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Arctic General Survival 

Surviving Alone in Alaska

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JOHN MARTIN: Hi, my name’sJohn Martin. I’m the publisher ofVice Magazine. We had heard about thisguy named Heimo Korth. He lives in an area called theAlaska National WildlifeRefuge, ANWR for short. Heimo’s one of themost impressivepeople I’ve ever met. He is almost totallyself-sufficient, and he’s oneof those guys that couldsurvive no matter what. Now here it is. Vice presents Heimo’sArctic Refuge. VOICE ON RADIO: Four. Visibility one, zero. Patchy fog. Few clouds. at 5,000. 6,000, scattered. Temperature minus 2. Dew point minus 2. Anaktuvuk. Pass, wind zero, one, zero. At…

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Arctic General Survival 

Dude vs. Wild – The Arctic

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My name is Ryan Higa andI’m going to be survivingall by myself in the Arctic, with nothing but the clotheson my back and chest and armsand pretty much all my clothes,while teaching you thenecessary tips and techniquesto survive in the freezing Arcticwith nothing but the clothes on my back. Right now, we’re in the Arctic!This is no place for fun and games. Hold on!You do not want to get lost out here. The Arctic terrain is completely unforgiving. If you get lost out here, you’ll be sorry. The Arctic terrain…

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Arctic General Survival 

She Stayed in the Arctic for 5 Months All On Her Own

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You know it’s just amazing — We humansare exceptional creatures! Our bodies cansurvive falls from huge heights, extreme temperatures,and even weeks without food. But some survivalstories literally make your blood run cold,and such is the story of Ada Blackjack, ayoung woman who spent 2 years on a bitterly-coldArctic island, unprepared for such an ordealand mostly on her own. In 1921, 23-year old Ada Blackjack found herselfon an Arctic island, far away from civilization,in the company of four men and a female catnamed Vic. An unlikely scenario by all means,so how…

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