Never heard of this guy before so I was intrigued by the whole story and done some research...so basically the guy wasn't happy with his 24/7 life, job, mortgage and decided to go to Alaska 'on his own' just to test his skill....leaving his wife/Gf and two wee kids in Scotland - for a year, maybe he wasn't happy with that either? Who knows...and then he returns to his life after that year?anything changed after that stunt? Oh yeah, he earned some £ after selling the footage and releasing the book.
Locals helped him build the cabin and helped him with few other things too, there was a camera crew there too and a satellite phone, internet connection.
got mixed feelings about this, really surprised that no-one mentions the above.
regards,
Simon