About

Marty Raney is an author, a television host, a contractor, and an outdoor enthusiast. As host of Discovery’s Homestead Rescue, Marty and family strive to teach individuals how to live a self-sustaining, off-grid life, successfully. Discovery’s Raney Ranch details his family’s life on their own 40-acre homestead in Alaska, where Marty and his family have carved out a piece of the Alaskan wilderness, living off-grid, on property only accessible by crossing a powerful Class IV+ river. With well over 100, one-hour episodes of prime-time TV, his fan base is global and has reached millions. Aside from his television ventures, Marty is a mountain guide who has climbed Denali many times. Marty’s self-sustaining life in one of the harshest climates, adheres to his motto:

“Alaska is better than fiction.”