Alaska Troop 42

I was watching Tougher in Alaska on the History Channel tonight. The show featured Troop 42 in Alaska (coincidence? I think not!). They were working on their 40 below badge and 100 below badge. For the 40 below badge they need to camp outside in 40 below weather. For the 100 below badge they need to camp outside in negative weather for however many consecutive days it takes to add up to 100 below. They build quinsies on the ice to sleep in. Before they go to bed they drink hot cocoa. There is 400 calories (per person) worth of butter melted in the the hot cocoa to give them calories to burn while they sleep. They also keep a pot with water cooking all night so they can drink water all night or they would dehydrate. They commented that because of how cold it is, there is a larger than normal amount of water leaving there bodies while breathing and sweating. I think they are pretty bad ass so I thought I would share the story.
Here is a link to the show if you want to see more.