![]() From there, they would cross about 30 miles (50 km) of the steep, avalanche-prone terrain of Alaska's Coast Range to get to streams that would bring them to the Yukon River and ultimately to Dawson in Canada. Thousands of so-called stampeders left from Seattle by way of steam boat, and traveled about 1,000 miles (1,600 kilometers) to the newly-settled tent towns of Dyea and Skagway, Alaska. The achievements of those who successfully reached Dawson City in the late 1890s were, indeed, treacherous and often against the odds, according to Karl Gurke, historian at the Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park in Alaska.Īside from the perils of mining itself, the journey to Dawson City posed serious obstacles as well. "It was a real adventure, and I think we were really lucky to have gone through that." "What I felt was that the landscape and the elements started to inform us, on a much deeper level, what these characters went through, and the incredible achievements they made," Cornish told LiveScience. "So actually these extreme environments as an actor really help you play the role because you understand at least 10 percent of what they went through."Īctress Abbie Cornish, one of only two female leads in the show, agreed that the rugged conditions helped the cast internalize the struggles of their characters. 16) on the gold carpet of Klondike's premiere. "It was a hard challenge, especially in period costume because you are not equipped for the world you are in," lead actor Richard Madden told LiveScience yesterday (Jan. ![]() Filming was done in the Canadian province of Alberta, south of Klondike but still full of the icy and rugged conditions that Klondike miners would have faced. ![]() All of the characters and events are fictional, but the directors say that the script was heavily researched and based on real events. ![]()
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