Igor, I did get a sense that meditation was very important to you. As a viewer from the onset of Alone, you have been one of the few who finds value in it. Yes, we were rooting for you. Some home viewers, like myself, look up everyone’s 10 items and what production allows outside of that. We want to get a sense of each participant. We do understand that each site has challenges and some sites tend to work better than others. I do hope you get another shot. You were an inspiration, always smiling, upbeat and you learned so much from your experience. I could tell that those logs for your shelter were big! Glad you did the post show interview with BR! Keep studying your craft, fine tune it. If it’s meant to be, we will see you again! Good luck
Igor, I too loved your reverence for the land and life. So sorry we didn't get to see the meditation as a daily practice you synched up with others on. I like that idea and you sharing how the physical and spiritual are so connected. Loved how your best and worst gear may have been the saw. Wonderful interview Woniya, I appreciate you sharing it with us. I watch a few Alone channels and yours is my favorite. 💗
Thank you so much for sharing this interview with Igor. I felt so badly for him when he had to tap, but he shouldn't be ashamed bc he gave it his best effort.
Woniya, this is a really nice feature of your channel, so thanks for bringing this to non Patreon members. You are such a natural and we enjoy anything you do. Take good care and keep doing your thing. Would you ever go back on alone?
That's so exciting, gonna be awesome to see you get another round, really enjoyed the interview, great engaging questions,you are a natural at it I believe cause your really passionate about the subject, thank you
"...Your journey had so much depth to it...": Right, Waniya! So does your interview together. Serious questions; serious answers. I appreciate getting to know more and relevant information about this season's participants.
@@MichaelW969 the timing of the current season won't be influenced by the coming season, it's the same number of episodes as most other seasons. They ALWAYS skip huge chunks of days towards the end of the seasons though, presumably because there are usually less people out there and less to show
This was a truly wonderful episode! Thank you so much for making this interview happen, asking such good questions and making it available for the rest of us. I wonder how his experience would have been different if he had another location? I guess the luck of the draw is one aspect that makes the Alone show so unique. Cheers from Alaska
Great interview and as always helps viewers of the show understand some of the decisions and choices contestants make. I still can’t fathom why some participants are super savvy with many of the aspects of wilderness survival science while others, even sometimes experienced woodsman and woodswoman, make so many mistakes that mitigate against winning. While the editing can and does drive a narrative that often highlights ineptness to a degree, with the thousands who apply to be on the show, I just expect more from the contestants some seasons. I hate sounding negative especially as online comments can really hurt those involved, so I suppose I need to mellow out, accept that there is a variety of competencies extant, different spots are a win and loose lottery, and enjoy the show as it is what it is. I also truly think some of the contestants like Igor are interesting people and I’d like to have seen him on the show longer, if that makes sense. And at the end of it all, its not all about the contestant’s skills and aptitudes, as selective editing really drives our perceptions and levels of empathy. That issue rests solely on the producers.
Thank you so much for making this public! I would love to support you by being a Patreon, unfortunately my Social Security budget just doesn't allow that. I just love Igor, he has such a great smile & seems like he'd be a wonderful friend ❤️ I do hope he gets another opportunity, I'd be watching for sure!
8:53 love how you teased a "comeback" alone opportunity when we know now you've done just that and... im just gonna go out on a limb and say this subtle editing, how much knowledge you been dropping on northern Canadian wildlife and natural history... it's a choice hehe & a good one 😊
Alone-Frozen is coming. I can't wait to see the 10 items. Snow saw, snow shovel, thermal space blanket. mukluks, snowshoes/ trekking poles? The show crew to be introduced in the future and I hopefully will be soon! Congrats to you.
Question: Generally speaking, should one build a basic base camp shelter at or immediately around the drop off location and then later if need be create another base camp at a more favorable location?
And another question: Should one utilize more of hunting blind tactics instead of wasting calories wandering through the wilderness and/or walking trap lines possibly numerous times a day without possibly gaining any calories?
