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Outsider by Brett Popplewell

Outsider by Brett Popplewell

When journalist Brett Popplewell first heard about an aging former stuntman who lived alone inside a school bus on a mountain, running day and night through blizzards and heat waves, he was intrigued and bewildered. What Popplewell witnessed on a secluded mountain perch led him on a six-year odyssey to uncover the true story of the 81-year-old man.

Last updated: November 1, 2023

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Brett Popplewell Biography

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CBC Books: Outsider by Brett Popplewell

An Old Man, a Mountain and the Search for a Hidden Past.

CBC The Current: The Extraordinary Life of Dag Aabye

Matt Galloway talks with Aabye and Brett Popplewell.

Pique: Book examines mysterious life of legendary B.C. skier turned recluse

Dag Aabye is a legend in British Columbia's ski and marathon communities who has spent the past two decades living off the grid in a school bus.

Pique: Museum Musings: The lasting legacy of Dag Aabye

Article covering Dag Aabye history in Whistler.

The Walrus: The World’s Oldest Ultramarathon Runner Is Racing against Death

Dag Aabye is eighty-one, lives in an old school bus on a mountain, and is pushing his body to its absolute limits

Toronto Star: Preview of Outsider

He’s 81, runs marathons, lives in an old school bus on a mountain. But who is Dag Aabye? Brett Popplewell found out

In his new book ‘Outsider,’ journalist Popplewell digs deep to tell this remarkable story of human endurance