In preparation for Survivor 35: Heroes vs. Healers, vs. Hustlers, I decided to do some pre-show first impression blogs for the upcoming cast. There are obvious cast and tribe division spoilers (but no boot/elimination spoilers). Basically, judge them based on first impressions, already leaked Survivor videos of them (pre-show interviews, season 34 finale promo) or whatever criteria you wish.
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Cole Medders
Soko (Healers) Tribe
24 路 ST. GEORGE, UT 路 WILDERNESS FIELD INSTRUCTOR
For his job as a wilderness field instructor, he takes young kids into the remote, arid desert of Southern Utah for 60 days to help them learn to Survivor. He knows how to rock climb, canoe, rafting, and more, which could come in handy during challenges, not to mention his survival skills may help around camp. He is originally from Arkansas and has lived in Wyoming. He previously blogged about his non-Survivor surviving experience. https://blog.nols.edu/author/cole_medders
From Reddit:
"No way!!! I went to Snow Canyon High School with Cole. He was kind of an asshole, but hopefully he can make it far. He's going to be perfect for the survival part of the game. I never said I hated the guy. It's just that Cole can get quite a big temper tantrum when things don't go his way."