1 00:00:03,003 --> 00:00:04,905 narrator: This season on "Alone," 2 00:00:05,005 --> 00:00:07,508 10 new participants will be dropped into 3 00:00:07,574 --> 00:00:10,911 the coldest location in series history. 4 00:00:10,911 --> 00:00:13,881 [dramatic music] 5 00:00:13,947 --> 00:00:20,988 ♪ 6 00:00:23,624 --> 00:00:26,026 Deep in Canada's rugged north, 7 00:00:26,093 --> 00:00:29,263 125 miles above the Arctic Circle 8 00:00:29,263 --> 00:00:33,667 and just south of the Arctic Ocean, 9 00:00:33,734 --> 00:00:35,469 the traditional land of the Gwich'in 10 00:00:35,536 --> 00:00:37,871 and Inuvialuit First Nations, 11 00:00:37,871 --> 00:00:39,773 the Mackenzie River Delta covers 12 00:00:39,840 --> 00:00:44,478 an astonishing 4,700 square miles. 13 00:00:44,544 --> 00:00:47,581 The silty river system is a bewildering maze 14 00:00:47,681 --> 00:00:51,385 of intertwining channels, lakes, marshes, and ponds. 15 00:00:51,451 --> 00:00:53,353 [wind howling] 16 00:00:53,420 --> 00:00:56,023 Here, Arctic winds drop temperatures to 17 00:00:56,089 --> 00:00:59,726 a staggering negative 40 degrees Fahrenheit. 18 00:00:59,793 --> 00:01:04,631 Snow and ice blanket the area for up to eight months a year. 19 00:01:04,698 --> 00:01:07,768 This far north, sunlight quickly vanishes 20 00:01:07,834 --> 00:01:09,269 as winter sets in, 21 00:01:09,269 --> 00:01:11,972 potentially forcing participants to grapple with 22 00:01:12,039 --> 00:01:15,242 weeks of total darkness. 23 00:01:15,309 --> 00:01:17,110 ♪ 24 00:01:17,177 --> 00:01:19,413 Over 5,000 grizzly bears 25 00:01:19,479 --> 00:01:22,382 and 4,000 wolves call this area home. 26 00:01:22,482 --> 00:01:24,551 [wolf pack howling] 27 00:01:24,618 --> 00:01:27,187 Along with 40,000 moose, 28 00:01:27,254 --> 00:01:30,424 freshwater fish and wolverines also inhabit 29 00:01:30,490 --> 00:01:33,226 this pristine river delta. 30 00:01:33,226 --> 00:01:37,064 The vast expanse offers a bounty of natural resources 31 00:01:37,064 --> 00:01:39,266 for those strong enough to survive. 32 00:01:39,266 --> 00:01:46,239 ♪ 33 00:01:50,277 --> 00:01:52,112 - Come here. 34 00:01:52,112 --> 00:01:54,314 All right, yeah, so-- 35 00:01:54,381 --> 00:01:57,551 fire making, my go-to method is a hand drill. 36 00:01:57,618 --> 00:01:59,119 Fire! 37 00:01:59,186 --> 00:02:00,821 narrator: It takes about a year from the time 38 00:02:00,821 --> 00:02:03,323 casting submissions are received, sorted, 39 00:02:03,390 --> 00:02:07,594 and vetted before the final 10 are ultimately selected. 40 00:02:07,661 --> 00:02:09,763 - Boom. 41 00:02:09,830 --> 00:02:13,200 Right now, it's 80 degrees out. 42 00:02:13,266 --> 00:02:15,268 I'm sweating like crazy. Ha. 43 00:02:15,268 --> 00:02:16,837 - They call me "Good Luck Tuck." 44 00:02:16,903 --> 00:02:19,873 Found a four leaf clover. Lucky. 45 00:02:19,873 --> 00:02:22,142 - Oh, are you kidding me? Right off the bat. 46 00:02:22,242 --> 00:02:25,278 - My coworkers know that I do some outdoor stuff. 47 00:02:25,345 --> 00:02:26,847 I don't think they know the level 48 00:02:26,913 --> 00:02:28,315 of outdoor stuff that I do. 49 00:02:28,382 --> 00:02:29,783 Basic A-frame. 50 00:02:29,883 --> 00:02:31,351 Fireplace is working great. 51 00:02:31,418 --> 00:02:33,987 - I just got some really badass photos of my restaurant, 52 00:02:33,987 --> 00:02:35,222 to put on Google. 53 00:02:35,222 --> 00:02:37,524 So check out the photos, give me a like, 54 00:02:37,591 --> 00:02:39,626 come to my restaurant, eat what we got. 55 00:02:39,626 --> 00:02:41,795 - I wanted to show you something that I bush crafted, 56 00:02:41,862 --> 00:02:44,264 which is these sunglasses. 57 00:02:44,331 --> 00:02:45,866 [laughs] 58 00:02:47,234 --> 00:02:48,902 narrator: Once they've made the cut, 59 00:02:49,002 --> 00:02:51,505 they're given a general idea of the location 60 00:02:51,605 --> 00:02:53,707 and have about a month to prepare, 61 00:02:53,807 --> 00:02:54,875 leave their families... 62 00:02:54,941 --> 00:02:56,109 - Bye, sweetheart. 63 00:02:56,176 --> 00:02:57,277 Hey. 64 00:02:57,344 --> 00:02:59,112 In it to win it. 65 00:02:59,179 --> 00:03:01,314 narrator: And then, make the trip north. 66 00:03:01,381 --> 00:03:04,184 - Here we go. [chuckles] 67 00:03:04,184 --> 00:03:06,086 [bell dings] 68 00:03:08,188 --> 00:03:11,124 [soft tense music] 69 00:03:11,191 --> 00:03:12,559 ♪ 70 00:03:12,626 --> 00:03:14,094 - Of course I have a really heavy load. 71 00:03:14,194 --> 00:03:17,264 narrator: Meanwhile, the "Alone" crew is building out 72 00:03:17,264 --> 00:03:19,833 all the infrastructure required to operate 73 00:03:19,900 --> 00:03:21,601 in the harsh winter environment 74 00:03:21,668 --> 00:03:23,837 for the next four months. 75 00:03:24,938 --> 00:03:27,708 - So what's essential for "Alone" is boats. 76 00:03:27,774 --> 00:03:29,409 Because we're on the river this year, 77 00:03:29,476 --> 00:03:31,478 we're always doing our regular maintenance, 78 00:03:31,545 --> 00:03:34,281 checking oil and making sure things are running 79 00:03:34,347 --> 00:03:36,149 as well as they can. 80 00:03:36,216 --> 00:03:38,785 - I'm Dave Holder. I'm the lead survival consultant 81 00:03:38,852 --> 00:03:40,587 on the "Alone" show. 82 00:03:40,587 --> 00:03:42,522 Right behind me, we're unloading the barge, 83 00:03:42,589 --> 00:03:46,326 which has just shipped in all the gear that we need. 84 00:03:46,393 --> 00:03:48,095 And believe me, there's a ton of it. 85 00:03:48,195 --> 00:03:52,232 The crew are working hard and shipping everything up 86 00:03:52,299 --> 00:03:55,001 into our production office. 87 00:03:58,872 --> 00:04:01,908 narrator: Once the home base is established for the crew, 88 00:04:01,908 --> 00:04:04,611 attention turns to the orientation camp 89 00:04:04,678 --> 00:04:06,746 where the participants will be staying. 90 00:04:06,847 --> 00:04:09,282 - The main focus of orientation camp is to 91 00:04:09,349 --> 00:04:11,785 bring the cast members from their everyday lives 92 00:04:11,852 --> 00:04:14,321 to a setting that is a transitional space 93 00:04:14,387 --> 00:04:15,922 between their everyday life 94 00:04:15,989 --> 00:04:18,992 and being totally immersed and alone in the wilderness. 95 00:04:19,059 --> 00:04:20,427 It just gets them in the mindset 96 00:04:20,494 --> 00:04:22,796 and gets them feeling focused and ready to 97 00:04:22,863 --> 00:04:25,232 survive in the wilderness for as long as they can. 98 00:04:25,298 --> 00:04:27,968 - We're way behind schedule here. 99 00:04:28,034 --> 00:04:29,469 You know, they're showing up tomorrow. 100 00:04:29,536 --> 00:04:31,638 Right now it's 11:00 at night. 