When a Grizzly Bear Takes Half of Your Face | Rudy Noorlander | Ep. 006

Today on the show we’re airing the very first episode that we ever recorded for this project, featuring outdoorsman and navy vet Rudy Noorlander. On September 8th, 2023, Rudy was tracking a wounded deer when an encounter with a grizzly bear changed his life forever. On this episode of the backcountry manifesto, Rudy recounts that encounter and his subsequent recovery. LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE https://www.alpineadventuresmontana.com/ https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attractio... CONNECT! Catch up with Hayden on IG, TikTok, and more: https://linktr.ee/Hayden_Sammak Follow TBM on Youtube, IG, and everywhere else: https://tbm.watch CREDITS Featuring Rudy Noorlander Intro and Animations by Barry Thompson Photograph Contributions for Animation by Carver Weeks Additional Graphics by Andrew O’Neill Production Assistance by John Stock “Welcome to the Backcountry” theme song by Logan Roth, Will Brown, Arjun Dube and produced at Treacle Mine Studios, Phila, PA Copyright Outdoor Visions Media LLC, 2025 #grizzlybear #animalattacks #survival #podcast #outdoors #montana