The Most Gruelling High School Sport in Alaska.
In Anchorage, student athletes compete in the NYO Games, demanding events rooted in Alaska Native survival skills. A coach explains their history.
Unusual Arctic sports that carry centuries of Indigenous survival knowledge.
Discover the city of Anchorage, Alaska - a tourism destination filled with wildlife, glaciers and culture. It's also home to the NYO Games - a series of gruelling high school sports inspired by real-world survival skills
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