101 00:04:31,705 --> 00:04:34,908 The sun stays out till 1:00 in the morning here. 102 00:04:34,908 --> 00:04:38,145 [chuckling] So it's been long days. 103 00:04:38,245 --> 00:04:39,713 Long days. 104 00:04:39,713 --> 00:04:43,517 ♪ 105 00:04:47,954 --> 00:04:50,991 - I did it. [laughs] 106 00:04:51,057 --> 00:04:53,760 ♪ 107 00:04:53,827 --> 00:04:56,263 narrator: The cast arrives and are brought in on boats 108 00:04:56,263 --> 00:04:58,765 to get a first glimpse of where they will be living 109 00:04:58,832 --> 00:05:00,300 for the next eight days 110 00:05:00,400 --> 00:05:03,403 as they are oriented to their new surroundings. 111 00:05:03,470 --> 00:05:06,239 - That's badass, dude. - That's so badass. 112 00:05:07,874 --> 00:05:09,276 - Base camp. 113 00:05:09,342 --> 00:05:14,481 ♪ 114 00:05:14,548 --> 00:05:16,650 - We have arrived. [chuckles] 115 00:05:16,716 --> 00:05:20,153 ♪ 116 00:05:20,220 --> 00:05:22,822 Whoo! - [chuckles] 117 00:05:22,889 --> 00:05:24,925 - I didn't fall in. - Welcome. 118 00:05:24,991 --> 00:05:27,227 narrator: In just a few short days, 119 00:05:27,227 --> 00:05:28,662 they will be entering the site 120 00:05:28,662 --> 00:05:30,463 they will attempt to survive on 121 00:05:30,530 --> 00:05:34,501 for a chance to win $500,000. 122 00:05:34,601 --> 00:05:36,436 - I'm like, last one. I want the last one. 123 00:05:36,503 --> 00:05:39,072 - Last one? Well, I'm the next to last. 124 00:05:39,072 --> 00:05:40,373 I rode with you all the way here. 125 00:05:40,440 --> 00:05:42,842 I'm gon' stick with you. - All right, man. 126 00:05:45,078 --> 00:05:48,315 - Yeah, we got a sink, nice little foot pump. 127 00:05:50,083 --> 00:05:51,718 Look at that. 128 00:05:53,186 --> 00:05:55,422 [blows raspberry] Come on. 129 00:05:55,422 --> 00:05:57,023 - Cool door. 130 00:05:57,090 --> 00:05:58,024 Oh, wow. 131 00:05:58,091 --> 00:06:01,962 - Oh, snap. Hello, gorgeous. 132 00:06:02,028 --> 00:06:05,165 Look at this. Oh, my God. That's so freaking cool. 133 00:06:07,033 --> 00:06:08,635 - Hi, there. [laughs] 134 00:06:09,803 --> 00:06:13,006 - This is a nice home away from home. 135 00:06:13,073 --> 00:06:16,009 [dramatic music] 136 00:06:16,076 --> 00:06:17,744 ♪ 137 00:06:17,844 --> 00:06:19,880 - There's our camp. Just right there. 138 00:06:21,748 --> 00:06:23,783 Coming down through here, 139 00:06:23,783 --> 00:06:25,085 this is all grizzly. 140 00:06:25,151 --> 00:06:26,753 Grizzly tracks, huh, Dusty? 141 00:06:29,422 --> 00:06:31,424 Good Lord! 142 00:06:32,425 --> 00:06:34,194 - Chilling in the Northern Territories. 143 00:06:34,261 --> 00:06:37,864 - Meet the first of this year's "Alone" participants. 144 00:06:37,864 --> 00:06:39,266 - I could call in a turkey. 145 00:06:39,266 --> 00:06:40,467 [beatboxing] 146 00:06:40,533 --> 00:06:41,835 Now, you want him to come strutting, 147 00:06:41,902 --> 00:06:43,236 so you got to put a little something to it. 148 00:06:43,303 --> 00:06:45,505 [turkey call] 149 00:06:45,605 --> 00:06:50,076 [beatboxing turkey call] 150 00:06:52,512 --> 00:06:54,114 If I'd have just heard like a turkey right now, 151 00:06:54,180 --> 00:06:56,983 I'd have lost my mind. [laughs] 152 00:06:57,117 --> 00:06:58,685 My name is Isaiah Tuck. 153 00:06:58,752 --> 00:07:01,521 I'm a game warden from West Virginia. 154 00:07:01,588 --> 00:07:03,189 Already seeing some deer tracks. 155 00:07:03,256 --> 00:07:05,592 Our job is to protect the natural resources 156 00:07:05,659 --> 00:07:07,827 that we enjoy from poachers. 157 00:07:07,894 --> 00:07:09,663 Oh, we got some bunny tracks. 158 00:07:09,663 --> 00:07:11,097 People that hunt and trap, 159 00:07:11,197 --> 00:07:14,034 they get up hours and hours before the sun comes up. 160 00:07:14,100 --> 00:07:16,002 They do all this prep work. 161 00:07:16,069 --> 00:07:19,873 What they don't know is hours before they start theirs, 162 00:07:19,940 --> 00:07:21,074 we're doing ours. 163 00:07:21,474 --> 00:07:22,876 Man, it's a good day for a walk. 164 00:07:22,942 --> 00:07:25,545 This show is as real as it gets. 165 00:07:25,645 --> 00:07:26,913 ♪ 166 00:07:26,980 --> 00:07:29,182 What's going to drive people out from here is 167 00:07:29,282 --> 00:07:30,550 hunger and cold. 168 00:07:30,617 --> 00:07:33,486 This is the coldest location possible. 169 00:07:33,553 --> 00:07:37,390 The progression of winter is very prominent, 170 00:07:37,457 --> 00:07:40,627 and it's coming hard. 171 00:07:40,694 --> 00:07:42,362 The food is out there. 172 00:07:42,429 --> 00:07:45,065 You have a good chance of killing small game 173 00:07:45,065 --> 00:07:46,666 or some other animal. 174 00:07:46,666 --> 00:07:48,601 But then, you have another good chance of something killing you 175 00:07:48,668 --> 00:07:49,703 while you're trying to eat it. 176 00:07:49,803 --> 00:07:54,908 Like, this place is going to suck. 177 00:07:54,974 --> 00:07:58,478 There's no illusions in my mind that this is going to be easy. 178 00:07:59,446 --> 00:08:01,114 - I think it's done. Oh, that's-- 179 00:08:01,181 --> 00:08:03,083 - That's very done, bro. - That's done. 180 00:08:03,149 --> 00:08:04,784 Oh! You guys get some of that. 181 00:08:04,784 --> 00:08:08,421 - This has to be the most talented group you've had 182 00:08:08,421 --> 00:08:09,856 on this show. 183 00:08:09,956 --> 00:08:12,926 Every one of them, they do this all the time. 184 00:08:12,992 --> 00:08:16,296 And beyond the survival stuff, they're just terrific. 185 00:08:16,396 --> 00:08:18,865 Hey. Hey, buddy. - What's up, everybody? 186 00:08:18,932 --> 00:08:21,167 - But I still got to beat them. 187 00:08:21,234 --> 00:08:23,370 That's a chance for me to give my family a better life. 188 00:08:28,742 --> 00:08:30,477 [laughter] 189 00:08:34,447 --> 00:08:37,584 ♪ 190 00:08:39,452 --> 00:08:41,788 narrator: The first full day of orientation camp 191 00:08:41,788 --> 00:08:43,423 begins with a camera class 192 00:08:43,423 --> 00:08:46,359 to review all the equipment provided to the participants 193 00:08:46,426 --> 00:08:48,028 for their time in the field. 194 00:08:48,028 --> 00:08:49,562 - Always have a camera on you. 195 00:08:49,629 --> 00:08:51,664 That's kind of rule number one. 196 00:08:51,731 --> 00:08:53,666 Even if it's just a GoPro or whatever, 197 00:08:53,733 --> 00:08:56,269 always just have a camera. 198 00:08:56,269 --> 00:08:57,637 - We're good. 199 00:08:57,704 --> 00:09:00,440 - Found you. - Dusty. Your new friend? 200 00:09:00,507 --> 00:09:03,109 - I've been looking for you all my life. 201 00:09:03,109 --> 00:09:06,246 - Nice. Sarah. Here we go. Hell, yeah. 202 00:09:06,312 --> 00:09:10,116 - Cast was given all our camera gear. 203 00:09:13,019 --> 00:09:14,988 One of the most exciting moments I've had 204 00:09:15,054 --> 00:09:18,024 since I've been here because I freaking love camera gear. 205 00:09:18,091 --> 00:09:21,828 And I know the significance of this gear 206 00:09:21,828 --> 00:09:24,197 because it's gonna be in my hands 207 00:09:24,264 --> 00:09:25,765 for the next few months. 208 00:09:25,832 --> 00:09:28,068 - I'm excited. They taught us how to use them and everything. 209 00:09:28,168 --> 00:09:32,072 So here is the main camera right there. 