#853: Jordan Jonas, Champion of Alone — The Art of Survival, Lessons from Nomadic Tribes, Hardship as the Path to Peace, How to Handle Rogue Wolverines, and Why Not to Photograph Attacking Bears

Hello, boys and girls, ladies and germs. This is Tim Ferris. Welcome to another episode of the Tim Ferris Show, where it is my job to deconstruct world-class performers, people who are incredibly good, possibly the best in the world, at what they do. My guest today is Jordan Jonas. I spent a week in the woods with Jordan with a few of my closest friends. doing survival training and all of my friends said you have to have Jordan on the podcast. So here we are. Who is Jordan? Jordan grew up on a farm in Idaho, rode freight trains across the US hence his Instagram at Hobo Jordo, spent time in remote Russians, fur trapped and traveled for years with nomads in Siberia, and won alone season six, one of the few reality T V shows that I actually watch. Because you learn so much. And he won that after being the first contestant to truly thrive in the wilderness, in this case in the Arctic, for 77 days and harvest.

Big game. It's a crazy story. We get into it. He now leads people from all over the world, including yours truly, and all walks of life on extraordinary outdoor adventures, facilitating once in a lifetime wilderness expeditions, hunts, family adventures, and team building. events. He has a wife and three children, and focuses on living life to its fullest with them. And that's the truth. I have spent time with them And Jordan is a model. for living the good life not overcomplicating. Focusing on the things.

That truly matter. The critical few over the trivial many. And I've learned a lot from Jordan and I think you can too. We get Perfect timing for the dogs to have a spaz attack. With that, please enjoy. This conversation with Jordan Jonas and be sure to check him out at Jordan Jonas J-R-D-A-N-J-O-N-A S dot com and on Instagram and YouTube. Hobo, that's H O B O, Jordan O J O R D O. Thanks for listening.

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