the gun nut in me wants to know how and why the barrel of that Remington 700 was yellow, and how on earth you got the paint to stay!

    • @AlexHibbertOriginals
      @AlexHibbertOriginals  3 года назад +4

      They were Savage .300 WIn Mags. Just a quick sandpaper on the barrel and then Hammerite. It was for safety in the dark - so we could see the direction of the weapon.

    • @osarkthegoat7038
      @osarkthegoat7038 3 года назад +1

      @@AlexHibbertOriginals I had never heard of Hammerite being used as a gun finish, but it makes sense in the conditions.
      but certainly a great choice for bears!

    • @danielcamac6317
      @danielcamac6317 8 месяцев назад

      More White Bears in Canada . FYI. @@osarkthegoat7038

  • @AB-mx9gv
    @AB-mx9gv 3 года назад +1

    The dogs have awsome names ;-)

  • @pontuswendt2486
    @pontuswendt2486 3 года назад

    AMAZINGNES!!!

  • @joedockstader1347
    @joedockstader1347 3 года назад

    Dave is my hero

  • @jackfntwist
    @jackfntwist 3 года назад +2

    What an amazing experience, and great video. Does it get depressing with all the darkness? It's like Dances With Wolves with a lot of male bonding. Lol.

    • @AlexHibbertOriginals
      @AlexHibbertOriginals  3 года назад +1

      The darkness for us was a choice, so I didn't find it too daunting. Although doing the full October to March every year....

  • @krimke881
    @krimke881 3 года назад

    That is an amazing journey we can only envy. Remarkable storytelling. Did you get meat delivered for the dogs, or did you also learn how to hunt them? Say, are James living in a van?

    • @AlexHibbertOriginals
      @AlexHibbertOriginals  3 года назад

      Only locals have legal permission to hunt, with the exception of seals that we could have harvested. We saw how the latter was done in winter, but didn't do so ourselves.
      And James. #vanlife. It's a climber thing.

  • @adrianislas4365
    @adrianislas4365 3 года назад +1

    Uffff what a video!!!! Well done alex we'll see a fascinated and diferent adventure with your crew of friends and ALAN!!
    Greetings from mexico!! Take tequilas shoot for warm you up.. Or for diesel sustituted.. 🤷‍♂️🤣🤣🤣

  • @PhilR54
    @PhilR54 3 года назад

    Alan's had quite the glowup

  • @am4teur
    @am4teur 3 года назад +2

    Just wondering if any of your books will ever have an audiobook version. I’m Super dyslexic so I find it hard to read entire books so I pretty much exclusively enjoy books through audio form, so an audiobook would enable me to actually read some of them. Also I’m sure tons of people who are able to read full books just enjoy audiobooks more.

    • @AlexHibbertOriginals
      @AlexHibbertOriginals  3 года назад +1

      Yes a lot of people are requesting this. It's a significant financial investment to audiobook an already published book, as you've lost the initial surge of sales.

  • @sonamfreyer6396
    @sonamfreyer6396 3 года назад

    Nice one

  • @atan7260
    @atan7260 3 года назад

    all the dogs yelling made my dog very confused 😂

  • @gatekeeper84
    @gatekeeper84 3 года назад +4

    This guy I knew was eaten by a polar bear on Svalbard last year. The guard dogs failed him. Beware.

    • @AlexHibbertOriginals
      @AlexHibbertOriginals  3 года назад +5

      Yes, the campsite near the LYR airport frequently has bears pass by. Condolences if you knew Johan.
      The dogs in Greenland are a very different character and type though, and the bears are very wary of them because of continued bear hunting in the region. Bears are totally protected in Svalbard and so are less likely to associate dogs with danger.

  • @TheRealDoctorBonkus
    @TheRealDoctorBonkus 2 года назад +1

    I have spent quite a bit of time studying Greenland and and greenlandic archaeology and ethnology and I gotta say: That's an awfully wide dog sled! Did the locals make any remarks that you know of? A traditional thule district sled is rather light normally

    • @AlexHibbertOriginals
      @AlexHibbertOriginals  2 года назад +2

      Hi. No, the sled was a normal heavy-weight sea ice design. The width was a local's decision, not ours. These 5m long sleds would be to carry large hunting loads.