210 00:09:32,138 --> 00:09:35,008 - This is our microphone. And wireless lav mics. 211 00:09:35,074 --> 00:09:37,343 And then, what I've been learning today is 212 00:09:37,444 --> 00:09:39,646 you have to put it all the way underneath your clothes. 213 00:09:41,915 --> 00:09:44,084 There is a lot to this. 214 00:09:45,452 --> 00:09:49,222 Not only do I have to somehow survive longer than anybody, 215 00:09:49,289 --> 00:09:51,524 but I have to film everything. 216 00:09:51,591 --> 00:09:53,426 - Everything became real. 217 00:09:53,426 --> 00:09:56,896 This is where the rubber meets the road. 218 00:09:58,098 --> 00:10:01,134 ♪ 219 00:10:01,201 --> 00:10:04,471 You are not going to believe what I just came up with. 220 00:10:04,537 --> 00:10:07,073 I'm going to make a bushcraft violin. 221 00:10:07,073 --> 00:10:09,442 My name is Waldemar Paetz. I go by Dub. 222 00:10:09,509 --> 00:10:12,078 This is called "Catfish on the Rotisserie." 223 00:10:12,145 --> 00:10:16,349 ♪ Because we have catfish, catfish, catfish ♪ 224 00:10:16,349 --> 00:10:20,186 ♪ Catfish on the rotisserie 225 00:10:20,186 --> 00:10:21,754 Born and raised in the outdoors. 226 00:10:21,821 --> 00:10:23,857 And I feel confident that I should be here 227 00:10:23,957 --> 00:10:25,558 and I'm going to do good here 228 00:10:25,625 --> 00:10:28,428 because hunting and fishing, trapping, 229 00:10:28,495 --> 00:10:32,165 I mean, everything here that I need to survive, 230 00:10:32,232 --> 00:10:35,034 I have been cramming my entire life. 231 00:10:35,034 --> 00:10:36,903 That's all I care about. 232 00:10:37,003 --> 00:10:38,838 This season is bar none 233 00:10:38,905 --> 00:10:40,707 going to be tougher than any other season. 234 00:10:40,807 --> 00:10:44,711 Reason number one, we're in the Arctic Circle. 235 00:10:44,711 --> 00:10:48,014 Nobody has been in a place this cold ever on "Alone." 236 00:10:48,081 --> 00:10:50,183 In addition to the cold, 237 00:10:50,283 --> 00:10:53,887 right now, we're losing eight minutes per day in sunlight, 238 00:10:53,953 --> 00:10:58,158 which means in less than a month and a half, 239 00:10:58,224 --> 00:11:01,728 it's going to be pitch black almost the entire time, 240 00:11:01,794 --> 00:11:03,096 which is insane. 241 00:11:03,196 --> 00:11:08,067 24 hour darkness, Arctic Circle, grizzly bears. 242 00:11:08,168 --> 00:11:12,105 It's like, how hard do you want to make the "Alone" show? 243 00:11:12,205 --> 00:11:15,742 How much is everybody gonna be able to take? 244 00:11:15,842 --> 00:11:17,477 It's gonna be tap-- 245 00:11:17,544 --> 00:11:19,612 it's going to be rat-a-tat-tap out there 246 00:11:19,679 --> 00:11:21,648 right out of the gates, I think. 247 00:11:23,750 --> 00:11:27,587 There's nine competitors and they're all damn good. 248 00:11:27,587 --> 00:11:30,056 Jake's gonna be... - All right. 249 00:11:30,156 --> 00:11:32,125 - Hard to beat. 250 00:11:32,192 --> 00:11:34,027 I see it--I see it in Jake. 251 00:11:34,093 --> 00:11:37,063 Watch this one. - [chuckles] 252 00:11:37,063 --> 00:11:39,699 - Overall, my confidence level for winning this 253 00:11:39,799 --> 00:11:41,568 is extremely high. 254 00:11:41,634 --> 00:11:44,270 I think I got what it takes and I know damn well 255 00:11:44,270 --> 00:11:45,672 I'm just stubborn enough to do it. 256 00:11:45,738 --> 00:11:46,873 [bowstring snaps] 257 00:11:46,940 --> 00:11:49,042 I would not want to compete against me. 258 00:11:51,945 --> 00:11:54,214 narrator: With only seven more days to go, 259 00:11:54,280 --> 00:11:56,749 the crew heli slings in the radio towers 260 00:11:56,816 --> 00:11:59,786 needed for emergency response and communications 261 00:11:59,786 --> 00:12:03,056 across the miles of terrain they'll be operating in. 262 00:12:03,156 --> 00:12:04,724 - Check on repeater one. 263 00:12:04,791 --> 00:12:07,193 Check on repeater one. Luke, copy? 264 00:12:10,997 --> 00:12:13,433 [dramatic music] 265 00:12:13,499 --> 00:12:15,635 [satellite phone beeps] 266 00:12:15,702 --> 00:12:17,570 - I hope I didn't short something out there. 267 00:12:19,539 --> 00:12:21,207 [satellite phone beeps] 268 00:12:22,442 --> 00:12:25,078 - Repeater one, check. Repeater one, check. 269 00:12:27,380 --> 00:12:31,017 - Hey, go ahead, Lars. I got you loud and clear. 270 00:12:32,118 --> 00:12:33,553 - Copy that. Thank you. 271 00:12:34,654 --> 00:12:36,623 Now we have established full coverage 272 00:12:36,689 --> 00:12:38,825 on the entire operating area. 273 00:12:38,891 --> 00:12:41,227 And because it's late in the day now, 274 00:12:41,227 --> 00:12:44,464 we're gonna walk out rather than get a heli flight out, 275 00:12:44,530 --> 00:12:46,065 'cause it's too late to fly. 276 00:12:46,132 --> 00:12:49,035 [dramatic music] 277 00:12:49,102 --> 00:12:53,206 ♪ 278 00:12:53,272 --> 00:12:55,375 narrator: Back at camp, participants have 279 00:12:55,441 --> 00:12:59,646 an opportunity for some last minute target practice. 280 00:12:59,712 --> 00:13:02,982 [bowstrings snapping] 281 00:13:09,255 --> 00:13:11,190 - Oh! [laughter] 282 00:13:11,257 --> 00:13:12,959 - You nailed that sucker. 283 00:13:13,026 --> 00:13:15,662 [dramatic music] 284 00:13:15,728 --> 00:13:18,665 - This is how the branch starts out. 285 00:13:18,731 --> 00:13:22,168 But when you heat it up in the fire, 286 00:13:22,235 --> 00:13:26,005 now it's going to cool off and it's going to be rock solid 287 00:13:26,072 --> 00:13:29,942 and hold my nice wall together without the use of rope. 288 00:13:30,043 --> 00:13:31,511 My name is Michela Carriere. 289 00:13:31,511 --> 00:13:34,947 I'm from a place called the Saskatchewan River Delta, 290 00:13:35,048 --> 00:13:38,184 so very similar to here in many ways. 291 00:13:38,251 --> 00:13:41,020 I would describe a delta as a heart 292 00:13:41,120 --> 00:13:44,924 with all these arteries flowing and it's very alive. 293 00:13:44,991 --> 00:13:48,027 On my dad's side, he's Cree-Métis. 294 00:13:48,094 --> 00:13:50,830 And part of the Cree-Métis lifestyle 295 00:13:50,897 --> 00:13:52,665 is to live off the land. 296 00:13:52,732 --> 00:13:55,034 So that's hunting, trapping, fishing, 297 00:13:55,034 --> 00:13:57,070 no electricity, no running water, 298 00:13:57,070 --> 00:14:00,840 just basic cabin living with my family. 299 00:14:00,907 --> 00:14:03,309 I know that this will be the most difficult thing 300 00:14:03,309 --> 00:14:05,511 I've ever done in my life. 301 00:14:05,578 --> 00:14:09,515 I am about to go out into the wilderness, 302 00:14:09,582 --> 00:14:12,185 into a landscape I've never been before, 303 00:14:12,185 --> 00:14:14,320 that is the traditional territory of 304 00:14:14,387 --> 00:14:16,356 the Gwich'in and the Inuvialuit. 305 00:14:16,422 --> 00:14:18,858 And it's hard to compare myself to the men. 306 00:14:18,958 --> 00:14:21,527 They seem like they're all gonna be going a long ways. 307 00:14:21,594 --> 00:14:24,364 But sometimes, the women seem to last longer, 308 00:14:24,430 --> 00:14:27,300 so I'm comparing myself to Sarah. 