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How to Scare a Bear in the Arctic Circle

In the arctic, every decision you make has potentially life threatening consequences

In the arctic, every decision you make has potentially life threatening consequences. As always, the best protection is knowledge.

Motherboard went out into the great white wilderness of Longyearbyen in Svalbard, Norway, the northernmost city in the world, to learn what it takes to survive in one of the world's most extreme climates with survival expert and outdoorsman Francisco Mattos.