Primal Nature Podcast
“Bjorn Olson is a red-blooded Alaskan explorer, film-maker, carnivore, activist, and deep thinker. Today we talk about life as he lives it, adventuring far beyond the limits of what many might think possible.”
Living Off The Land In Alaska
Bjørn’s carnivore diet success story with doctor Shawn Baker.
BJORN OLSON ON ALASKA & FILMMAKING
“We recently shared the short film PURPLUK from Bjorn Olson, featuring artist Kim McNett. Here we share an interview with Bjorn, a lifelong Alaskan, about filmmaking in the 49th state.” - Salsa Cycles
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Fatbiking and Packrafting to Bristol Bay: A Conversation with Bjørn Olson
Article in Pride of Bristol Bay by Bjorn Dihle
“In 2013, Bjørn Olson decided to fatbike and packraft from Cook Inlet to Bristol Bay via the northern shore of 77-mile long Lake Iliamna. He joked—well, it might not entirely be a joke—that he was looking for the lake’s famed monster.”
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Climate Cost Project
“Filmmaker and wilderness adventurer, Bjørn Olson, was born in an abandoned trappers cabin in Interior Alaska. He has dedicated his life to exploring far-flung corners of the state without the aid of gas-powered vehicles, and to documenting his experiences.”
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What’s Become of the Arctic
Article in Columbia Journalism Review by Tom Kizzia.
“Over the past two summers, Bjørn Olson rode a fat-tire bike seven hundred miles along the shoreline of the Chukchi Sea, from the small city of Kotzebue, on the Arctic Circle, to Utqiagvik, the northernmost settlement in the United States. He pedaled the beaches, mostly, along with his partner, Kim McNett, and a couple of friends who joined for part of the way. Where old snowdrifts blocked their way, they pushed their bikes over a mountain pass. Nobody had ever made that trip before. Nobody had ever contemplated making it.”
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Outdoor Explorers - Radio Interview
Radio interview with author, Charles Wohlforth.
“On the next Outdoor Explorer, some real explorers. Bjorn Olsen and Kim McNett explored much of Alaska’s Arctic Ocean coast by fat bike and pack raft, and they brought back some great stories and insights. We’ll also talk about their trips on the Kenai Peninsula and how you can try out this fast and remarkably practical way of covering the backcountry by pedaling and paddling, and go to new, exciting places.”
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BikePacking.Com
“Bjørn is a photographer, filmmaker, and veteran Alaska-fatbike-packraft-backcountry expert. Bjørn has made several films on related subject matter, including Hunting for Monsters, and Instruments of Adventure.”
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The Radavist
“The latest video from Bjørn Olson is not to be missed!”
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Outside Online
Photos and quotes about fat-biking on beaches with Outside Online.
“Alaska was one of the first states to embrace fat biking as it evolved from the mountain biking scene in the late 1980s and early ’90s. The west-facing beach on Homer Spit—the world’s longest road into ocean waters—is popular with riders who do the nine-mile out-and-back at low tide to take advantage of Kachemak Bay’s far-flung vibes.”
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What’s So Special About Alaska
Print interview with author, Teresa Sundmark.
“I started our conversation by admitting to Bjørn that I’ve made some assumptions about him as I’ve followed him online for the past few years, the biggest one being that I have him pegged as someone who isn’t intimidated by anything. Surprisingly, Bjørn’s response was immediate, “No, that’s not true–not at all.
“Remember that popular sticker you used to see on the back windows of big pickup trucks that said ‘No Fear’? Every time I saw one of those I thought about making one that said, ‘Know Fear.’”
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Storycorps
Interview with Storycorps’, Bob Bolton.
Bjorn Olson speaks with Bob Bolton about growing up in Alaska, his activism, filmmaking, and his colorful history in Alaska.
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Alaska DIY
Podcast interview with Alaska DIY
“Bjørn Olson has made an art of wilderness bikepacking in Alaska. He envisions coastal shorelines, frozen rivers, game trails, and tundra as opportunities to explore ambitious new routes to cycle in all seasons. Combining packrafts with fatbikes, Bjørn and partners have pedaled and paddled their ways through long wilderness adventures with their “go-light, go-far” ethic.”
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FAT – ALWAYS IN SEASON
Interview with Quality Bicycle Products (QBP)
“When fat bikes entered the mountain bike landscape, it wasn’t immediately clear what they were for. Focusing on the extreme surfaces they could conquer helped tell part of the story, but what they could do for off-road riding in general got buried in sand and snow. We think the modern fat bike deserves another look and a broader message — that fat bikes offer what many riders have been looking for all along.”
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Homer filmmaker shares Bristol Bay quest on screen
Interview with The Bristol Bay Times
“Olson combines the narrative of an outdoor adventure, with a glimpse of the area's culture and daily life, and a look at possible resource development in the area. They started on the east side of Cook Inlet, and hitched a boat ride west to Williamsport, where they biked over the road to Pile Bay, on the eastern edge of Lake Iliamna. Olson planned the trip largely to experiment with fat biking in that area. A recent prior trip had focused more on the human perspective of the proposed Donlin project near the Kuskokwim River. That was fun, but also a challenge. In Bristol Bay, Olson wanted to enjoy more of the wilderness experience. But he knew about the proposed Pebble Mine project in the region, and also wanted to explore the local perspective on that. Along the way, they stopped to visit each community they came across, including Iliamna, Newhaven, Pedro Bay, Pile Bay, Igiugig, and even a fish camp.”
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