  • @martindohnal55
    @martindohnal55 Год назад

    Loved it. Can I ask what camera did you use that can handle that cold?

    • @AlexHibbertOriginals
      @AlexHibbertOriginals  Год назад +1

      Mostly Sony RX100s. The batteries can be prewarmed. And you can keep the cameras in a plastic bag under your clothes.

  • @urbanqimmeq9008
    @urbanqimmeq9008 3 года назад

    Hi mate, great mini-doc!
    A question, what was the, “Arctic grade working dog dry food”, you spoke of? If you remember the brand name that is.
    We have our own team of Inuit/Eskimo Dogs here, also Alaskan Huskies and a Malamute, living in Northern Canada. My wife and I are just curious as to what the dry food you fed the dogs was.

    • @AlexHibbertOriginals
      @AlexHibbertOriginals  3 года назад

      Thanks for that. The stuff in Greenland was Royal Canin's working dog line. The dogs loved it. I've also used much denser Inukshuk food, but dogs don't seem to be so keen. It's useful for long trips where weight is an issue though and you need calorie density.

  • @edwardgarrison3298
    @edwardgarrison3298 2 года назад

    I just started to watch you videos, are you still having the rolling problem? I think you can mount two swim platforms on each side of your boat the kind I have on my searay boat, not much weight, but will limit the rolling problem, a few boat fenders on the bottom side of each swim platform, , maybe I am too late,

    • @AlexHibbertOriginals
      @AlexHibbertOriginals  2 года назад

      Thanks for this. I've had some ideas, and it's going to be a major multi-episode job later in the year.

  • @SirLuke226
    @SirLuke226 3 года назад +3

    I was literally just on the channel about to complain about missing you...

    • @AlexHibbertOriginals
      @AlexHibbertOriginals  3 года назад +3

      Never gone. Always plotting. Or losing the will to live amongst video editing software.....

    • @SirLuke226
      @SirLuke226 3 года назад +1

      @@AlexHibbertOriginals I lose the will to live just thinking about wasting away trying to edit. I started it, but will have to finish when I get off work. Already a big #davethedog fan though! Awesome stuff

  • @SD-unlimited
    @SD-unlimited 3 года назад

    This was enjoyable to watch and interesting. Do you happen to know what was in all those drums at 38:51 ?

    • @AlexHibbertOriginals
      @AlexHibbertOriginals  3 года назад +1

      Just a long accumulation of fuel drums from years and years. They are delivered by ship, but it's not economically viable to collect the empties.

  • @oldschoolfoil2365
    @oldschoolfoil2365 Год назад

    it's 6380km to reach the barrier. can you do it?

  • @69shovlhed89
    @69shovlhed89 3 года назад

    i would have had to keep at least one of those dogs.

  • @monkeylordofdoom14
    @monkeylordofdoom14 3 года назад

    What on earth was that dog teams on open water footage??

    • @AlexHibbertOriginals
      @AlexHibbertOriginals  3 года назад

      Some sections of sea ice flood before breaking up for the summer.

  • @willparfet8912
    @willparfet8912 Год назад

    how does one afford the time/money to be able to do this?

    • @AlexHibbertOriginals
      @AlexHibbertOriginals  Год назад

      Self employment, and I actually took the financial risk myself - hoping to be paid back in years to come.

  • @carterevans7191
    @carterevans7191 3 года назад

    What kind of gun we're you using

  • @bob1323
    @bob1323 3 года назад

    How do they get power?

    • @AlexHibbertOriginals
      @AlexHibbertOriginals  3 года назад

      Central supply from a diesel generator in Qaanaaq. In the small settlements, small generators - although I think Siorapaluk and Qeqertat now have power.

  • @janneaalto3956
    @janneaalto3956 3 года назад

    Documentary about how your parents went to school as told by them.

  • @SirLuke226
    @SirLuke226 3 года назад

    #davethedog

  • @markv3288
    @markv3288 3 года назад

    Guns how American of you lol