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If you constantly work on yourself and remain focused, there is no time to worry and talk about other people. This is gold advise

I'm reminded of a day in 97 when I watched dag crawl from the saloon to his cross country skis. He couldn't stand up he was so wasted and couldn't put on his skis. A young couple came over and helped him balance long enough to clip in and boom! Off like a shot, gliding away lol. I laughed so hard I nearly choked on my burger. The guy was always a riot to watch.

If you really want to see a documentary about the “ most elusive man in North America” watch Alone in the Wilderness about Dick Proenneke. He returned from Vietnam, and was kinda over everyone, and lived alone in a cabin in Alaska up into his 80s. He had one friend who brought supplies via bush plane every 3 months. The documentary doesn’t go into great detail about his philosophical discoveries, but follows his journal about how he was able to do what he did.

Dag says, "I can't have a bad death. I've lived a full life, I didn't sit it out in front of a TV." And here I sit in front of a video monitor admiring Dag, wanting to be more like him. Now in my 60's I'm certainly headed in the same direction as this kindred spirit.

Hey, thanks guys. I haven't seen Daag since '73 and never forgot him. A true legend.

"To me, there is no age.. it's just life.." How true, and simple, yet profound, these words are. And the sad thing is, many will hear them, and forget them shortly after.

A man living his life on his own terms- screw what society 'tells' you how you should be living your life. If only the rest of us had the balls to do this...

I really enjoy watching these old dogs out there living life on their own terms. Much Respect !!

I give the man a thumbs up..live the life you want to. Period.

This man is what men use to be, self reliant and self sufficient. It is an indictment of our precious technology that we have lost our do it yourself pride and sense of self worth!!!

My uncle's friend was doing some photography with Dag, and I had the pleasure of meeting him on a couple occasions. He's a very wise and spiritual man based on talking to him.

Tip my hat to you Dag! I am 75 and I have done some stuff too. Loved every minute. My body is resisting the most difficult things I once did but my list this year will beat most 29 year olds. True, age doesn't matter , it is what your body can still do. What your mind can still do! I hate pulling back but I never want to be carried out.

The joy to be free to live a simple life, to be able to walk away from real or self inflicted responsibility to embrace the life you really want, one day I hope I have the joy of finding that inner balance and peace.

Truly, the most elusive men are never known.

"I have a full life to look back on because I didn't spend it in front of a tv." ~The most elusive man. That's the biggest piece of advice out of a statement ever said. Soak it up.

My favourite KZfaq video. Dag is very inspiring to me, living his own life, a lot of people won’t get him (see all the comments below 👇🏻) but that’s ok, you don’t have to get him. But everyone who watches this video can relate to at least one thing he says. I’d love to have a beer and sit around a camp fire for a few hours with Dag and listen to some of his wisdom, A-men to you brother 😎🚌

That's it? I felt I was watching a trailer, this leaves me with more questions than answers.

The irony of making a video to entertain when the purpose of this video is to live your life and avoid such distractions is not lost.

I live in Vernon, Silver Star and the wilderness are well known to me. I understand him, the wild beautiful energy can connect a person so profoundly to nature we become quite hermit like.

most elusive guy on earth, they spend weeks looking him in the woods. he was in the bar the whole time. XD

I grew up seeing him and talking with him he is an amazing man glad to see he is still doing well and exactly the same thing haha

It has been said by others but I will say it also: Great subject, abysmal documenting. 8 minutes into a 14 minute documentary is when the subject is finally revealed?! The majority of the documentary was not of the subject but rather the filmmakers' adventures talking to locals... which is pretty piss-poor if it took them a few weeks in Vernon to finally contact a local reporter who has written articles on the subject. The whole documentary seems like the directors just said, "Lets see if we can lazily find someone, record our vacation and then go home as soon as we find them," and of course not bother to actually get much documented except for maybe 3 quotes of substance and nothing more. This should have been much more substantial as Dag is getting quite old. Rather than focus on on the 'why he is up there' they should have focused at least on the 'how'. It may be selfish of others to ask him to share more of his life, but in a world where kids are glued to tablets, he is a source of inspiration.

Never die easy Dag keep on running brother. Amazing

If you are interested in learning more about Dag's life, get the book "Outsider" by Brett Popplewell. I just finished it and it was fascinating story. Just watching this video for the first time I can see his right shoulder is bulging where he dislocated it and walked out of the hospital because the Dr wanted to charge him $5000, since he allowed his medical card to expire once he moved into the bus and started his hermit way of life.

Most elusive? He lived in a bus on Dave's place for years and now in a shack a bit further up the hill. If you want to find him check the saloon.

