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==Career==
==Career==
Carotta was diagnosed with cancer in 2008 which made him decide to leave his 9 to 5 job and travel around the world. Carotta worked with his own online blog that soon developed into his TV show ''Alive! with Adventure Aaron''. Carotta also was influenced by [[Timothy Ferriss]] around the time he was diagnosed with cancer with his book ''The Four Hour Work Week''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://adventureaaron.com/press |title= adventureaaron.com |publisher=Adventure Aaron|accessdate=30 November 2014}}</ref> After working with the book 60 days later Carotta send his results to Ferris with his own small home made DVD documentary.
Carotta was diagnosed with cancer in 2008 which made him decide to leave his 9 to 5 job and travel around the world. Carotta worked with his own online blog that soon developed into his TV show ''Alive! with Adventure Aaron''. Carotta also was influenced by [[Timothy Ferriss]] around the time he was diagnosed with cancer with his book ''The Four Hour Work Week''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://adventureaaron.com/press |title=adventureaaron.com |publisher=Adventure Aaron |accessdate=30 November 2014 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150202173418/http://adventureaaron.com/press |archivedate=2 February 2015 }}</ref> After working with the book 60 days later Carotta send his results to Ferris with his own small home made DVD documentary.


Ferris at the time gave Carotta motivation to re-prioritize his life after he read the book, this developed a blog that Carotta created around the time. This then turned into his TV show ''Alive! with Adventure Aaron''.<ref>http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU1201/S00075/catch-cook-and-canteen-with-adventure-aaron.htm</ref><ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=NyU449_-U8A</ref>
Ferris at the time gave Carotta motivation to re-prioritize his life after he read the book, this developed a blog that Carotta created around the time. This then turned into his TV show ''Alive! with Adventure Aaron''.<ref>http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU1201/S00075/catch-cook-and-canteen-with-adventure-aaron.htm</ref><ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=NyU449_-U8A</ref>
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Carotta started working on his TV Show ''Catch and Cook'' from 2012''.'' This TV series involved Carotta being given a list of ingredients for a guest chef. Carotta then had to catch the food for the Chef to then later cook.<ref name="Catch & Cook">{{cite web|url=https://plus.google.com/u/0/photos/105682123387776434245/albums/5802714246419360625 |title= Catch & Cook|publisher=Catch & Cook|accessdate=30 November 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Waitaki to be world famous|accessdate=30 November 2014|url=http://www.oamarumail.co.nz/tourism/waitaki-to-be-world-famous/ | work=Oamaru Mail NZ|date=3 September 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=American Adventurer Sets Sights On New Zealand|accessdate=30 November 2014|url=http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU1207/S00493/american-adventurer-sets-sights-on-new-zealand.htm | work=Scoop NZ|date=30 July 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.getfrank.co.nz/lifestyle/food/interview-aaron-carotta |title=Interview - Aaron Carotta| publisher=getfrank.co.nz|accessdate=30 November 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.throng.co.nz/2012/09/catch-cook-with-adventure-aaron/ |title=Catch & Cook with Adventure Aaron| publisher=throng.co.nz|accessdate=30 November 2014}}</ref>
Carotta started working on his TV Show ''Catch and Cook'' from 2012''.'' This TV series involved Carotta being given a list of ingredients for a guest chef. Carotta then had to catch the food for the Chef to then later cook.<ref name="Catch & Cook">{{cite web|url=https://plus.google.com/u/0/photos/105682123387776434245/albums/5802714246419360625 |title= Catch & Cook|publisher=Catch & Cook|accessdate=30 November 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Waitaki to be world famous|accessdate=30 November 2014|url=http://www.oamarumail.co.nz/tourism/waitaki-to-be-world-famous/ | work=Oamaru Mail NZ|date=3 September 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=American Adventurer Sets Sights On New Zealand|accessdate=30 November 2014|url=http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU1207/S00493/american-adventurer-sets-sights-on-new-zealand.htm | work=Scoop NZ|date=30 July 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.getfrank.co.nz/lifestyle/food/interview-aaron-carotta |title=Interview - Aaron Carotta| publisher=getfrank.co.nz|accessdate=30 November 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.throng.co.nz/2012/09/catch-cook-with-adventure-aaron/ |title=Catch & Cook with Adventure Aaron| publisher=throng.co.nz|accessdate=30 November 2014}}</ref>


The show was shot in various countries around the world including New Zealand, Europe, Russia and the USA.<ref name="Catch & Cook Page on adventureaaron.com">{{cite web|url=http://adventureaaron.com/catchandcook/|publisher=adventureaaron.com|title=Adventure Aaron Official Website |accessdate=30 November 2014}}</ref>
The show was shot in various countries around the world including New Zealand, Europe, Russia and the USA.<ref name="Catch & Cook Page on adventureaaron.com">{{cite web|url=http://adventureaaron.com/catchandcook/ |publisher=adventureaaron.com |title=Adventure Aaron Official Website |accessdate=30 November 2014 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150202191030/http://adventureaaron.com/catchandcook |archivedate=2 February 2015 }}</ref>


