Kahtoola Premieres “Arctic Alchemy” — A Powerful Documentary on the Urgent Threats Facing Alaska’s Arctic

December 16, 2025

Directed by Colin Arisman and Zeppelin Zeerip — Now Streaming on the Kahtoola YouTube Channel 

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (December 16, 2025) /OUTDOOR SPORTSWIRE/ — Kahtoola is proud to announce the online premiere of Arctic Alchemy, a powerful new documentary from Alaskan filmmakers Colin Arisman and Zeppelin Zeerip, now streaming on the Kahtoola YouTube channel. The film follows renowned adventurer and climate scientist Dr. Roman Dial on a 112-mile research expedition through the Brooks Range—one of the planet’s last great wildernesses—at a moment when the region faces unprecedented industrial and environmental threats. Watch the full 29-minute film now.

As new extractive projects and rapidly accelerating climate impacts reshape the Arctic, Arctic Alchemy offers an intimate look at what stands to be lost. Guided by Dial’s decades of backcountry research, the film reveals the fragile beauty of an ecosystem under mounting pressure and the resilience required to protect it.

“Roman’s work embodies the spirit of adventure, curiosity, and care for the natural world that inspires us every day,” said Danny Giovale, founder and owner of Kahtoola. “Supporting this film and its filmmakers allows us to help elevate a story that inspires people to care for the wild spaces we all depend on.”

Through sweeping cinematography and personal vérité moments, Arctic Alchemy weaves together science, adventure, and personal reflection. Along the journey, Dial confronts profound loss, mentors emerging researchers, and shows how moving through wild country can offer a way forward when the world feels fragile.

Kahtoola supported the film as part of its ongoing commitment to protect wild places and uplift the communities, scientists, and storytellers working on the front lines of climate and conservation.

Watch Arctic Alchemy:
Streaming on the Kahtoola YouTube Channel
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R6DpYfYuXbw

Take Action

Alaska is already warming four times faster than the rest of the planet. And the landscape featured in Arctic Alchemy is under real pressure from the proposed Ambler industrial mining road, which would cut through the Brooks Range and Gates of the Arctic. It would have irreversible impact on indigenous communities, watersheds and wildlife. Learn more and join the fight to protect this region at defendbrooksrange.org

About the Filmmakers: Colin Arisman is an Alaska-based documentary filmmaker, homesteader, and harvester whose work explores the connection between people and the natural world. His films have appeared at festivals including Banff Mountain Film Festival and have earned multiple Vimeo Staff Picks. Through his production company, Wild Confluence Media, Arisman focuses on cinematic storytelling that amplifies grassroots conservation efforts. Zeppelin Zeerip is a director and conservationist whose films examine the tension between wild landscapes and modern pressures. His projects have screened on five continents and include collaborations with The North Face, Red Bull, and The Olympic Channel. Zeerip’s work blends adventure, character-driven narrative, and a deep concern for the future of wild ecosystems.

About Kahtoola: Established in 1999, Kahtoola crafts exceptional outdoor gear with a commitment to philanthropy, conservation, and sustainability. Kahtoola’s gaiters, hiking crampons, and traction systems, including MICROspikes® footwear traction, are built to elevate human potential in the outdoors. Every product is thoughtfully designed and vigorously tested at the brand’s Flagstaff, Ariz. headquarters high on the Colorado Plateau. Owned and operated by founder Danny Giovale, Kahtoola proudly grants 1% of annual sales through the Kahtoola Philanthropy Program to organizations that support Indigenous communities, outdoor recreation communities, and environmental advocacy. For more information, please visit Kahtoola.com.

Media Contact: Catherine Donovan | Terra PR | 323-708-6953 | CatherineD@terrapublicrelations.com