“We can’t help but see the smoke as a symbol for Dag’s elusiveness” 😂😂 U know these guys are sitting around in skinny jeans, smelling their own farts

as someone intelligently pointed out below, this doc starts at the 8-minute mark. guy is a legend

Dag is about 80 now. Wonder how he's doing. I watched this again now since it aired 4 years ago. I was definitely worth a second watch.

Why did you have to search for him for weeks if that journalist woman knows right where he lives? Why not start by "searching" there? Also, he is the "most elusive" man in North America, and yet he has a "favorite bar"? This all seems like hollow melodrama.

I would imagine " The Most Elusive Man in North America " (whoever that might be) is even less known than this man.

This man is amazing! Everyone should aspire to find that kind of inner peace and confidence. Truly spectacular human being! TII

A year ago I watched this documentary/video and my thoughts connected with Dag's. It changed the way I now approach my life. Thank you for making this. Thank you.

10:05 I thought he was in pretty good shape, until I learned that he's only 32.

The footage quality was great. Loved the drone work. I would've liked to see the inside of the bus or get some backstory on Dag to understand what led him to such solitude. Enjoyed it.

I haven't enjoyed a video as much for ages! A wee gem and beautifully made - thank you all for sharing a snippet of this amazing individual.

Not as elusive as the love of my life..

Ah....just a suggestion: The most elusive man in North America is gonna be some guy nobody has even HEARD of -- rather than an apparent "well known" hermit like this.

I am glad *he found his happiness* in the woods. It seems that he loves running the woods very much. To the point that he skips recovery days.

Imagine this guy and Wim Hof in the same room.

My husband and son took a trip to Hawaii a few years ago. Met a guy that lives in the bushes on the beach. Works a job, etc. Just loves living on the beach. In the bushes.

Wow! That first shot of Dag running up with a lantern on his head was powerful! Almost scary, or spooky should I say! Great job guys! 👍👍👍

The "most elusive man" has a favorite bar and sports club?

Im from Vernon, EVERYONE in the ski community and running community knew of DAG especially is you're a bit older. You couldn't drive up to silver star without seeing him jogging up the road lol. Its still a neat piece and if you go up to the ski hill check out brians ski shop!

Good for him. I'm sure more people would live their own perfect lives if we weren't so concerned about what society thinks and fitting in.

Interesting.. But narration is totally over self-indulgent and cringe worthy. Take step back on the over dramatisation

Fascinating subject, excellent use of music, brilliant editing and photography direction. One bit of constructive criticism for whoever wrote the narrator's lines: save your poetry for open mic night.

D.B. Cooper might disagree. If he's still alive

This was so AWESOME! THIS DUDE RULES. So inspiring!

A pretentious documentary about an unpretentious man.

What a beautiful man. Shame about the cheesy narrative. He speaks for himself. You didn't need to.

A truly inspiring video. Never too old! Love this guys attitude. I'm changed forever. THANKYOU for the effort to produce.

Rare is the person who truly wants this life, common is the person who thinks they do.

For some, they need the company of others. For me, I can travel to the Sylvania Recreational Area, near Watersmeet, Michigan, in early May, after the ice goes off the lakes. Two portages later I'm on Whitefish Lake, alone for two weeks. I fish, I cook, I tend the campfire. I make a sail using two paddles and my rain pullover to sail across the lake. I read books. I play my harmonica. The solitude restores my soul and I'm very contented.

This is an interesting subject matter but at times this film feels like a parody of itself that veers into intentional pretentiousness - too much floury narration, dramatic pauses that drag out the basic plot developments, aerial shots simply for the sake of visual poetry that doesn't compliment the material...

It is not important what people think of you. What is important is what you think of yourself.

It's amazing to see someone live sanely. Actual wisdom.

In such a short film, and with time and budget expended on the search for Dag Aabye, the few minutes of Dag, leaves me wanting to know more about this amazing human. I'd like to hear more about Charlotte Helston's interview with Dag and their friendship, for one. And Dag mentioned family - I would like to know more background and history about Dag's life. Actually, come to think about it, Dag Aabye's story would be quite interesting in a much longer video format.

This was very good. But the music and narration was too cheesy to my liking. Just too "cinematic". I was so pleased to hear Dag speak for the first time, without any meddling in the form of the weird background music or some "special effects" on his picture. Also, can you please enlarge the things that you had written and placed at the center of the video? It was very tiny and hard to read. Mostly the technical aspects of this creation were annoying to me. Otherwise, overall it's a good, informative and interesting video.