There are no should out there, everything is totally situation dependent. Building 2 base camps is a big effort and waste of calories, so workout a really good reason, not a great strategy
cool interview. One of the issues I have with the producers is the sociopathic avoidance of showing anything resembling thriving. Not showing folks chowdering down on bunch berries is just one example. What they do not seem to understand is that we (fans) are into the entire experience, not just the endlessly contrived drama that permeates all "reality" shows. It cheapens Alone and denies fans the full viewing pleasure. I love seeing the projects, but hate that the producers are just obsessed with close ups, bad singing, bad poetry, dirty teeth, etc. No dis on participants, we know the field producers harangue y'all to do silly stuffs. Less contrived drama please and more survival tactics and activity. ....and please, no more whining about missing ones kids, wife, GF, BF, Husband, yawn, don't care, don't care, don't care. Sorry nowhere to really vent this stuff but with you, clay and jordan. Keep up the good work W!
I totally agree about the editing and how much better the show would be if they focused on the survival skills instwaf of drama and silly antics! I was horrified that they showed me talking about smoked hair as a fashion statement but not showing me tan hides, harvest willow and weave baskets, etc, on Season 6. I will say though that the isolation and loneliness are very real factors and you never know how I tense it will be for you u til you're out there. I had zero loneliness on Season 6 and massive loneliness on my more recent solo adventure. Until you've been totally isolated and starving for weeks or months, try not to judge folks for the emotions that come through in those situations!
The “whining” is a big part of the show. To me the psychological aspect of the show is just as important and as interesting as all the survival tactics. It’s called Alone for a reason.
fair and to each their own. clearly i disagree. Besides this obvious affect of loneliness in doing a solo stint has been explored ad infinitum, and honestly with very little new insights past the first couple seasons. I'm generally mot interested in anyones "whining" about anything, particularly the tired and the obvious. I think many participants and fans feel as I do, disappointment in lowest common denominator assemblage by the showrunners. More survival - far less drama.
@@Dystopian63 , it sounds like you really just don’t like the show. Personally, I’m not interested in watching someone tan a hide but I love learning what drives a person to succeed or tap out. I really love this show.
why dont contestants make more tools or weapons. Is there rules or guides that prevent this. Ive seen some minor tools made but nothing major, no hammers or clubs, no spears or homemade arrows.
They might be. Remember you are seeing less than 1% of their time out there. I made all kinds of things they never showed in the program, including a club I took on my trap line and sometimes had to use, a digging stick, wedges, sling shot, and much more
@@BuckskinRevolution thats exactly what I was asking, thanks, i for the life of me couldnt understand why no one would begin making things to make their stay easier or more productive
I'm pretty sure I saw a spear made once to fend off a wolf pack that was taking too much interest in a contestant, clubs and modified axes are pretty common as well as traps but I don't think even the best craftsman would mess about with home made arrows as they are too much of a precision instrument to be building in the wilderness and if they don't fly right then you are losing your food!
He's 6'6" !! He must be used to being as big and strong as a mountain and likely thought a log cabin was totally doable, like no problem for him. He didn't realize what it would feel like to be weak as a kitten. His body just needs so much more food just to get outta bed. Someone that size was not going to build a cabin eating berries.
It must be hard for a lot of those contestants, they are obviously all very active people and the idea of slowing down and working efficiently must be hard to adjust to but it's critical to survival as everyone I've ever seen that rushes around trying to constantly work ends up burning out and starving.
So many of These people have no idea how to go about things , look at the time and energy he used to build his redicolous cabin with these huge logs its something only a fool would do , he pissed and moaned about being hungry but done pretty much nothing to help himself out to get food , he failed before he even started because he had no realistic plan to feed himself and build a shelter and there for he failed big time
Igor, I did get a sense that meditation was very important to you. As a viewer from the onset of Alone, you have been one of the few who finds value in it. Yes, we were rooting for you. Some home viewers, like myself, look up everyone’s 10 items and what production allows outside of that. We want to get a sense of each participant. We do understand that each site has challenges and some sites tend to work better than others. I do hope you get another shot. You were an inspiration, always smiling, upbeat and you learned so much from your experience. I could tell that those logs for your shelter were big! Glad you did the post show interview with BR! Keep studying your craft, fine tune it. If it’s meant to be, we will see you again! Good luck
Igor inspired me too - don't overstretch yourself lifting giant logs when ones a quarter of the size would do exactly the same job.
Congrats on Frozen! So glad to see you cast. I was thrilled to see Callie, Mark, everyone.
I hope you all had a great experience.