309 00:14:27,400 --> 00:14:29,102 And she's from the north, 310 00:14:29,202 --> 00:14:32,872 so she's a northerner as well and she's really tough. 311 00:14:32,872 --> 00:14:35,742 But I want to be on a season with tough people. 312 00:14:35,842 --> 00:14:37,210 Oh, look at that. There's the little-- 313 00:14:37,276 --> 00:14:39,912 there's the arrow mark, right there. 314 00:14:39,912 --> 00:14:41,447 I am an Indigenous woman. 315 00:14:41,514 --> 00:14:45,485 And we need more positive stories as Indigenous people. 316 00:14:45,551 --> 00:14:48,121 And I hope that I can be a role model. 317 00:14:48,187 --> 00:14:51,958 I hope my story shines through and that it is a good one 318 00:14:52,024 --> 00:14:54,861 and that people see that and get inspired by it. 319 00:14:54,961 --> 00:14:56,462 - Oh, that's fantastic. 320 00:14:56,529 --> 00:14:57,697 - You're going to be able to look back 321 00:14:57,797 --> 00:14:58,798 while you're out there alone 322 00:14:58,865 --> 00:15:00,633 and think of fond memories. 323 00:15:00,700 --> 00:15:04,103 - "Oh, those good times when I was with people." 324 00:15:04,203 --> 00:15:05,171 [laughter] 325 00:15:09,008 --> 00:15:13,679 ♪ 326 00:15:16,115 --> 00:15:18,151 [zipper rasping] 327 00:15:25,825 --> 00:15:28,428 - Morning. Welcome to a day in the life 328 00:15:28,494 --> 00:15:31,197 of "Alone," season 11, orientation camp. 329 00:15:31,264 --> 00:15:34,066 ♪ 330 00:15:34,066 --> 00:15:35,735 My name is Peter Albano. 331 00:15:35,802 --> 00:15:37,770 I live in Castlegar, British Columbia, 332 00:15:37,837 --> 00:15:39,238 and I am a librarian. 333 00:15:40,873 --> 00:15:42,675 I don't think there's ever been a librarian on the show before. 334 00:15:42,742 --> 00:15:44,410 [laughs] 335 00:15:44,477 --> 00:15:46,746 When I was 12 years old I discovered this book, 336 00:15:46,846 --> 00:15:48,815 "The SAS Survival Guide." 337 00:15:48,881 --> 00:15:51,083 In that book, there was how to build shelters 338 00:15:51,150 --> 00:15:53,519 and how to build traps and how to filter water 339 00:15:53,586 --> 00:15:55,388 and I was like, "wow, I can't believe 340 00:15:55,454 --> 00:15:56,689 people know how to do this." 341 00:15:56,756 --> 00:15:57,924 Oh. Hard trap. 342 00:15:57,990 --> 00:15:59,559 That was an eye-opening book for me 343 00:15:59,625 --> 00:16:01,260 and that set me off on this path 344 00:16:01,360 --> 00:16:03,162 and really showed me what was possible out there. 345 00:16:03,229 --> 00:16:04,464 Something that makes me different is 346 00:16:04,530 --> 00:16:06,499 I'm always trying to learn something new. 347 00:16:06,599 --> 00:16:08,568 There we go. 348 00:16:10,169 --> 00:16:11,871 We're just south of the barren lands 349 00:16:11,938 --> 00:16:13,439 and just short of the Arctic Ocean. 350 00:16:13,506 --> 00:16:15,208 Not too far from here is the tree line 351 00:16:15,274 --> 00:16:16,476 where trees don't grow anymore. 352 00:16:16,476 --> 00:16:18,344 That's how far north we are. 353 00:16:18,444 --> 00:16:20,713 I think this season might be one of the shorter ones 354 00:16:20,780 --> 00:16:22,548 just from our extreme location. 355 00:16:22,648 --> 00:16:25,685 [wind howling] 356 00:16:27,320 --> 00:16:28,588 Of all the other people here, 357 00:16:28,588 --> 00:16:30,923 I think my toughest competition is William. 358 00:16:32,024 --> 00:16:33,793 - That was a pretty cool tutorial. 359 00:16:33,860 --> 00:16:35,428 Really enjoyed that. 360 00:16:35,428 --> 00:16:36,562 - He lives in Labrador. 361 00:16:36,629 --> 00:16:37,897 That's one of the coldest places on Earth. 362 00:16:37,997 --> 00:16:39,232 He's used to the cold, 363 00:16:39,298 --> 00:16:40,867 which is the big thing out here, I think. 364 00:16:40,933 --> 00:16:43,636 But I'm 100% confident in my ability to succeed out there. 365 00:16:43,703 --> 00:16:47,406 I think I have the mental fortitude it takes 366 00:16:47,473 --> 00:16:49,876 to keep going even through the darkness and through the cold 367 00:16:49,876 --> 00:16:52,712 and through the hunger and through the loneliness. 368 00:16:52,712 --> 00:16:55,514 I think that's what's gonna get me through. 369 00:16:55,581 --> 00:16:58,551 [soft music] 370 00:16:58,618 --> 00:17:01,320 ♪ 371 00:17:01,387 --> 00:17:02,688 - OK, well, first things first. 372 00:17:02,755 --> 00:17:04,257 Mic yourselves up. 373 00:17:04,357 --> 00:17:07,627 From this point, it's just probably good for you guys 374 00:17:07,627 --> 00:17:10,196 just to get into the routine, you know. 375 00:17:15,234 --> 00:17:17,870 narrator: Only six days remain before launch day, 376 00:17:17,937 --> 00:17:20,273 and the participants are broken into two groups. 377 00:17:20,273 --> 00:17:22,808 Some will be interviewed by the production crew. 378 00:17:22,875 --> 00:17:24,510 - Rolling. - OK, all right, 379 00:17:24,510 --> 00:17:27,046 so let's start pretty easy. 380 00:17:27,113 --> 00:17:29,248 - So really simple question off the bat. 381 00:17:29,315 --> 00:17:31,183 Who are you? Where do you live? And what do you do? 382 00:17:31,250 --> 00:17:33,719 - What do you do and where do you live? 383 00:17:33,786 --> 00:17:36,188 - Uh, so, my name is-- I can't-- 384 00:17:36,255 --> 00:17:37,957 I keep looking at the camera. 385 00:17:38,024 --> 00:17:40,860 - This is freaking awesome, man. 386 00:17:40,960 --> 00:17:43,763 narrator: The others practice their camera work around camp. 387 00:17:43,829 --> 00:17:45,097 - OK. 388 00:17:45,197 --> 00:17:46,566 narrator: To get a feel for what it'll be like 389 00:17:46,632 --> 00:17:48,234 to do it in the field. 390 00:17:48,234 --> 00:17:52,271 - Well... 391 00:17:52,271 --> 00:17:54,040 that's the bathroom. 392 00:17:55,541 --> 00:17:57,310 - [imitates launching arrow] 393 00:17:57,376 --> 00:17:59,512 Thunk. Dead moose. 394 00:18:00,513 --> 00:18:02,682 [rustling] 395 00:18:02,748 --> 00:18:03,983 - Is that a grizzly? [chuckles] 396 00:18:04,083 --> 00:18:05,284 - Did you hear that? - I heard that. 397 00:18:05,351 --> 00:18:07,086 - Oh, [bleep]. 398 00:18:07,153 --> 00:18:09,155 Oh, man, I just [bleep] up. 399 00:18:10,022 --> 00:18:11,257 - That's not--Dub, is it? 400 00:18:11,357 --> 00:18:12,925 Dub took his camera, went out into somewhere. 401 00:18:12,992 --> 00:18:14,126 - Oh, it could be. 402 00:18:14,193 --> 00:18:16,862 - They're doing an interview over there 403 00:18:16,963 --> 00:18:19,465 and I just walked in on them. 404 00:18:19,532 --> 00:18:21,233 What a [bleep] idiot. 405 00:18:21,300 --> 00:18:22,568 - [chuckles] 406 00:18:22,635 --> 00:18:25,671 [dramatic music] 407 00:18:25,738 --> 00:18:27,673 - My name is William Russell Larkham Jr. 408 00:18:27,740 --> 00:18:29,709 I grew up in a little isolated community 409 00:18:29,809 --> 00:18:32,011 in the South Coast of Labrador called William's Harbour. 410 00:18:32,078 --> 00:18:34,513 Population was 74, so it was quite small. 