The voice of wisdom for those that will hear.

So inspiring ... this dude is more authentic and his message so real. I wish people were smart and sane like him.

This really motivated me to get outside and live my life. Tomorrow. Maybe. Probably not.

If he lives so remotely, how is he getting to town, buying food, staying clean? You know all the things that might have made this interesting. You know he's not doing all this on foot in a B.C. winter. So come clean - what's the real story, and I don't mean 8 minutes of chatting with the locals and 2 minutes of drone footage and a minute of titles and narration in a 14 minute piece.

This is what Forest GUMP would look like if he never stopped running.

13 minute Subaru commercial... Staring Dag the ageless recluses.

A 2 minute intro in a 14 minute video. That's about 15% of the runtime. Why you gotta be this way Atlantic?

Maybe I should be an investigative journalist, how long did it take you boys to find this elusive Dags? I would've waited for him at the start of the next 126 km race! Asked the crazy old coot where he lived! "Hey Dags! Where you live mate? Another case solved by the Jim Oyster

he must not be to elusive if you drove your Subaru right up to where he was

i get him, i so wish i could figure out how to be in a place like that. luck, being a man, money, something got him there ?? i would love it, been living rough for ten years and around people and in society that could care less any more for fellow human beings. be better off like this.

Don't watch this on a phone. Words are incredibly small.

the "documentary" was 90% filler

DAG,I admire you, you give hope to people...much love to you, blessings!

The documentary is way over produced, the music and narration way too serious for such a small content.

What an inspiring man! Although theres a slight contradiction when he says that you are perfectly imperfect, always working on yourself and no time to talk about others but then he has to criticise those who choose to spend their lifes in front a telly. Still, I reckon this guy is a hero in my book and I wish him a long and healthy life.

Dag is fascinating but man is the rest of the video was so hard to watch. It reeks of pretentiousness and smarmy self-satisfaction. The cinematography and editing are just so far from the story of the man it's about that it feels disjointed as fuck. Just let the man talk and make a shorter video if you don't have enough footage.

Starts at 8:06 ...the start is like watching paint dry

Your title is misleading, thought I would find my father here....

Nice perspective about age, and about life in general.

I gave a thumbs up for Dag, but if it was just the reporting, I would give a thumbs down. Did not ask any substantial questions, to allow for us to really understand "The Most Elusive Man" 👎 I don't know why you both travel, search, and interview, and offer no understanding of the way he lives... Quite odd, in my opinion.

Imagine being lost in the BC mountains, out of the corner of your eye comes running at you this white walker coming at you, winter has definitely arrived

Never die easy and Life is a gift is a message Dag sends to us, who struggle to survive and find a place, like Dag did, to live peacefully. Peace and love, people.

Was this just the intro? As soon as the story started it was over. Sure didn't learn much about him at all.

"You like dags?.... "dags?"..... "Ohhhh dogs! Sure I like dogs"

It was always my dream ( because I grew up in the country on a working farm) to have a small cabin up in the mountains somewhere and live off the grid living off the land , I never made it but my heart will always be in the forest. I GET what Dag is saying . He’s awesome.✌️⚒️🦅⚡️🍀🦍

For the most elusive guy in North America, he sure makes a lot of documentaries...

Wouldn't the "most elusive" man be a bit harder to find?

Yeah, first in his class because he's the only one from his class running.

This dude is Gold. The drones (including myself here) who are addicted to what the Grid offers are missing the whole point of what life is all about. This bloke is fitter and healthier and more stable than 99.9% of the entire world population. He has discovered what Life is and breaths it in daily.

These two filmmakers weren't qualified to document this man's experience with very much depth. They should take Dag's advice and go back and do it better today than they did yesterday.

Man! Jared Leto is so versatile!

Lovely, Dag !!!!!! Great spirit and right on about working on oneself to be a better person....EVERY DAY!!!

What a wonderful human being. I'm a great great grandmother and older than Dag but I still try to be my own person and live simply so I understand is ideas about life.

The only person you want to understand is yourself.". What a jewel.

Totally didn't expect the comments to be so amusing😊 I must say that 'never die easy' sounds like a pretty hard core motto though.

05:15 : "Very Mysterious"... Translation: "He can't be bothered with all your BS".

This is a fascinating subject that deserved a much better documentaries on this.

I wish this video was about 3 or 4 times as long as it is.

The man Skied down an Friging avalanche !

"I did not spend my life in front of a television." Or a computer monitor.

Piece of art! We think that we have everything, living in a materialistic world. Thank you so much for showing us how humble we should be.