Igor, I too loved your reverence for the land and life. So sorry we didn't get to see the meditation as a daily practice you synched up with others on. I like that idea and you sharing how the physical and spiritual are so connected. Loved how your best and worst gear may have been the saw. Wonderful interview Woniya, I appreciate you sharing it with us. I watch a few Alone channels and yours is my favorite. 💗
what a great chance to participate again...congratulations on a new chapter of Alone...we're ready for August
Thank you so much for sharing this interview with Igor. I felt so badly for him when he had to tap, but he shouldn't be ashamed bc he gave it his best effort.
Woniya, this is a really nice feature of your channel, so thanks for bringing this to non Patreon members. You are such a natural and we enjoy anything you do. Take good care and keep doing your thing. Would you ever go back on alone?
Thanks Jerry, as a matter of fact yes, I did! The new season was just announced yesterday and premieres August 11!
That's so exciting, gonna be awesome to see you get another round, really enjoyed the interview, great engaging questions,you are a natural at it I believe cause your really passionate about the subject, thank you
@@sherryjohnson3804 that is definitely true, it is a passion for sure! Thanks Sherry!
"...Your journey had so much depth to it...": Right, Waniya! So does your interview together. Serious questions; serious answers. I appreciate getting to know more and relevant information about this season's participants.
Thanks for bringing us more of dishy Igor!
Excellent interview, you both are great people. Thanks for putting this out.
This is a great interview to see , nice.
I believe I just saw your pretty smile on a new Alone series which begins next week!!!!!!! I cant wait! Ill sure be pulling for ya!
Best month actually, but yep, that's me! The secret is out!
@@BuckskinRevolution Thank you. I do hope they dont rush through this season and skip a bunch of days just to end it by August 11th.
@@MichaelW969 the timing of the current season won't be influenced by the coming season, it's the same number of episodes as most other seasons. They ALWAYS skip huge chunks of days towards the end of the seasons though, presumably because there are usually less people out there and less to show
This was a truly wonderful episode! Thank you so much for making this interview happen, asking such good questions and making it available for the rest of us.
I wonder how his experience would have been different if he had another location? I guess the luck of the draw is one aspect that makes the Alone show so unique.
Cheers from Alaska
Congrats on Frozen, I can't wait to watch it!
Such a great interview!
Great interview and as always helps viewers of the show understand some of the decisions and choices contestants make. I still can’t fathom why some participants are super savvy with many of the aspects of wilderness survival science while others, even sometimes experienced woodsman and woodswoman, make so many mistakes that mitigate against winning. While the editing can and does drive a narrative that often highlights ineptness to a degree, with the thousands who apply to be on the show, I just expect more from the contestants some seasons. I hate sounding negative especially as online comments can really hurt those involved, so I suppose I need to mellow out, accept that there is a variety of competencies extant, different spots are a win and loose lottery, and enjoy the show as it is what it is. I also truly think some of the contestants like Igor are interesting people and I’d like to have seen him on the show longer, if that makes sense. And at the end of it all, its not all about the contestant’s skills and aptitudes, as selective editing really drives our perceptions and levels of empathy. That issue rests solely on the producers.
Thank you so much for making this public! I would love to support you by being a Patreon, unfortunately my Social Security budget just doesn't allow that.
I just love Igor, he has such a great smile & seems like he'd be a wonderful friend ❤️ I do hope he gets another opportunity, I'd be watching for sure!
8:53 love how you teased a "comeback" alone opportunity when we know now you've done just that and... im just gonna go out on a limb and say this subtle editing, how much knowledge you been dropping on northern Canadian wildlife and natural history... it's a choice hehe & a good one 😊
;)
Wow! Great interview w an in season contestant
Very cool interview
Alone-Frozen is coming. I can't wait to see the 10 items. Snow saw, snow shovel, thermal space blanket. mukluks, snowshoes/ trekking poles? The show crew to be introduced in the future and I hopefully will be soon! Congrats to you.
Most of those weren't options! The list to choose from was basically the same as a normal season
@@BuckskinRevolution The show needed to use the contestants survival experience to up the gear list. Wow a snow shovel...way too high tech!
Question: Generally speaking, should one build a basic base camp shelter at or immediately around the drop off location and then later if need be create another base camp at a more favorable location?
