Because Alaska is the country of extremes, and the English couple are not, but they wanted to live by the rules of those who deceived them. The property is located 100 miles away from the main road, situated on top of the Ose Mountain. View listing photos, review sales history, and use our detailed real estate filters to find the perfect place. During the show, six British couples went through a series of challenges in hopes of winning a large homestead in Alaska. Since season one ended, there have been many viewers eagerly awaiting a second season. 2012-2023 On Secret Hunt - All Rights Reserved Rena married Duane Ose and moved with him to Ose Mountain, where together they built their log home with their own hands. This will make a fantastic movie one day, but in the meantime I implore Rena to come to Duane in his dreams to kick his ass and wake him up, while she also goes to Ellie-mae (scumbag who should be charged with Elder Abuse) dreams and torments her to go back from whence she came! Emily Padfield and Mark Warner won the reality show, but during the pandemic of 2020, all efforts to continue the legacy were halted. Ellie White who died and went to heaven.. They sold it to the BBC who then made the program and the give away. What I sat down on looked like a big sofa, but it was a moss-covered, sponge-like mound. Robin you didnt read the article at all. Portrayed in BBCs Win the Wilderness (2020), Ose Mountain is a picturesque homestead location. Not long after that, the two reported on Duanes Facebook page that they had married. You are doing the right thing. The answer is actually pretty simple: Win the Wilderness was created by a British production company. So we first built a hillside dugout.. I pray for them and Duane and hope this can be resolved. At this time of year, the sun doesnt set, so there was constant daylight for the duration of filming. Mosquitoes love the lowlands. We only care here because he is an ALASKAN! From podcasts, It's easy to be envious of folks that go on game shows and win big, If you want the short and rather childish answer, horror movies don't win Oscars that. And since the show was supposedly filmed in May 2019, one question that a lot of people have is, was the couple able to make their relationship work or did they break up during or after the filming? Who could possibly care other than the principals? Any updates on this story? . In one of several Facebook posts, Ose or someone writing on his page new claims he was abandoned in the wilderness by the helicopter pilot who flew Ose and new wife, Ellie Mae, to Oses old homestead near Minchumina Lake in mid-October. The State of Alaska currently has no homesteading program for its lands. That adventure ended with a U.S. Army helicopter rescuing the couple from the wilderness about 100 miles south of the Central Alaska city of Fairbanks and flying them to the hospital there. Find out about the production process from casting to filming and more. I dont about the living the dream part. All indications are that the 78-year-old Duane Ose has left the state and given up on his attempt to reclaim the remote Alaska home he sold as part of a reality TV deal with a British film company. What happened to Chris and Tina from win the wilderness? The pilot summoned rescuers and a U.S. Army helicopter from Fairbanks eventually arrived to pick up both Duane and Ellie May and deliver them to Fairbanks Memorial Hospital. Well said, watching the reality show Mark and Emiley should be in that cabin. Plus we have water, wild game, plenty of big trees for shelter.. We knew how to treat our water. We had musk oil and Bens 100 mosquito repellent. Another post on Riberas Facebook page would clearly appear to have been meant for Duanes page: Keep the prayers coming my brothers, it says. Back in September, Hansen said, her father packed up his apartment(and) put all his stuff in his car that is parked at a friends house., She is expecting he will eventually show up to claim those possessions. Camille has a master's degree from Saint Joseph University's Writing Studies program, and she currently works as the Writing Center Assistant Director at a small university in western Pennsylvania. That cost originated way back in 1862 with the original designation of the Homestead Act passed by the United States Congress.. There has been no display of thanks from either of them which Duanes old Fairbanks friend Peggy Billingsley, among others, finds hard to fathom. Two. The recent religious posts on Duanes Facebook page are not posts that he would personally write. Having come to respect Duane for his noteworthy achievements as an Alaskan Mountain-Man, I know his Story to be of interest to his many friends family included. If Duane is legally married, regardless of what the state or family thinks, this soap opera case is closed. The pilots who fly them are not normally in the business of cabin maintenance. So with my 15-year-old son, Dan, we flew to an airport adjacent to Lake Minchumina which used to be an airfield when the U.S. was ferrying bombers to Russia in WWII. The answer is simply that it was a British production company that picked up the show and hence resulted in British contestants, they wrote. Sorry But the 2 prior commentators simply dont get it. I mean, impossible right? Six British couples were selected to compete for ownership of Ose Mountain in Alaska, a three-storey log cabin built up from the ground by Duane and Rena Ose. Duane and Ellie Mae were then squatting in the three-story house Duane and his late wife, Rena, sold to a British couple as part of a 2019 reality TV deal. I enjoy helping people worry less and focus on enjoying their lives using my practical prepping advice. So that day we filled both our canteens with mossy water. Over the course of the four-week challenge, they chowed down bear meat stew and plunged into freezing water, the outlet reported. Duane Ose enlisted in the Army in 1964 