National Geographic’s hit show Life Below Zero: Northern Territories returned with a Season 2 on 22 March 2022; and introduced to viewers newcomer Jonathan Grenier alongside the returning stars Bentley Kakekayash, Kim Pasche, Pierre-Yves Duc, and Becky Broderick.
As for the rest of the writing, it is solely about Bentley Kakekayash, age, net worth, journey and adventures from Life Below Zero, and more.
Bentley Kakekayash On Life Below Zero: Northern Territories
So, we know the highly anticipated new season of Life Below Zero: Canada reunites audiences with Bentley Kakekayash, and a few others, from Season 1.
According to Life Below Zero‘s Twitter page, Bentley is known to have been working and living in the bush since the day he was born. It thus introduced him as a professional outdoorsman.
The very beginning of the new season saw Bentley befriend a little marten and name him “Victor”. Bentley fed Victor and in exchange, Victor helped him to keep his cabin safe from squirrels.
Each episode chronicles Bentley and his mates’ journeys as they use traditional survival practices and find ingenious ways of adapting to their extreme environment. And as you may be aware, the whole docuseries was filmed across the Northwest Territories, Yukon, Northern Ontario and Nunavik in Northern Quebec in bone-chilling -51° C weather conditions.
Life Below Zero: Canada Season 2, based on the multi-Emmy Award-winning format, Life Below Zero, gives viewers unfiltered access to the day-to-day lives of Canadians who live off-the-grid in some of the most unconventional and coldest regions on Earth.
Also, so you know, the Season 1 of Life Below Zero: Canada was ranked #1 as the best-performing original series ever.
Bentley Kakekayash Net Worth
Bentley Kakekayash reportedly had less than $250K as his net worth as of 2022.
He is professionally a bush pilot, plus trapper, angler, and hunter living in the remote Cree community of Weagamow Lake in Ontario. He has been here working the same trap line that his ancestors did before him.
While on Facebook, Bentley mentioned working at Weagamow Air and getting his pilot license in June 2021. His family and friends were proud of him that he had passed a commercial pilot’s flight test at the time. Also, it said that he formerly did carpentry.
Is Bentley Kakekayash Married?
Bentley has been married to Felicia M Kakekayash, his wife, since 3 November 2018.
Felicia occasionally showed up on Bentley’s Facebook and on hers, she mentioned hailing from Fort Severn, Ontario. While Bentley, in an interview back in November 2021, also talked about their kids. When asked by the reporter “what skills are your kids learning these days?”, he answered that he and his wife have been teaching all three of their children to provide for themselves. That is, he said, because they believe that if someday they hit hard times, they will not have to worry.
He then also described a family tradition to harvest a moose at age eight. His daughter, seven at the time of this interview, was set to get one the next year. Excited, he shared she was already training for it.
Bentley Kakekayash Age
The 7th of September is when Bently celebrates his birthday. So, on this day in 2021, he turned 29 years old.
Bentley Kakekayash Height
Bentley Kakekayash, who we see always covered in big woolen jackets and warm beanies, stands above 6 feet in height.
Is Bentley Kakekayash On Instagram?
Bentley Kakekayash did not seem to be on Instagram until 18 June 2022. However, he did keep her people posted on ‘Bentley Kakekayash’ Facebook where, at the time, he entertained 425 friends.
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Where Is Bentley Kakekayash From?
Bentley lives in a remote North Caribou Lake First Nations community Weagamow Lake in Northern Ontario.
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What Do We Know About Bentley Kakekayash Family?
The Season 1 of Life Below Zero: Northern Territories had shown Bentley working on tracking different animals through the bush in order to have meat for his family for the winter. So, who else is her family other than his wife and kids?
Bentley as it turns out has a beautiful and much younger appearing mother, Annamarie Kakekayash; who according to her Facebook worked at North Caribou Lake Band; and has always been a native of Round Lake, Ontario. Her son’s Life Below Zero also has especially thanked her for a special appearance on its one episode in 2020.
As for Gary Kakekayash, Bentley’s father, he seemed to have worked as a base manager at North Caribou Lake First Nation Air Base (which operated a seaplane base for the community around).
The other member of the family is Kendra Quequish, Bentley’s sister (could be found on IG @kqueq). Also, despite graduating from college newly in 2022, she is a mother of three boys; her eldest was in eighth grade as of June 2022.
Speaking of Bentley’s upbringing, his folks, among other things, taught him to survive and thrive deep in the Northern Ontario wilderness. Now, Bentley has decided to keep these traditions alive and pass down what he has learned to his children.