And another question: Should one utilize more of hunting blind tactics instead of wasting calories wandering through the wilderness and/or walking trap lines possibly numerous times a day without possibly gaining any calories?
There are no should out there, everything is totally situation dependent. Building 2 base camps is a big effort and waste of calories, so workout a really good reason, not a great strategy
@@BuckskinRevolution But yet also, don't some people wander around for days looking for the perfect base camp spot that doesn't exist for them?
Just have to say that Igor is one gorgeous looking man! Reminds me of Omar Sherif.❤
Did the hunter guy really win?
cool interview. One of the issues I have with the producers is the sociopathic avoidance of showing anything resembling thriving. Not showing folks chowdering down on bunch berries is just one example. What they do not seem to understand is that we (fans) are into the entire experience, not just the endlessly contrived drama that permeates all "reality" shows. It cheapens Alone and denies fans the full viewing pleasure. I love seeing the projects, but hate that the producers are just obsessed with close ups, bad singing, bad poetry, dirty teeth, etc. No dis on participants, we know the field producers harangue y'all to do silly stuffs. Less contrived drama please and more survival tactics and activity. ....and please, no more whining about missing ones kids, wife, GF, BF, Husband, yawn, don't care, don't care, don't care. Sorry nowhere to really vent this stuff but with you, clay and jordan. Keep up the good work W!
I totally agree about the editing and how much better the show would be if they focused on the survival skills instwaf of drama and silly antics! I was horrified that they showed me talking about smoked hair as a fashion statement but not showing me tan hides, harvest willow and weave baskets, etc, on Season 6. I will say though that the isolation and loneliness are very real factors and you never know how I tense it will be for you u til you're out there. I had zero loneliness on Season 6 and massive loneliness on my more recent solo adventure. Until you've been totally isolated and starving for weeks or months, try not to judge folks for the emotions that come through in those situations!
The “whining” is a big part of the show. To me the psychological aspect of the show is just as important and as interesting as all the survival tactics. It’s called Alone for a reason.
fair and to each their own. clearly i disagree. Besides this obvious affect of loneliness in doing a solo stint has been explored ad infinitum, and honestly with very little new insights past the first couple seasons. I'm generally mot interested in anyones "whining" about anything, particularly the tired and the obvious. I think many participants and fans feel as I do, disappointment in lowest common denominator assemblage by the showrunners. More survival - far less drama.
@@Dystopian63 , it sounds like you really just don’t like the show. Personally, I’m not interested in watching someone tan a hide but I love learning what drives a person to succeed or tap out. I really love this show.
why dont contestants make more tools or weapons. Is there rules or guides that prevent this. Ive seen some minor tools made but nothing major, no hammers or clubs, no spears or homemade arrows.
They might be. Remember you are seeing less than 1% of their time out there. I made all kinds of things they never showed in the program, including a club I took on my trap line and sometimes had to use, a digging stick, wedges, sling shot, and much more
@@BuckskinRevolution thats exactly what I was asking, thanks, i for the life of me couldnt understand why no one would begin making things to make their stay easier or more productive
I'm pretty sure I saw a spear made once to fend off a wolf pack that was taking too much interest in a contestant, clubs and modified axes are pretty common as well as traps but I don't think even the best craftsman would mess about with home made arrows as they are too much of a precision instrument to be building in the wilderness and if they don't fly right then you are losing your food!
He's 6'6" !! He must be used to being as big and strong as a mountain and likely thought a log cabin was totally doable, like no problem for him. He didn't realize what it would feel like to be weak as a kitten. His body just needs so much more food just to get outta bed. Someone that size was not going to build a cabin eating berries.
It must be hard for a lot of those contestants, they are obviously all very active people and the idea of slowing down and working efficiently must be hard to adjust to but it's critical to survival as everyone I've ever seen that rushes around trying to constantly work ends up burning out and starving.
What happened with your heart scare your palpitations
We need the next episode review! You’re almost a week late lol
Yep, I was out backpacking. I filmed it yesterday and plan to edit it today
So many of These people have no idea how to go about things , look at the time and energy he used to build his redicolous cabin with these huge logs its something only a fool would do , he pissed and moaned about being hungry but done pretty much nothing to help himself out to get food , he failed before he even started because he had no realistic plan to feed himself and build a shelter and there for he failed big time