spending three years in Korea as a U.S. Army engineer. He fell in love with the Alaskan wilderness on a trip, and didnt turn back. Rena would have kicked both their asses. Camille's writing has been published on several websites, and she enjoys writing articles and short stories in her spare time. The surrounding country is no more developed or friendlier today than it was then. 2023 FAQS Clear - All Rights Reserved Carol is Duanes daughter Carol Hansen. Six couples are taken to a remote location in the Alaskan wilderness, where they meet the owners of the property they are competing for Duane and Rena Ose. He and Rena were paid six figures, Hansen said. Some of these comments are unbelievable! In 2019, Ose and his wife Rema came down from their home on what he called Ose Mountain after living off-the-grid together for nearly three decades. Like sobbed for the Oses as they were handing the keys and heading out. Other old friends of Duane who saw him on the streets of Fairbanks said the once tough as nails Alaska Bushrat is now so frail he appears to be teetering on the edge of death. After a successful first run on BBC Two back in January 2020, Win the Wilderness: Alaska now has gained a global Just months after arriving there, 76-year-old Rena died due to complications from heart surgery. Mark is also busy helping his twin 23-year-old sons learn the ropes of his farm business so that he can pass on the legacy to them, just like it was passed on to him when he was fifteen. This was back in May 2019. Duane Ose still lives in Redwood Falls. Those first couple of years, Duane Ose built his base with friends and his sons from his first marriage. The area is now heading into the season when temperatures sometimes drop to 50-degrees below zero and a mountain of firewood is needed to keep warm a cabin far removed from the luxuries of electricity and running water. The two newlyweds drove to Alaska separately in their own cars and subsequently took a floatplane, each driving their own car. Apparently, Duane is currently working on another book about life in Alaska. Use 1 gallon OSE II for every 50 gallons of hydrocarbons. After 16 days of strenuous hiking, Duane and Dan Ose reached the spot Duane had identified on his map as his claim site. COVID-19 pandemic restrictions prevented her from going into the hospital to see what was going on, and so she flew back to Minnesota. Duane is 78 years of age with a left eye patch. Unlike most states, Alaska does not impose an acreage limit for homestead exemptions. All the best shorelines had already been claimed. Homesteading ended on all federal lands on October 21, 1986. But as Win the Wilderness has aired around the world, many questions have been raised about the series. If youve ever wondered how the contestants for Win the Wilderness were chosen, the answer is much less glamorous than you might have imagined. She remains hopeful Alaska authorities will do something, but there appears little hope of that. In an effort to take back the homestead, Ose and his new, younger wife Elie-Mae Blair (aka Ellie White and Eleanor Ribera) squatted in the cabin on the slopes of what Duane calls Ose Mountain in one of the remotest corners of the state in October. At the time, Ose was believed to have fallen and broken his back, but his injuries turned out to be a bladder infection and dehydration. Tagged as: alaska, British, Carol Hansen, Duane Ose, Eleanor Ribera, Ellie White, Ellie-Mae Blair, fairbanks, Minnesota, missing, New York Post, old man, Ose Mountain, pandemic, police department, Rena, Win the Wilderness, craigmedred.news is committed to Alaska-related news, commentary and entertainment. He lost sight in one eye when his first wife, inebriated, pulled out a rifle and fired it. As a result, all of the contestants had to be issued a Visa so that they could film in the United States. The last time the family saw Duane was in a video Blair/White/Ribera sent them about three weeks ago. View all posts by craigmedred. The saga of Ose Mountain appears to be over. I squeeze and moisture dripped. But then Rena, 76, died in May after a heart operation and the next month, her 78-year-old widower began a new relationship, according to the couple. The reasons the couples are British is that the only network which was willing to pick up the show was the BBC. Open a GoFundMe page. In the United Kingdom, the show is broadcast on BBC Two under the title Win the Wilderness: Alaska. The couple had decided, largely out of concerns for their health, that they needed to move back to more populated areas. Thick underbrush blanketed the entire area, making gunfire nearly useless. you can contact the editor directly at craigmedred@gmail.com. Billingsley said she watched the video and was dismayed. Today she messaged that she hadnt heard from anyone that knows him or would drive them. It is axiomatic that your priorities mirror this; focused first on construction, then the FF&E, But that was our solution for that rather perilous experience.. right??. >>>>If it is less then $200,000 it is worth every penny to have Ellie around. With idealism bordering on purism, Duane Ose and Rema made some incredibly tough choices to build Ose Mountain. Alaska law requires that protective services not interfere with the elderly or disabled adults who are capable of caring for themselves. evil demon haters taking from the scripture I want to do.. from writing sermons and words of encouragement to others.. to try to save as many as we can. But your walls are better. Duane and Rena build Ose Mountain. The childhood sweethearts are now married! Four years after Duane had found the location for Ose Mountain, he met his wife-to-be Rena in a grocery store. The contestants are made aware of the legal intricacies before the show begins. After three decades spent more than 100 miles from the nearest road, the Oses were looking to move back to a world of flushing toilets, grocery stores