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Issue 2 · The ALONE Issue

39 YEARS alone in the Amazon — his reason broke us

He shaved his head for THIS?!

Every legend's first post is embarrassing

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39 Years Alone in the Amazon (His Reason Broke Us)

Yes Theory spent two months and six guides searching the Rio Juma for a man the river people only knew by rumour. They found Chico — and the reason he's out there is not what anyone expected.

There's no way to live. There's no way.

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He Shaved His Head For THIS?!

Sonny Side paid $3,000 for a hair transplant. Then a monastery in the Bhutanese Himalayas asked for the razor. 24 hours as a monk, five meals of rice and chilli-cheese, and one lesson about muddy water.

If you are angry, trying something is just making it worse — like stirring up muddy water. Leave it, and it clears on its own.

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Every Legend's First Post Is Embarrassing

Before the drone shots and the sponsors, every travel channel starts as one awkward upload. A short column in defence of posting it anyway.

Scroll to the very bottom of any big travel channel and you'll find it: the shaky first vlog, the wrong microphone, the thumbnail made in Paint. Nobody starts with a masthead. The most famous first post in internet history is five words long and does absolutely nothing:

— End of Issue 2

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