Yukon - by Canoe to the Bering Sea - Live Reportage by and with Dirk Rohrbach

The Yukon myth.
Few rivers embody wilderness and adventure quite like the Yukon. Stretching over 3,000 kilometres through the solitude of northern taiga and tundra, the Yukon has captivated explorers for generations. Over a century ago, gold seekers followed its course to the Klondike in Canada. In Alaska, the Yukon is the lifeline for indigenous villages accessible only by water. It flows through pristine, sparsely inhabited wilderness where bears, moose, and eagles make their home.

Photographer and author Dirk Rohrbach sets out to encounter this myth firsthand.
Travelling in a handmade birch-bark canoe, he journeys three times from the source lakes to the Bering Sea - roughly 10,000 kilometres across Canada and Alaska. Along the way, he meets hunters, fishermen, and those who have left civilization behind, speaks with chiefs and trappers, and shares meals of caribou, moose, and freshly caught salmon with local residents.
In this new live reportage, Dirk Rohrbach combines stunning photographs and spectacular film footage from the Arte documentary to tell the story of an epic journey through a harsh, breathtaking, and majestic world.