6 years.
No outside help.
Now we're asking.
We're a family that moved to a mountain at 8,150 feet in Montana and started building an off-grid lodge, a chef's kitchen, and a tiny house estate — with our own hands, our own kids, and zero outside money. The BBC came and filmed it. Now we need you to reserve a spot. It costs $1.
"The mountain doesn't care how long you've been working. It doesn't reward effort. It just keeps being the mountain. We kept building anyway."
— Brandon Bellrose, Elev8150
We moved our family to a mountain. Then it got real.
Six years ago we found land at 8,150 feet above sea level outside Anaconda, Montana. No utilities. No road. No plan except: build something worth coming to.
We brought our kids. We dug the earth. We survived winters that would end most projects in a week. We didn't ask anyone for money because we didn't think we'd earned it yet.
Then a film crew showed up in the middle of nowhere.
Ben Fogle's team found us. They filmed what we were doing for New Lives in the Wild — one of the most watched documentary series in Britain. They saw the same thing we see every day: a family doing something real, in one of the last real places left.
That wasn't a marketing moment. That was proof that what we're building matters to people who've never even heard of Anaconda.
The site is dug. Alayah's ready. The kids are ready. We need you.
Alayah has finished her culinary training. The lodge building pad is excavated. The restaurant building pad is dug. The Victron solar system is planned. The tiny house estate is designed. What we need now is proof that real people — not investors, not banks — actually want to come here.
That's what your $1 does. It's not charity. It's a signal. It says: I believe this place should exist.
Your $1 is not a donation.
It's a vote.
Every person who puts down a founding reservation tells us — and future investors, lenders, and partners — that this place has a real audience. Not followers. Not likes. People who showed up with intent.
We've earned the right to ask. Six years is a long time to wait before putting your hand out. We waited because we wanted to be sure we could deliver. We're sure now.
The list closes at 200. After that, the next opportunity is the public launch — at full price, with no priority access.
- Your name on the founding reservation list
- Early access before any public announcement
- Priority for stays, dining, and founding guest offers
- Direct build updates — not social posts, real news
- Proof that you believed in this before it was easy to
$1 is fully refundable at any time. No questions asked.
"I was Elev8150's first supporter — I've been with this family since the very beginning. The Bellroses are extraordinarily dedicated. They claw their way through every struggle and every difficulty this mountain throws at them. What I love most is their absolute refusal to give up."
Connie Brashear · Founding Backer · First supporter
"Nobody has lived up there for 200 years. But we've made it this far."
— Brandon Bellrose · The Mirror, January 2026
Read the full Mirror exclusive ↗Mirror · Senior Reporter Hannah Britt
"The Bellrose family have lived in a camper van on top of one of the highest mountains in Montana for the past five years, facing avalanches and deep snow in the winter and grizzly bears in the summer."
Alisa Bellrose · The Mirror
"It's been an incredible journey so far. We're very excited for the future — there's so much beauty and possibility up here."
Victron Energy · Official Case Study
"From their mountain home, Brandon, Alisa, and Alayah are making plans to share their paradise by welcoming visitors and adventurers."
Read the Victron case study ↗Honest answers
The questions you're actually asking.
Is this real — will it actually get built?
The lodge building pad is excavated. The restaurant pad is dug. The BBC already came. Victron Energy is a named partner. Alayah has completed her culinary training. The Bellrose family has lived on this land for six years. This isn't a concept — it's a construction site with a family on it.
What does my $1 actually do?
It adds you to a list of real people who showed real intent. That list is one of the most powerful things we can show investors, lenders, and partners. 200 people who paid $1 voluntarily is worth more than 20,000 email signups from a giveaway.
Why $1 and not free?
Because free means nothing. Anyone can click a button. Paying $1 — even refundable — requires a decision. That decision is the signal we need. Every person on this list chose to be here.
Why nothing built after 6 years?
The earth work is complete. But we weren't only preparing land — we were preparing people. Our children needed to grow into this life. Alayah needed to finish her training. We needed to understand what it really costs to build and survive at elevation. That took six years. We don't regret a day of it.
I'll never go to Montana. Why should I care?
Maybe you won't. But you know someone who would. And more than that — some things are worth existing even if you never see them. A family building a real thing in a real place, refusing to give up, is worth a dollar of support whether you visit or not.
I want to give more than $1. Can I?
Yes. Visit the Support page to give directly — buy a beer, donate dog food, or shop Alayah's store. Connie Brashear was the first person to go direct and she's been with us ever since.
200 spots. 47 taken.
The mountain
doesn't care.
We will build it anyway.
One dollar. Your name on the founding list. Priority access before the world knows this place exists.
$1 is fully refundable. No spam. Real updates only.