At the start of 2013 Carotta then released a book based on his ''Catch and Cook'' TV Series. This book included all the recipes from the series.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://shop.copypress.co.nz/shopn/spi//COPYP_1_REC_11378 |title= The Copy Press - Catch and Cook| publisher=The Copy Press|accessdate=30 November 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fishpond.co.nz/Books/Catch-and-Cook-Aaron-Carotta-Peta-Mathias-Foreword-by/9780473221997 | title= Catch and Cook| publisher=Fishpond.co.nz|accessdate=30 November 2014}}</ref>
At the start of 2013 Carotta then released a book based on his ''Catch and Cook'' TV Series. This book included all the recipes from the series.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://shop.copypress.co.nz/shopn/spi//COPYP_1_REC_11378 |title= The Copy Press - Catch and Cook| publisher=The Copy Press|accessdate=30 November 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fishpond.co.nz/Books/Catch-and-Cook-Aaron-Carotta-Peta-Mathias-Foreword-by/9780473221997 | title= Catch and Cook| publisher=Fishpond.co.nz|accessdate=30 November 2014}}</ref>

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Aaron Carotta
Carotta in 2012
Personal information
Birth nameAaron Michael Carotta[1]
NationalityAmerican
Born (1977-11-18) November 18, 1977 (age 46)
United States
OccupationAdventurer & Television presenter
Years active2008–present
Websitewww.adventureaaron.com
Sport
CountryUnited States

Aaron Michael Carotta (also known as Adventure Aaron) is an American Adventurer and television presenter. He previously started his career through his American TV series Catch and Cook and "Bucket Wish". At the age of 30, Carotta was diagnosed with cancer.[2] [3][4] He is noted for his television show "Bucket Wish". This was broadcast throughout NZ in 2012 with Carotta helping teenagers who have been diagnosed with cancer.[5] Since 2008 he has since traveled through 60 countries around the world using the term 'Travel Hacking'.[6]

Carotta is currently working on his world record attempt through the USA. He is canoeing for the 'The Longest Solo Journey in a Canoe' record from the Missouri River to the Gulf of Mexico and then to inland Florida, reaching the Atlantic Ocean.[7]

Career

Carotta was diagnosed with cancer in 2008 which made him decide to leave his 9 to 5 job and travel around the world. Carotta worked with his own online blog that soon developed into his TV show Alive! with Adventure Aaron. Carotta also was influenced by Timothy Ferriss around the time he was diagnosed with cancer with his book The Four Hour Work Week.[8] After working with the book 60 days later Carotta send his results to Ferris with his own small home made DVD documentary.

Ferris at the time gave Carotta motivation to re-prioritize his life after he read the book, this developed a blog that Carotta created around the time. This then turned into his TV show Alive! with Adventure Aaron.[9][10]

Television shows

Carotta has been producing his own television shows since 2010. Carotta first produced his first TV show Alive! with Adventure Aaron which was broadcast in the United States, India, Russia, Japan and parts of Europe in 2010.[11]

The show covered different ways to explore areas of the world. Guests included travel writers Rolf Potts and Timothy Ferriss.[12] Carotta developed two seasons of this show.

Carotta then developed his television show Bucket Wish. This show focused on giving other cancer survivors an adventure. The format of the show involved New Zealand CanTeen members sending a letter to the show wishing what they would like to do. Carotta then surprises the CanTeen members after reading their letters and takes them out for their adventure they wished for.[13][14] Thirteen episodes were produced from the show.

In 2014 Carotta developed an American version of the show.[15]

Carotta started working on his TV Show Catch and Cook from 2012. This TV series involved Carotta being given a list of ingredients for a guest chef. Carotta then had to catch the food for the Chef to then later cook.[16][17][18][19][20]

The show was shot in various countries around the world including New Zealand, Europe, Russia and the USA.[21]

At the start of 2013 Carotta then released a book based on his Catch and Cook TV Series. This book included all the recipes from the series.[22][23]

Personal life

In 2008 Carotta was diagnosed with cancer.[24]

During late 2013 Carotta was a part of a documentary in following a New Zealander help met his biological parents for the first time in Russia.

In April 2015 Aaron opened 'The Farm Family Restaurant', a restaurant based on his dishes from his 'Catch & Cook' series in Yutan, Nebraska. In 2016 he sold the restaurant.[25][26][27][28]

World Record Attempt

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Aaron Carotta's Canoe Map

In June 2016 Carotta began an attempt to break the Guinness world record for "the longest solo journey in a canoe or kayak" by traveling from the Missouri River to the Mississippi River, down to the Gulf of Mexico and then inland to Florida, reaching the Atlantic Ocean.[29]

Carotta started his journey on 30 June 2016. Starting from Three Forks, Gallatin County, Montana.[30] After 233 days Carotta reached the Gulf of Mexico.[31]

He primally travelled through the Missouri River. Stopping at points along the way through the Mississippi River so he was able to revive himself to continue. Ever since he started the trip he has been broadcasting through Facebook Live on his Facebook Page with his updates on his trip. He released his documentary Finding the Current in 2017 on the journey.

