Northwest Passages: Sue Aikens

Sue Aikens, the breakout star of National Geographic's Emmy award winning, long-running TV show Life Below Zero, (2013-2025) shares her journey of survival 200 miles north of the Arctic Circle, battling isolation, bears, and personal demons.

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Wed., March 11, 2026

During a Northwest Passages event, Sue Aikens, author of “North of Ordinary: How One Woman Left it all Behind for Wilderness and Wonder in Alaska's Frozen Frontier” arrives on stage with The Spokesman-Review's Off the Grid columnist, Ammi Midstokke, Wednesday, March 11, 2026 at the Bing Crosby Theater. Aikens, the breakout star of National Geographic's Emmy award winning, long-running TV show Life Below Zero, (2013-2025) shared her journey of survival 200 miles north of the Arctic Circle, battling isolation, bears, and personal demons.

Colin Mulvany The Spokesman-Review
During a Northwest Passages event, author Sue Aikens, author of “North of Ordinary: How One Woman Left it all Behind for Wilderness and Wonder in Alaska's Frozen Frontier” has a conversation with The Spokesman-Review's Off the Grid columnist, Ammi Midstokke, Wednesday, March 11, 2026 at the Bing Crosby Theater. Aikens, the breakout star of National Geographic's Emmy award winning, long-running TV show Life Below Zero, (2013-2025) shared her journey of survival 200 miles north of the Arctic Circle, battling isolation, bears, and personal demons.

Colin Mulvany The Spokesman-Review
During a Northwest Passages event, author Sue Aikens, on left, author of “North of Ordinary: How One Woman Left it all Behind for Wilderness and Wonder in Alaska's Frozen Frontier” has a conversation with The Spokesman-Review's Off the Grid columnist, Ammi Midstokke, Wednesday, March 11, 2026 at the Bing Crosby Theater. Aikens, the breakout star of National Geographic's Emmy award winning, long-running TV show Life Below Zero, (2013-2025) shared her journey of survival 200 miles north of the Arctic Circle, battling isolation, bears, and personal demons.

Colin Mulvany The Spokesman-Review
After a conversation with The Spokesman-Review's Off the Grid columnist, Ammi Midstokke (on right) author Sue Aikens is surprised as Spokesman-Review Editor Rob Curley, dressed in a bear costume comes on stage to thank her, Wednesday night at The Bing Crosby Theater. Aikens, on left, author of “North of Ordinary: How One Woman Left it all Behind for Wilderness and Wonder in Alaska's Frozen Frontier”, Wednesday, March 11, 2026, at the Bing Crosby Theater. Aikens, the breakout star of National Geographic's Emmy award winning, long-running TV show Life Below Zero, (2013-2025) shared her journey of survival 200 miles north of the Arctic Circle, battling isolation, bears, and personal demons.

Colin Mulvany The Spokesman-Review
During a Northwest Passages event, Sue Aikens, author of “North of Ordinary: How One Woman Left it all Behind for Wilderness and Wonder in Alaska's Frozen Frontier” has a conversation with The Spokesman-Review's Off the Grid columnist, Ammi Midstokke, Wednesday, March 11, 2026, at the Bing Crosby Theater. Aikens, the breakout star of National Geographic's Emmy award winning, long-running TV show Life Below Zero, (2013-2025) shared her journey of survival 200 miles north of the Arctic Circle, battling isolation, bears, and personal demons.

Colin Mulvany The Spokesman-Review
During a Northwest Passages event, Spokesman-Review Editor Rob Curley, dressed in a bear costume, thanks Sue Aikens, on left, author of “North of Ordinary: How One Woman Left it all Behind for Wilderness and Wonder in Alaska's Frozen Frontier”, Wednesday, March 11, 2026, at the Bing Crosby Theater. Aikens, the breakout star of National Geographic's Emmy award winning, long-running TV show Life Below Zero, (2013-2025) shared her journey of survival 200 miles north of the Arctic Circle, battling isolation, bears, and personal demons.

Colin Mulvany The Spokesman-Review
During a Northwest Passages event, Sue Aikens, on left, author of “North of Ordinary: How One Woman Left it all Behind for Wilderness and Wonder in Alaska's Frozen Frontier” has a conversation with The Spokesman-Review's Off the Grid columnist, Ammi Midstokke, Wednesday, March 11, 2026, at the Bing Crosby Theater. Aikens, the breakout star of National Geographic's Emmy award winning, long-running TV show Life Below Zero, (2013-2025) shared her journey of survival 200 miles north of the Arctic Circle, battling isolation, bears, and personal demons.

Colin Mulvany The Spokesman-Review
During a Northwest Passages event, Sue Aikens, on left, author of “North of Ordinary: How One Woman Left it all Behind for Wilderness and Wonder in Alaska's Frozen Frontier” has a conversation with The Spokesman-Review's Off the Grid columnist, Ammi Midstokke, Wednesday, March 11, 2026 at the Bing Crosby Theater. Aikens, the breakout star of National Geographic's Emmy award winning, long-running TV show Life Below Zero, (2013-2025) shared her journey of survival 200 miles north of the Arctic Circle, battling isolation, bears, and personal demons.

Colin Mulvany The Spokesman-Review
During a Northwest Passages event, author Sue Aikens, on left, author of “North of Ordinary: How One Woman Left it all Behind for Wilderness and Wonder in Alaska's Frozen Frontier” has a conversation with The Spokesman-Review's Off the Grid columnist, Ammi Midstokke, Wednesday, March 11, 2026 at the Bing Crosby Theater. Aikens, the breakout star of National Geographic's Emmy award winning, long-running TV show Life Below Zero, (2013-2025) shared her journey of survival 200 miles north of the Arctic Circle, battling isolation, bears, and personal demons.

Colin Mulvany The Spokesman-Review
During a Northwest Passages event, author Sue Aikens, on right, author of “North of Ordinary: How One Woman Left it all Behind for Wilderness and Wonder in Alaska's Frozen Frontier” has a conversation with The Spokesman-Review's Off the Grid columnist, Ammi Midstokke, Wednesday, March 11, 2026, at the Bing Crosby Theater. Aikens, the breakout star of National Geographic's Emmy award winning, long-running TV show Life Below Zero, (2013-2025) shared her journey of survival 200 miles north of the Arctic Circle, battling isolation, bears, and personal demons.

Colin Mulvany The Spokesman-Review
During a Northwest Passages event, author Sue Aikens, on left, author of “North of Ordinary: How One Woman Left it all Behind for Wilderness and Wonder in Alaska's Frozen Frontier” has a conversation with The Spokesman-Review's Off the Grid columnist, Ammi Midstokke, Wednesday, March 11, 2026 at the Bing Crosby Theater. Aikens, the breakout star of National Geographic's Emmy award winning, long-running TV show Life Below Zero, (2013-2025) shared her journey of survival 200 miles north of the Arctic Circle, battling isolation, bears, and personal demons.

Colin Mulvany The Spokesman-Review
During a Northwest Passages event, Sue Aikens, on left, author of “North of Ordinary: How One Woman Left it all Behind for Wilderness and Wonder in Alaska's Frozen Frontier” has a conversation with The Spokesman-Review's Off the Grid columnist, Ammi Midstokke, Wednesday, March 11, 2026, at the Bing Crosby Theater. Aikens, the breakout star of National Geographic's Emmy award winning, long-running TV show Life Below Zero, (2013-2025) shared her journey of survival 200 miles north of the Arctic Circle, battling isolation, bears, and personal demons.

Colin Mulvany The Spokesman-Review