CONWAY — Co-founders of SOLO, the internationally renowned wilderness medicine school located on Tasker Hill Road in Conway, Lee Frizzell and husband Dr. Frank Hubbell have led a life of shared values and teamwork that has made an impact on improving the lives of others.
And far from being “solo,” their work together at SOLO (Stonehearth Open Learning Opportunities) binds them, emotionally and spiritually as they have taught thousands how to respond to medical emergencies in the great outdoors.
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