411 00:18:35,314 --> 00:18:38,084 Little tutorial on how to split a catfish. 412 00:18:38,150 --> 00:18:39,752 I've been a fisherman all my life. 413 00:18:39,819 --> 00:18:43,422 I've been hunting and trapping ever since I was a little kid. 414 00:18:43,522 --> 00:18:45,624 And now, I'm taking myself out of my environment, 415 00:18:45,691 --> 00:18:47,193 going to a strange one 416 00:18:47,259 --> 00:18:49,328 and see can I accomplish something with that. 417 00:18:49,395 --> 00:18:52,264 Kiss the cod. [kisses, laughs] 418 00:18:52,331 --> 00:18:55,334 [soft dramatic music] 419 00:19:13,652 --> 00:19:16,022 - Old Dusty Blake here 420 00:19:16,122 --> 00:19:18,190 called that shot right there. Look at that. 421 00:19:21,460 --> 00:19:24,263 - That's between the eyes as you can get right there. 422 00:19:24,330 --> 00:19:27,366 - But I grew up and survived in a tough environment. 423 00:19:27,433 --> 00:19:30,636 I can't see why I can't survive in another area. 424 00:19:30,703 --> 00:19:33,572 So there's no better way to do it than on the "Alone" show 425 00:19:33,639 --> 00:19:37,109 because they put you in places where they're going to mentally 426 00:19:37,109 --> 00:19:39,512 and physically test you to your limits, and that's what I want. 427 00:19:39,512 --> 00:19:44,684 ♪ 428 00:19:46,619 --> 00:19:48,587 narrator: After exploring many different 429 00:19:48,587 --> 00:19:51,457 potential survival sites over the past two weeks, 430 00:19:51,557 --> 00:19:55,728 the crew must now compare the pros and cons of each one 431 00:19:55,795 --> 00:19:59,231 and officially lock in the best 10 for the cast. 432 00:20:01,867 --> 00:20:05,438 - This site has the three major foliage categories, 433 00:20:05,504 --> 00:20:08,274 which is the bush on the river. 434 00:20:08,340 --> 00:20:12,411 Then you have access to this nice boreal, like low bush, 435 00:20:12,478 --> 00:20:15,047 sparser trees, smaller trees. - Yeah. 436 00:20:15,114 --> 00:20:16,449 - And then, we'll walk over to the lake 437 00:20:16,515 --> 00:20:18,617 where you have grassland and some lake. 438 00:20:18,718 --> 00:20:19,618 - Oh, sweet. 439 00:20:19,718 --> 00:20:25,257 ♪ 440 00:20:25,357 --> 00:20:28,394 - You look over to some of those flat areas over there 441 00:20:28,461 --> 00:20:29,995 where it's all been knocked down. 442 00:20:30,062 --> 00:20:33,265 Yeah, that's possibly moose knocking it down 443 00:20:33,332 --> 00:20:36,068 or even bear just wandering through, rolling around. 444 00:20:41,807 --> 00:20:43,109 - "Itchy bum berry." 445 00:20:43,209 --> 00:20:45,111 - The seeds are covered in hairs 446 00:20:45,111 --> 00:20:46,512 which are very high in silica. 447 00:20:46,579 --> 00:20:47,746 So if you just swallow them, 448 00:20:47,847 --> 00:20:50,082 those hairs, which are very high in silica, 449 00:20:50,149 --> 00:20:53,619 can get caught up in your ass and you get the-- 450 00:20:53,719 --> 00:20:54,820 very itchy. - Oh, you get the itchy bum. 451 00:20:54,920 --> 00:21:01,861 ♪ 452 00:21:03,028 --> 00:21:05,264 - So here we've got a small grizzly track-- 453 00:21:05,264 --> 00:21:06,665 grizzly bear track. - Yeah. 454 00:21:06,732 --> 00:21:10,469 - So I'm looking for the effect that my fingers have 455 00:21:10,536 --> 00:21:12,605 on the mud when I push in. 456 00:21:12,671 --> 00:21:14,440 Is it cracking the mud? 457 00:21:14,507 --> 00:21:19,545 And are my cracks similar to the cracks around the track? 458 00:21:19,645 --> 00:21:22,515 And if they are, it tells me that 459 00:21:22,515 --> 00:21:24,950 the passage of this creature was quite recent. 460 00:21:25,017 --> 00:21:26,986 - Dense population here, of grizzly? 461 00:21:27,052 --> 00:21:29,622 - Yeah, relatively dense population here. 462 00:21:29,722 --> 00:21:32,391 We've seen a lot of-- a lot of track. 463 00:21:32,458 --> 00:21:33,926 ♪ 464 00:21:37,830 --> 00:21:40,833 ♪ 465 00:21:40,900 --> 00:21:43,636 narrator: With only three days until launch, 466 00:21:43,636 --> 00:21:46,005 Gwich'in First Nation elders visit camp 467 00:21:46,071 --> 00:21:48,974 and welcome participants to the land. 468 00:21:49,041 --> 00:21:52,344 - My name is Mary Snowshoe and welcome to our land. 469 00:21:52,444 --> 00:21:56,448 I'm so happy to be here to meet all you wonderful people 470 00:21:56,515 --> 00:21:59,218 that we see on TV. 471 00:21:59,318 --> 00:22:04,790 A lot of times, I feel so sorry that-- [laughs] 472 00:22:04,790 --> 00:22:07,059 Why don't they just go home? 473 00:22:07,159 --> 00:22:09,028 [laughter] 474 00:22:09,028 --> 00:22:13,098 Now, you're in--on our land. 475 00:22:13,199 --> 00:22:15,167 So... 476 00:22:33,986 --> 00:22:34,954 - Amen. - Amen. 477 00:22:35,020 --> 00:22:36,889 [speaks native language] Thank you. 478 00:22:36,956 --> 00:22:38,224 all: Thank you. 479 00:22:38,290 --> 00:22:40,593 - Thank you very much. 480 00:22:40,659 --> 00:22:43,195 - Thank you. Thank you very much. 481 00:22:43,262 --> 00:22:44,530 [indistinct] 482 00:22:44,597 --> 00:22:45,965 - Thank you very much. 483 00:22:46,031 --> 00:22:48,033 - This is a elk hide drum. 484 00:22:48,100 --> 00:22:52,571 So this is from the Cree people in Saskatchewan. 485 00:22:52,638 --> 00:22:54,807 - Thank you. 486 00:22:54,874 --> 00:22:55,841 - Thank you for having us. 487 00:22:55,908 --> 00:22:58,077 - Pleased to meet you. Good luck. 488 00:22:58,077 --> 00:23:00,312 - Thank you. And your prayer was very special. 489 00:23:00,312 --> 00:23:02,014 It means a lot. Thank you. 490 00:23:02,081 --> 00:23:04,850 [soft dramatic music] 491 00:23:04,917 --> 00:23:06,018 ♪ 492 00:23:06,118 --> 00:23:08,354 My name is Timber Cleghorn. 493 00:23:08,420 --> 00:23:10,522 I live in Salem, Indiana, with my family 494 00:23:10,589 --> 00:23:13,559 and we work in humanitarian aid. 495 00:23:13,626 --> 00:23:14,827 I'm going to make a water filter. 496 00:23:14,894 --> 00:23:16,195 Most of my formative years, 497 00:23:16,262 --> 00:23:18,163 I was raised without any electricity at all, 498 00:23:18,230 --> 00:23:19,298 no running water. 499 00:23:19,398 --> 00:23:21,400 I mean, we did all the work for living 500 00:23:21,467 --> 00:23:22,468 with our own hands. 501 00:23:22,568 --> 00:23:24,436 Now, this baby's gonna sit there 502 00:23:24,436 --> 00:23:27,239 and make my activated charcoal for my water filter. 503 00:23:27,306 --> 00:23:29,842 I've really cultivated certain aspects of that 504 00:23:29,908 --> 00:23:31,010 in my adult life. 505 00:23:31,076 --> 00:23:34,113 I've cultivated survival tactics. 506 00:23:34,113 --> 00:23:36,715 I've really cultivated my snaring and trapping, 507 00:23:36,782 --> 00:23:40,486 my food procurement, and my managing of myself. 508 00:23:40,552 --> 00:23:41,620 And I think all of those will make me 509 00:23:41,720 --> 00:23:42,821 a strong contender here. 510 00:23:42,922 --> 00:23:44,790 ♪ 511 00:23:44,790 --> 00:23:47,426 We are way above the Arctic Circle. 