Sarah Danser possesses an impressive skill set. The Honolulu, Hawaii native is a divemaster and entomologist, so she's comfortable in the water and knows which insects are edible. During an appearance on the Cutting It Close With Cliff Bailey podcast, she revealed that she grew up in the mountains of Colorado, which is where she picked up many of her survival skills. When she and her father got trapped in a freezing slot canyon in Utah, those skills helped them stay alive.
After surviving at sea, in the mountains, and in the South African wilderness, Sarah would go on to become a different type of survivor. In March 2020, she was diagnosed with breast cancer. A few months after her diagnosis, she took to Instagram to share her experience. "I noticed a strange discharge from my nipple and mentioned it to a doctor," she wrote. Sarah recalled the doctor telling her that it was "probably nothing to worry about," but sent her in for an ultrasound and mammogram to be on the safe side.
"Women do not usually start getting breast exams until age 40 — I was 29," Sarah wrote. "Had I not been aware of my own body, it would have been 11 years until the cancer was discovered, and by then it would have been too late." Luckily, Sarah appears to be thriving in posts documenting some of her recent adventures, which include sailing and skydiving.
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