The latter is a trauma nurse who met Andy when he suffered from his hip injury and the two formed a bond.

Although they have solar power, they bathe in an outdoor steam bath and sauna that is heated by wood. Life Below Zero stars Andy Bassich and Denise Becker have been together for a while after they started dating sometime in 2017. Together, Andy and Kate hunt, harvest, grow, and brew 80 percent of what they eat and drink - moose, black bear, caribou, wolf, salmon, mountains of vegetables, and beer. 60 degrees below zero, the Yukon River freezes over and the Bassichs are completely.

Each winter, when temperatures can plummet to. Bassich, his wife, Kate, and their 24 sled dogs now live along the Yukon River in Eagle, Alaska, 14 miles away from the nearest town. Living miles off the grid, Andy and Kate run a survival and dog mushing school. Andy Bassich, 54, grew up in Wheaton, Maryland, and moved to Alaska in 1980. To live and survive in the Alaskan bush, Andy learned to make something out of the raw materials provided to him from his environment. His business was so successful that BBC Worldwide caught hold of him and asked him if he would like to be a part of Life below Zero. He goes by the nickname of American musher as he trains sled dogs for Alaskan residents. He built his life from scratch from a vision he had. Life Below ZeroвЂ™s main man is Andy Bassich, a survivor with over ten yearsвЂ™ experience living in frozen climates. When Andy first arrived, this was raw land. He spent two years living in Anchorage before moving to the Alaskan bush. after coming to explore the area, which he knew little about at the time. Andy moved to Alaska from Washington, D.C. 'Couldn't get the treatment I needed in Alaska so I headed down to Florida to get the. 'I've been gone for six months due to a really bad hip injury,' he told cameras at the time. Andy Bassich and his wife Kate live on the Yukon River, where the only way in or out is by boat or snow machine. So, what happened to Andy on 'Life Below Zero' Well, it turned out Andy had to leave the Last Frontier to treat a hip injury he sustained in the winter of 2018.

Andy bassich