512 00:23:47,426 --> 00:23:51,563 There are so many challenges with this. 513 00:23:51,630 --> 00:23:53,866 Wolverines are raiders. Think of the Vikings. 514 00:23:53,932 --> 00:23:55,601 What they did to Europe was take their resources. 515 00:23:55,668 --> 00:23:58,404 You know, wolverines are coming to get what you've got. 516 00:23:58,470 --> 00:24:02,274 The solitude is different in the north country, I believe. 517 00:24:02,274 --> 00:24:05,711 You're so far from anything you've known. 518 00:24:05,778 --> 00:24:07,212 And I think that actually 519 00:24:07,279 --> 00:24:10,349 might be different for some people. 520 00:24:10,449 --> 00:24:11,684 We'll see how it affects people. 521 00:24:11,750 --> 00:24:14,386 I hope that-- I love all the contestants, 522 00:24:14,453 --> 00:24:15,921 but I just hope it steals their souls 523 00:24:15,988 --> 00:24:17,990 and drives them home. [laughs] 524 00:24:18,958 --> 00:24:21,360 [deep, gruff voice] Where's your library card? 525 00:24:21,427 --> 00:24:25,030 Peter. He's a librarian with cauliflower ear. 526 00:24:25,097 --> 00:24:27,466 So you look at him and you're like, oh, he fights. 527 00:24:27,466 --> 00:24:29,034 Um, what else does he do? 528 00:24:29,034 --> 00:24:31,036 And then, you look at his skills that he brings to camp 529 00:24:31,036 --> 00:24:32,237 and you're like, he does a lot of stuff. 530 00:24:32,304 --> 00:24:33,872 What's he been reading in those books? 531 00:24:33,939 --> 00:24:35,641 So I got my eye on him. 532 00:24:35,708 --> 00:24:38,911 But really, truly, I have what it takes to do it. 533 00:24:38,911 --> 00:24:41,013 Will I be the winner? 534 00:24:41,080 --> 00:24:43,248 I don't know. I'll find out. 535 00:24:43,315 --> 00:24:45,517 [chuckles] 536 00:24:45,584 --> 00:24:48,520 [soft tense music] 537 00:24:48,587 --> 00:24:52,424 ♪ 538 00:24:52,491 --> 00:24:55,361 narrator: With only two more days before launch, 539 00:24:55,427 --> 00:24:58,330 the safety crew drops the participants' camera gear 540 00:24:58,397 --> 00:24:59,832 and tests the landing zones 541 00:24:59,898 --> 00:25:02,735 they've created for the helicopter. 542 00:25:02,801 --> 00:25:09,041 ♪ 543 00:25:09,108 --> 00:25:12,745 - These drops are typically a bit challenging 544 00:25:12,845 --> 00:25:16,048 just because of all the bush and brush and the sloped beach 545 00:25:16,115 --> 00:25:18,117 and water levels coming up and down. 546 00:25:18,217 --> 00:25:19,952 So we have to do some adjustments 547 00:25:20,018 --> 00:25:21,120 and things like that. 548 00:25:21,186 --> 00:25:22,121 Here, with a helicopter like this, 549 00:25:22,187 --> 00:25:23,922 we put two large heel logs in here 550 00:25:23,989 --> 00:25:25,391 to level out the landing zone. 551 00:25:25,457 --> 00:25:27,826 But we're gonna do a bit more trimming 552 00:25:27,893 --> 00:25:30,329 just to give him a bit more clearance on his rotors. 553 00:25:30,396 --> 00:25:33,165 The clearance is good, but they're tall. 554 00:25:33,232 --> 00:25:36,935 And when we come in, they're bending over a bit. 555 00:25:37,002 --> 00:25:39,905 [dramatic music] 556 00:25:40,005 --> 00:25:42,808 ♪ 557 00:25:42,875 --> 00:25:44,877 - So it's a clove hitch. 558 00:25:44,943 --> 00:25:49,515 And then, I take an extra turn under here to anchor. 559 00:25:49,581 --> 00:25:51,450 narrator: Back at orientation camp, 560 00:25:51,517 --> 00:25:53,585 the participants are taking the precious 561 00:25:53,585 --> 00:25:56,522 last bit of time they have brushing up on the skills 562 00:25:56,588 --> 00:25:59,425 that will help them survive in the wilderness. 563 00:25:59,425 --> 00:26:00,926 - Look at that. - Good job, buddy. 564 00:26:00,993 --> 00:26:02,161 - All right. - Is that your first pike? 565 00:26:02,227 --> 00:26:04,430 - Yeah. Well, no. Actually, the second pike. 566 00:26:04,496 --> 00:26:06,899 First pike I got, he ate it. 567 00:26:06,999 --> 00:26:08,200 [laughter] 568 00:26:08,267 --> 00:26:10,936 ♪ 569 00:26:11,003 --> 00:26:12,871 My name is Dusty. 570 00:26:12,938 --> 00:26:15,207 I live in Arkansas, Stone County. 571 00:26:15,274 --> 00:26:17,242 It's a little small community. 572 00:26:17,309 --> 00:26:19,244 And that's how you make cordage. 573 00:26:19,311 --> 00:26:20,913 Live way back in the woods. 574 00:26:20,979 --> 00:26:23,515 They call me the wild man because the way I grew up 575 00:26:23,515 --> 00:26:24,917 hunting and fishing. 576 00:26:24,983 --> 00:26:26,585 I was always out doing something. 577 00:26:26,652 --> 00:26:29,188 For a rabbit, you want it wider than you do tall. 578 00:26:29,188 --> 00:26:32,024 Because if a rabbit touches his whiskers on this wire, 579 00:26:32,024 --> 00:26:33,659 he's not gonna go through. 580 00:26:33,759 --> 00:26:35,627 Love to trap. Grew up doing that. 581 00:26:35,627 --> 00:26:36,762 Just learning on my own. 582 00:26:36,829 --> 00:26:38,797 Love to deer hunt... 583 00:26:38,864 --> 00:26:41,433 About any way that you can. [laughs] 584 00:26:42,835 --> 00:26:46,271 I'm doing this because it's the ultimate that you can do. 585 00:26:46,271 --> 00:26:48,106 Y'all send us out there. 586 00:26:48,207 --> 00:26:52,511 And the only time y'all will intervene is if we're dying. 587 00:26:52,578 --> 00:26:56,715 So you push yourself to the red line limit. 588 00:26:57,316 --> 00:27:00,152 And I want to see how far I can make it by myself. 589 00:27:14,066 --> 00:27:15,767 What you gonna do then? 590 00:27:15,834 --> 00:27:17,736 There's a lot of wind on the river, too. 591 00:27:17,803 --> 00:27:19,037 You want to get away from the river 592 00:27:19,104 --> 00:27:21,073 when you set up your camp because 593 00:27:21,073 --> 00:27:23,041 you could freeze to death just because of 594 00:27:23,108 --> 00:27:25,410 its own natural wind. 595 00:27:25,477 --> 00:27:27,479 The other participants, they're the real deal. 596 00:27:27,546 --> 00:27:31,049 Like me, they're gonna be hard people. 597 00:27:31,116 --> 00:27:32,985 Some of them, really, really hard people. 598 00:27:33,051 --> 00:27:35,988 One that pops right up in my mind, my competition, 599 00:27:35,988 --> 00:27:39,591 I honestly believe in Cubby. 600 00:27:39,658 --> 00:27:42,628 We're out here exploring. - Exploring. 601 00:27:42,628 --> 00:27:44,329 - [chuckles] But, uh, 602 00:27:44,396 --> 00:27:45,964 I'm ready to go. 603 00:27:46,031 --> 00:27:48,100 Getting this close to launch, I am ready to go. 604 00:27:48,200 --> 00:27:49,334 [laughs] 605 00:27:53,238 --> 00:27:58,010 ♪ 606 00:28:02,548 --> 00:28:06,618 - Holy [bleep]. [laughs] 607 00:28:06,718 --> 00:28:09,888 All right, so walked in to our mess hall 608 00:28:09,955 --> 00:28:14,159 to get some water and I saw the-- 609 00:28:14,226 --> 00:28:15,661 the whiteboard. 610 00:28:15,761 --> 00:28:17,829 So let me show you what I saw. 611 00:28:18,430 --> 00:28:20,065 We've got breakfast. 612 00:28:20,132 --> 00:28:22,200 Laundry. Good, I need that. 613 00:28:22,267 --> 00:28:24,269 Got our little slow-mo shoot. 