🎧 Life Below Zero with Sue Aikens
This week on the show, I speak with Sue Aikens, star of the hit Nat Geo show, Life Below Zero, about life in the Arctic, from hunting to foraging and how she survived a bear attack.
Imagine living 500 miles from the closest town, relying on your grit and skills in hunting, fishing, and foraging to find food and medicine to survive. Now, imagine doing all of this at the edge of the world, deep in the Arctic, beyond the tree line where there are no roads and no neighbors nearby to help in an emergency. Our guest this week is Sue Aikens, star of the eight-time Emmy-award-winning show Life Below Zero on National Geographic TV. Sue recounts lessons learned from her 23 years living at Camp Kavik, including how she survived a bear attack and found fresh frozen fruit by analyzing patterns in the snow drift.
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About Sue
Sue Aikens lives 200 miles north of the Arctic Circle at a remote Camp/Airport called Kavik that she maintains and owns. She has been there more than 23 years and has survived a bear attack and months in dark winter with no heat. The closest town is 500 miles away and there are no roads. She is the only population between the two. She hunts for her meat, does her own stitches, and never stops learning.
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Yours in health, Dr. Quave
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