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California Teen Survives 30-Hours Alone in Snowy Utah Mountains

Utah, lost mountains, survived, Nicolas Stacy-Alcantara

17-year-old Nicolas Stacy-Alcantara’s day hike turned into a 30-hour fight for survival in the Utah mountains, reports CNN. Related: 2 Teens Rescued After Night on BC Mountain, Burned Homework to Survive When Fresno, CA resident Nicolas set out in snowy, yet mild conditions in Millcreek Canyon he intended to be back in time for dinner with his ex-girlfriend. But as the […]

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The Benefits of Living Alone on a Mountain

It’s a lonely job, but someone’s got to do it. Lief Haugen has spent every summer since 1994 as a fire lookout in a remote outpost of Montana’s Flathead National Forest. Filmmaker Brian Bolster profiles Lief’s day to day life alone on top of a mountain. “To be a lookout, you really have to love solitary time by yourself,” he says. “This is a reminder of keeping it simple. It’s just me and this place and the work.”

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