Nathan Olsen lives in southern Idaho with his wife Erica and a blended family of ten children and two grand-children. This big family lifestyle is nothing new for Nathan, who grew up in a large Mormon family, and whose brother, Luke Olsen, competed in Alone Season 10. As a young introvert, Nathan learned to cope with living in a high density home by frequently escaping to the surrounding wilderness of southern Idaho. At age ten, he took his desire to be alone a step further by convincing his parents to let him homeschool and become a sheep herder. A typical homeschool day involved packing...