614 00:28:24,369 --> 00:28:27,673 Shaving, which I'm not partaking in. 615 00:28:27,739 --> 00:28:29,174 Good old lunch. 616 00:28:29,241 --> 00:28:31,076 Photoshoot, 10 items shoot, 617 00:28:31,076 --> 00:28:37,115 and, oh, what's that? Uh, "Lottery site pick"? 618 00:28:37,115 --> 00:28:39,785 I think that means we're leaving tomorrow. 619 00:28:39,851 --> 00:28:42,721 ♪ 620 00:28:43,622 --> 00:28:44,923 [in silly voice] Hello. 621 00:28:44,990 --> 00:28:47,659 My name is Cubby Hoover. I live in Missouri. 622 00:28:47,759 --> 00:28:50,862 I'm a homesteader, which means I hunt, of course. 623 00:28:50,963 --> 00:28:52,397 Head shot. 624 00:28:52,464 --> 00:28:55,601 I've spent a lot of time honing in these skills, 625 00:28:55,667 --> 00:28:57,736 fire making, trapping, snaring. 626 00:28:59,438 --> 00:29:00,872 Something I've really got going for me 627 00:29:00,872 --> 00:29:02,874 is shelter building. I've built a lot of houses, 628 00:29:02,874 --> 00:29:04,309 a lot of apartments, 629 00:29:04,409 --> 00:29:08,046 so I really think that background is gonna help me 630 00:29:08,113 --> 00:29:09,414 make something that's gonna be able 631 00:29:09,481 --> 00:29:11,250 to keep me warm, safe, dry. 632 00:29:12,517 --> 00:29:14,586 I think this is going to be the most difficult thing 633 00:29:14,586 --> 00:29:16,188 I've ever experienced in my life. 634 00:29:16,188 --> 00:29:18,390 This season, I mean, it's in the Arctic. 635 00:29:18,390 --> 00:29:20,826 The landscape, the snow, the cold, 636 00:29:20,826 --> 00:29:23,428 all of that is a little more intense 637 00:29:23,495 --> 00:29:24,930 than what I've seen in the past. 638 00:29:24,997 --> 00:29:30,235 So a good dose of fear is healthy, I believe. 639 00:29:30,235 --> 00:29:32,137 Any animal, I think you have to have 640 00:29:32,204 --> 00:29:34,072 a certain respect for, 641 00:29:34,072 --> 00:29:36,575 but moose is massive. 642 00:29:36,642 --> 00:29:38,510 It's like a train coming at you. 643 00:29:38,610 --> 00:29:40,045 Especially during the rut season. 644 00:29:40,112 --> 00:29:41,346 They're protective. 645 00:29:41,446 --> 00:29:43,315 They're territorial. They're aggressive. 646 00:29:43,315 --> 00:29:46,151 A moose will absolutely charge through here, 647 00:29:46,218 --> 00:29:47,986 knock every tree down, 648 00:29:47,986 --> 00:29:50,489 and smash you into the ground and not stop 649 00:29:50,555 --> 00:29:54,259 until you stop breathing. Moose is terrifying. 650 00:29:54,359 --> 00:29:56,662 I really am floored by all the people here. 651 00:29:56,762 --> 00:29:58,830 They're just so freaking cool. 652 00:29:58,830 --> 00:30:02,167 But I would say the people to watch, I'd say Dub. 653 00:30:02,234 --> 00:30:03,435 - Look at Santa. 654 00:30:03,502 --> 00:30:05,604 - You like my PJ's? - Nice, man. 655 00:30:05,671 --> 00:30:07,406 - Yeah, this is the young Santa look. 656 00:30:07,472 --> 00:30:09,074 - [chuckles] - That dude is awesome. 657 00:30:09,074 --> 00:30:12,477 And he's got a mind that just goes nuts in the woods 658 00:30:12,544 --> 00:30:14,646 and he can build anything. 659 00:30:15,847 --> 00:30:17,282 But I'm gonna win. 660 00:30:17,349 --> 00:30:19,818 One way or another, I'm gonna thrive, 661 00:30:19,918 --> 00:30:21,987 get up, get out there, 662 00:30:21,987 --> 00:30:24,189 do what you can, keep on going. 663 00:30:24,256 --> 00:30:27,192 [dramatic music] 664 00:30:27,259 --> 00:30:34,266 ♪ 665 00:30:34,866 --> 00:30:37,836 All right. 666 00:30:37,836 --> 00:30:43,008 It's time to figure out our sites. 667 00:30:44,676 --> 00:30:46,712 narrator: The participant sites are chosen by 668 00:30:46,712 --> 00:30:48,914 each person besting their competitor 669 00:30:48,914 --> 00:30:50,916 in a high stakes game of 670 00:30:50,982 --> 00:30:53,185 "rock, paper, scissors." 671 00:30:53,185 --> 00:30:54,619 - Oh! 672 00:30:55,987 --> 00:30:57,789 [laughter] 673 00:30:57,789 --> 00:30:59,925 [both exhaling] 674 00:30:59,991 --> 00:31:01,727 - [laughs nervously] 675 00:31:01,793 --> 00:31:03,462 Oh, he's going to beat the crap out of me! 676 00:31:03,562 --> 00:31:05,230 - Rock, paper, scissors, shoot. 677 00:31:05,230 --> 00:31:07,666 Got me. - Oh! 678 00:31:07,733 --> 00:31:09,368 narrator: The selection process culminates 679 00:31:09,434 --> 00:31:11,036 in choosing a small cake 680 00:31:11,036 --> 00:31:14,840 that has the name of their survival zone baked in. 681 00:31:14,906 --> 00:31:17,476 - "A river runs through it." - [chuckles] 682 00:31:17,542 --> 00:31:19,911 - I'll take it. 683 00:31:19,911 --> 00:31:21,313 - "I rock." 684 00:31:21,313 --> 00:31:23,815 Yes! [laughter and applause] 685 00:31:23,882 --> 00:31:25,584 I love that description! 686 00:31:25,684 --> 00:31:27,786 - "The Highlands." 687 00:31:27,786 --> 00:31:29,988 [chuckles enthusiastically] 688 00:31:29,988 --> 00:31:31,156 - "Long Lake." 689 00:31:31,223 --> 00:31:32,791 - Ah! - Ooh. 690 00:31:32,858 --> 00:31:33,792 [clapping] 691 00:31:33,859 --> 00:31:36,595 ♪ 692 00:31:36,661 --> 00:31:41,433 - About minus 22, eyelashes start to freeze. 693 00:31:41,500 --> 00:31:43,068 My name is Sarah Poynter. 694 00:31:43,168 --> 00:31:45,804 I'm from the Talachulitna River, Alaska. 695 00:31:45,871 --> 00:31:48,240 And I own and operate a fishing lodge with my husband. 696 00:31:48,306 --> 00:31:50,442 Off the road system, off the grid, 697 00:31:50,509 --> 00:31:51,877 everything takes work. 698 00:31:51,877 --> 00:31:53,879 Just to live is a full time job. 699 00:31:53,945 --> 00:31:56,281 [sled dogs barking] 700 00:31:56,348 --> 00:31:59,251 I believe I in particular am suited to 701 00:31:59,317 --> 00:32:02,587 thrive at this experience because of my lifestyle. 702 00:32:02,587 --> 00:32:04,623 I live in a place that 703 00:32:04,723 --> 00:32:07,359 you have to think outside of the box. 704 00:32:07,426 --> 00:32:11,263 You have to be willing to work with nature, not fight her. 705 00:32:11,363 --> 00:32:13,665 ♪ 706 00:32:13,732 --> 00:32:17,969 I think the Arctic environment is going to make this 707 00:32:18,036 --> 00:32:20,405 one of the most extreme shows you've done. 708 00:32:20,472 --> 00:32:24,309 The bleakness of winter can be soul sapping to some, 709 00:32:24,409 --> 00:32:27,679 which allows your brain time to go to places 710 00:32:27,746 --> 00:32:29,915 that maybe you don't want to be dwelling on. 711 00:32:29,915 --> 00:32:31,683 ♪ 712 00:32:31,750 --> 00:32:34,786 I think Michela's amazing. I do. 713 00:32:34,786 --> 00:32:36,888 I think she's well-rounded in her knowledge. 714 00:32:36,955 --> 00:32:38,523 I think she really draws strength 715 00:32:38,590 --> 00:32:40,025 from her Cree heritage. 716 00:32:40,025 --> 00:32:42,928 I think she'll be a strong competitor for sure. 717 00:32:42,994 --> 00:32:45,831 So there's people here that I don't want to see fail, 718 00:32:45,831 --> 00:32:48,066 but I want to beat 'em. 719 00:32:48,066 --> 00:32:51,069 I'm sad that there's not more women on this show. 720 00:32:51,169 --> 00:32:54,039 I understand. There's not many women that participate 721 00:32:54,105 --> 00:32:55,874 in the primitive bushcraft. 