and, with their advancing years, accessible medical facilities. A true testament to human ingenuity, purpose, and survivalism in a classic homestead journey. Sheesh!! It would make most sense for Duane to have lost his eye considering that he wears the patch. He has ignored reason and sound counsel from friends and family and has to take responsibility for dishonoring Renas memory.. In the depths of Alaska, 100 miles from the nearest road, six British couples risk it all to win an extraordinary wilderness home. He and Rena were paid six figures, Hansen said. According to The Indie Projects, Duane was shot at close range by his ex-wife in the eye, and the bullet is still in his head.. sort by. Based on Mark and Emily instagram posts they are still on their sheep farm. The New York Post version of a strange and twisted Alaska story. I picked up every folder, brochure, even $20 for a high altitude black and white photo of this Lake Minchumina area. In addition to being in the middle of nowhere, Ose Mountain is also completely off the grid. TwoFour, the shows production team, pitched the series to multiple American networks, but none picked it up. Since spring is an important and busy time for them on their sheep and lamb farm, the couple had headed back to their homeland. This is when, in the Senior Perspective interview retelling the story of coming to Ose Mountain, Rema laughs, Well it was what it was.a dugout in a hillside. Long live Duane. The State of Alaska currently has no homesteading program for its lands. Although the premise of the show may have seemed a little strange, it quickly became a hit in both the United States and the United Kingdom. Duane later decided he was swindled out of the house and made a decision to move back into the cabin in the belief he and Ellie Mae could in that way reclaim it. Duane and Rena Ose moved to the city and to their new-life in September of 2019, after successfully passing on Ose Mountains legacy. Amber Rae Ose is married to a son of Duanes brother and has helped Duane out in the past. She mentioned she liked the cold. Ose Mountain, Alaska The property that the contestants fight for is located on Ose Mountain. Unfortunately, Rema Ose passed away later on May 14th, 2022. Their grit on the show paid off and they were chosen by its owners, Duane and Rena Ose, to take over the three-story home without running water. Duane lost his eye when she drunkenly pulled out a rifle and fired. Fortunately, they say that they have friends in Alaska that are looking after Ose Mountain while they are away and are in constant touch with them to know everything that has been happening. it is dedicated to the idea that if everyone is thinking alike, someone is not thinking. We've received your submission. Thats what makes this story very interesting. No contact has been made in weeks.. On it, there are comments and hearsay on unofficial reports of the Ose Mountain title deed to return to Duane Ose by Mark and Emily. Home | About | Contact | Copyright | Privacy | Cookie Policy | Terms & Conditions | Sitemap. As its website notes, Adult Protective Services helps to prevent or stop harm from occurring to vulnerable adults. The winners of Win the Wilderness do actually win the Ose Mountain property as a reward. Enter your email address to follow Craigmedred.news and receive notifications of new stories by email. They are the victims here. The temperature in Fairbanks dropped to minus-26 this morning. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, Mark and Emily are currently not on Ose Mountain in Alaska but are stuck in England. Thanks. Not a word about any of them. But because of the coronavirus pandemic, they have been unable to return to Alaska to lay physical claim to the property, which legally belongs to them. Your email address will not be published. It is called global warming for a reason. To us outsiders anyway. Why is he asking for money when he got a 6 figure sum for making the program? I could see tremendous expansion opportunities for this beautiful country, but I just wanted the wilderness experience. said Duane Ose. Today, the Oses live in a small city called Redwood Falls in Minnesota. The childhood sweethearts are now married! Two 30,000 acres had been opened up with one of these areas called the Lake Minchumina Land Settlement Area. But I didnt want a lakeshore claim. In 2019, Ose and his wife Rena came down from their home on what he called Ose Mountain after living off of the grid together for nearly three decades. Alaskan Wilderness Adventure: Book 1. by. From casting British couples to filming on location. She was thought to have somehow injured her ankle and/or hip. A strange love story. Fairbanks Police Department is asking for the publics assistance in helping locate Duane Arthur Ose. The family turned to Alaska Adult Protective Services for help when Duane was still in the state. right??. Where Are Mark and Emily Now? After all, they would have to locate a new competition and prize, which could be more trouble than its worth, considering the issues they had with the prize after season one. Temperatures at Lake Minchumina were already dipping near 20 degrees below zero this weeks as Alaska heads toward what could be an old-fashioned winter. I reached down an arms length into that moss sponge and came up with a handful of wet, whitish-looking moss. Where else in the world does claimable land exist? [The mosquitoes]came on like a horde. No. Stay five years continuously before receiving the title to the land. 2023 GRV Media Ltd. All Rights Reserved. It grew on me rather suddenly. I didnt want to build on stilts., The next day I found my way into the Federal Land Office in Anchorage, specifically the BLM (Bureau of Land Management). With an 80-pound backpack on Dan and a 100-pound pack on me, we started the hike to stake out our claim. After service, he returned home and started his own company selling and delivering concrete.