Dag Aabye
Dag Aabye (born 1941), is an endurance runner who lives in a renovated bus on his friends property not far from Silverstar Road, of British Columbia, Canada. Each August he competes, and often finishes, the 125-kilometer Canadian Death Race. The race is extremely grueling, with over 17,000 feet of climbing.[1] In 2018, filmmakers Justin Pelletier and Adam Maruniak released a documentary on him entitled Never Die Easy: The Dag Aabye Story.[2]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Norwegian |
| Citizenship | Norwegian |
| Born | 1941 (age 81–82) Sigdal, Norway |
| Home town | Sigdal, Norway |
| Occupation | Logger |
In the 1960s, Aabye was a ski instructor in Britain and worked as a movie stuntman, including working as an extra in the 1964 James Bond film Goldfinger. He soon after moved to the Whistler Mountain area of Canada where he became known for his first ski descents of the mountain.[3]
References
- Casimiro, Steve. "Dag Aabye Runs and He's Really Hard to Catch". Adventure Journal. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
- Kronbauer, Bob. "This 76 year old marathon runner lives in an old school bus in the forest". Vancouver is Awesome. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
- Pringle, Allyn (March 8, 2022). "Museum Musings: The lasting legacy of Dag Aabye". Pique News Magazine. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
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