Show Notes
Two strangers--who couldn't be more different from each other--are trapped together in the frozen wilderness.
Sources include: - Hey, I'm Alive! by Helen Klaben and Beth Day - Helen Klaben on To Tell the Truth: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZQzB-gvp_I - How One Church Member Survived a Plane Crash and 49 Days in the Yukon Wilderness "by the Grace of God," by Lindsey Miller in LDS Living: https://www.ldsliving.com/how-one-church-member-survived-a-plane-crash-and-49-days-in-the-yukon-wilderness-by-the-grace-of-god/s/89838 - Bond Still Strong Between 1963 Crash Survivors in the Tampa Bay Times: https://www.tampabay.com/archive/1993/11/10/bond-still-strong-between-1963-crash-survivors/
Blair's story in the NYT: He Went Out on an Epic Wilderness Adventure. Only His Dogs Came Back. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/10/10/magazine/steffen-skjottelvik-canada-journey-death.html?unlocked_article_code=1.H1E.JP3C.h8fCWrcN1-Oo&smid=url-share Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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