Rural, Urban and the Lessons In-Between with Jamie Lee Klaes - Alaskan Pilot, Educator, and Skier
In this episode of When Women Fly you'll meet first-generation Alaskan and distinctively awesome person, Jamie Klaes, Director of Aviation for Alaska EXCEL, a nonprofit that provides resources and skills for rural youth across Alaska. She also flies Medevac missions to rural villages in remote areas and is a backcountry flight instructor in remote Alaska – on floats and skis. She was a dog sledding guide, Former Mayor of Bettles and spent summers as tour pilot around Denali, the largest mountain in the world from base to top.
This is a conversation about the cultural divide between rural and urban life, what she's learned about generational trauma by living and working with indigenous Native Alaskans, the thrill and challenge of speed riding, and much more.
Topics Include
Growing up in Bettles, Alaska at Latitude 66, above the arctic circle
Ins and outs of a tiny rural fly-in only village in Alaska
Drawing strength from the loss of loved ones
Evolving identities through phases of life
Seasonal work and international travel
Yoga and flying
Indigenous Native Alaskan resourcefulness
Alaska EXCEL
Cultural and generational trauma
Speed riding - a 3-D skiing experience
The value of the 10,000' perspective when aloft
Resources Mentioned
Books Mentioned
Stealing Fire: How Silicon Valley, the Navy SEALs, and Maverick Scientists Are Revolutionizing the Way We Live and Work by Steven Kotler & Jamie Wheal
The Raven's Gift by Don Rearden
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