He is doing the Guinness World Record to help raise awareness for an adoption project called I'm Adopted.[7][32][33]

Bibliography

  • Catch and Cook (2013)[34]

Television & filmography

  • Alive! with Adventure Aaron (2010)
  • Bucket Wish (2012)
  • Catch and Cook with Adventure Aaron (2012-2014)
  • Finding the Current (2017)[35][36]

References

  1. ^ http://www.wahoo-ashland-waverly.com/ashland/saunders-county-courthouse-record/article_dff8a52e-50b2-11e5-ba96-3f7b8a5aec43.html
  2. ^ "Taranaki on view to 120 million". Stuff.co.nz. 3 March 2012. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
  3. ^ "Aaron has adventure in his blood". stuff.co.nz. 8 February 2012. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
  4. ^ "TV adventure star samples the wild life". nzherald.co.nz. 6 February 2012. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
  5. ^ "Kitchen bucket wishes fulfilled". stuff.co.nz. 27 August 2012. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
  6. ^ "Adventure Aaron: Travel Hacking Life, One Adventure At A Time". Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  7. ^ a b Mauro, Mason. "Cancer survivor rows for a world record". Retrieved 2016-08-28.
  8. ^ "adventureaaron.com". Adventure Aaron. Archived from the original on 2 February 2015. Retrieved 30 November 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  9. ^ http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU1201/S00075/catch-cook-and-canteen-with-adventure-aaron.htm
  10. ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=NyU449_-U8A
  11. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-02-19. Retrieved 2012-11-01. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  12. ^ "Catch, Cook and CanTeen with Adventure Aaron". Scoop NZ. 10 January 2012. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
  13. ^ "Bucket Wish Adventurer Takes Canteen Members For Ride". Scoop NZ. 23 August 2012. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
  14. ^ "Surprise as two teens taken on adventure". Stuff.co.nz. 1 September 2012. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
  15. ^ "MAV TV on Facebook". Facebook. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
  16. ^ "Catch & Cook". Catch & Cook. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
  17. ^ "Waitaki to be world famous". Oamaru Mail NZ. 3 September 2013. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
  18. ^ "American Adventurer Sets Sights On New Zealand". Scoop NZ. 30 July 2012. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
  19. ^ "Interview - Aaron Carotta". getfrank.co.nz. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
  20. ^ "Catch & Cook with Adventure Aaron". throng.co.nz. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
  21. ^ "Adventure Aaron Official Website". adventureaaron.com. Archived from the original on 2 February 2015. Retrieved 30 November 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  22. ^ "The Copy Press - Catch and Cook". The Copy Press. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
  23. ^ "Catch and Cook". Fishpond.co.nz. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
  24. ^ "Newstalk NB NZ Interview". Newstalk NZ New Zealand. 30 August 2011. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
  25. ^ https://www.facebook.com/thefarmfamilyrestaurant
  26. ^ http://www.wahoo-ashland-waverly.com/news/local/carotta-starts-dining-adventure/article_fed295ea-0481-11e5-90b9-6b463eec4139.html?mode=story
  27. ^ https://www.facebook.com/download/827350140668750/TheFarmFamilyRestaurantMenu.pdf
  28. ^ http://www.wahoo-ashland-waverly.com/news/man-attends-bond-hearing-for-stolen-cash-alcohol/article_35260804-51a6-11e5-b24e-17466c4a397e.html
  29. ^ kpeveto@theadvocate.com, BY KYLE PEVETO |. "Adventure Aaron: LaPlace native attempts solo canoe record, paddles thousands of miles". The Advocate. Retrieved 2016-11-30.
  30. ^ "Adventure Aaron - So many updates, here goes...Now 5... | Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2016-11-23.
  31. ^ "Adventure Aaron - Gulf of Mexico, Near Bay St Louis | Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2016-11-23.
  32. ^ http://www.hammondstar.com/news/longest-canoe-trip/article_d31c36e6-e9cf-5027-b9d1-b00849187c75.html?mode=story
  33. ^ https://www.facebook.com/notes/adventure-aaron-aaron-carotta/canoeing-for-the-comeback-while-crowdfunding-for-the-courageous/1316044235090583
  34. ^ "Cookbook adventures". Malbrough Express NZ. 28 January 2013. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
  35. ^ "Canamedia - New Releases". www.canamedia.com. Retrieved 2017-04-19.
  36. ^ "FINDING THE CURRENT DVD – ADVENTURE AARON". adventureaaron.com. Retrieved 2017-04-19.
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