722 00:32:55,874 --> 00:32:57,476 Women are strong, though. 723 00:32:57,476 --> 00:32:59,077 You know, we may not have the physical strength 724 00:32:59,077 --> 00:33:00,545 most of the time to match a man, 725 00:33:00,645 --> 00:33:03,748 but the mental strength is beyond anything a man has, 726 00:33:03,849 --> 00:33:06,451 as far as I'm concerned. 727 00:33:06,518 --> 00:33:11,356 I absolutely do believe that I have a really good chance 728 00:33:11,423 --> 00:33:13,925 of being the last one standing. 729 00:33:15,694 --> 00:33:18,597 [dramatic music] 730 00:33:18,663 --> 00:33:21,566 narrator: With only hours to go before launch, 731 00:33:21,633 --> 00:33:23,435 the crew has a final meeting 732 00:33:23,502 --> 00:33:25,537 to prepare the morning's logistics 733 00:33:25,604 --> 00:33:27,172 before sending the participants 734 00:33:27,239 --> 00:33:29,074 out into the wilderness. 735 00:33:29,074 --> 00:33:31,276 - So, tomorrow, 5:00 a.m. to 5:30, 736 00:33:31,343 --> 00:33:33,078 search the participants 737 00:33:33,078 --> 00:33:34,913 before they can ever even touch their bags. 738 00:33:34,980 --> 00:33:36,615 So we search them, we make sure 739 00:33:36,681 --> 00:33:39,117 there's no lighters missing from inside their shelters, 740 00:33:39,184 --> 00:33:40,385 all of that stuff. 741 00:33:40,385 --> 00:33:41,987 We're gonna search 'em twice tomorrow. 742 00:33:42,053 --> 00:33:44,356 6:15-ish, we'll have a drone up, getting what we can. 743 00:33:44,422 --> 00:33:46,091 If we need to push it a little later for the light, 744 00:33:46,157 --> 00:33:48,426 then we'll do that. - Do it twice. 745 00:33:48,493 --> 00:33:50,528 One for drone and then-- - And repo. 746 00:33:50,595 --> 00:33:52,597 - On the ground. - Yeah. 747 00:33:52,664 --> 00:33:54,199 - Everybody, thank you for everything you've done 748 00:33:54,266 --> 00:33:57,002 to get us to this point. It's been a lot of work, so. 749 00:33:57,068 --> 00:34:00,639 [applause] 750 00:34:04,509 --> 00:34:09,281 ♪ 751 00:34:16,955 --> 00:34:18,323 - This is my tent. 752 00:34:19,991 --> 00:34:21,993 And this is my chair. 753 00:34:22,060 --> 00:34:25,530 And when I sit in it, it sinks. 754 00:34:25,597 --> 00:34:29,801 For two reasons: one is because 755 00:34:29,868 --> 00:34:32,237 the ground is really soft 756 00:34:32,237 --> 00:34:34,472 because we live in 757 00:34:34,472 --> 00:34:39,477 the Arctic version of the Everglades. 758 00:34:42,147 --> 00:34:45,483 And the other reason is because I'm fat from eating. 759 00:34:45,550 --> 00:34:48,586 Look at this. I've already sunk like 4 inches. 760 00:34:48,586 --> 00:34:50,322 Fat from eating. 761 00:34:53,358 --> 00:34:56,861 But pretty soon, I will not be eating as much. 762 00:34:56,962 --> 00:34:59,364 [dramatic music] 763 00:34:59,431 --> 00:35:01,032 ♪ 764 00:35:01,099 --> 00:35:03,935 Somebody once told me that I could be dropped in the woods, 765 00:35:04,002 --> 00:35:05,470 and if left there for two years, 766 00:35:05,570 --> 00:35:07,672 I could drive out in a car. 767 00:35:07,672 --> 00:35:09,507 Now, that's a little exaggeration, 768 00:35:09,608 --> 00:35:14,245 but I have everything that's required 769 00:35:14,312 --> 00:35:15,947 to do something like this. 770 00:35:17,282 --> 00:35:19,517 Not only can I trap for food, 771 00:35:19,584 --> 00:35:21,886 I've been a fisherman my entire life. 772 00:35:21,953 --> 00:35:25,724 I've been a hunter since the time I could walk. 773 00:35:25,790 --> 00:35:28,793 I don't have a weakness out there. 774 00:35:30,028 --> 00:35:33,465 This is not a temperate climate. 775 00:35:33,565 --> 00:35:35,700 Right now, we've got a little bit of rain. 776 00:35:35,800 --> 00:35:37,636 But in less than a month, 777 00:35:37,636 --> 00:35:40,972 this is gonna be ice and snow. 778 00:35:41,039 --> 00:35:42,707 Throw on top of that 779 00:35:42,807 --> 00:35:45,010 one of the highest grizzly populations 780 00:35:45,076 --> 00:35:46,211 on the continent, 781 00:35:46,277 --> 00:35:50,715 I don't think that "Alone" has ever 782 00:35:50,715 --> 00:35:52,951 had a more hostile environment than this. 783 00:35:54,085 --> 00:35:56,221 There are a few contenders here that I think, 784 00:35:56,321 --> 00:35:58,990 wow, that guy can go a long way. 785 00:35:58,990 --> 00:36:00,191 Tim. 786 00:36:00,258 --> 00:36:02,160 Tim wants it. - I ain't no fisherman, 787 00:36:02,227 --> 00:36:04,796 but I've caught the first fish for base camp so far. 788 00:36:04,863 --> 00:36:06,765 - Caught him on a hot dog. [laughs] 789 00:36:06,831 --> 00:36:10,268 With a set line. [laughter] 790 00:36:10,368 --> 00:36:13,471 I think Tim's got that heart, that drive. 791 00:36:13,571 --> 00:36:17,008 But I don't think anybody has the determination, 792 00:36:17,075 --> 00:36:19,310 the skillset, the drive, 793 00:36:19,411 --> 00:36:23,448 and the desire to do whatever is required 794 00:36:23,515 --> 00:36:24,749 the way that I am. 795 00:36:24,849 --> 00:36:27,786 [dramatic music] 796 00:36:27,852 --> 00:36:33,958 ♪ 797 00:36:34,025 --> 00:36:36,261 narrator: The day before launch winds down 798 00:36:36,361 --> 00:36:38,029 with final medical checks... 799 00:36:38,029 --> 00:36:39,431 - Just breathe normal. 800 00:36:39,431 --> 00:36:43,201 [monitor beeping] 801 00:36:43,268 --> 00:36:44,836 - Phone calls home... 802 00:36:44,903 --> 00:36:47,038 - Can you send a picture of yourself 803 00:36:47,105 --> 00:36:50,308 so I won't forget what you look like? 804 00:36:50,408 --> 00:36:53,678 I just want to keep a fresh memory of you. 805 00:36:53,745 --> 00:36:56,347 - OK, buddy. OK. I'll send a picture. 806 00:36:57,282 --> 00:36:58,716 narrator: And a gear inspection. 807 00:36:58,783 --> 00:37:00,318 - Yes, sir. - All right here. 808 00:37:02,053 --> 00:37:03,321 - And the hat you're wearing is gonna go in the field? 809 00:37:03,388 --> 00:37:04,589 - This is my field hat. 810 00:37:04,589 --> 00:37:05,623 - And that's the shirt you took-- 811 00:37:05,724 --> 00:37:07,292 - Yes, yeah. 812 00:37:07,358 --> 00:37:09,260 - Let me make these look pretty for you. 813 00:37:09,360 --> 00:37:11,329 - Fishing line. 814 00:37:11,396 --> 00:37:14,632 narrator: Participants then forfeit all their belongings 815 00:37:14,699 --> 00:37:16,935 and are left with just the clothes on their back 816 00:37:17,001 --> 00:37:18,837 and their sleeping bags. 817 00:37:18,903 --> 00:37:21,239 - All right, my search is complete. 818 00:37:21,306 --> 00:37:23,708 - They gathered our bags, double checked them, 819 00:37:23,808 --> 00:37:25,477 made sure that there was nothing in them. 820 00:37:25,477 --> 00:37:27,178 - Everything else is gone. 821 00:37:27,245 --> 00:37:30,048 I'll get it back at drop off. 822 00:37:30,115 --> 00:37:31,683 narrator: The only thing left to do 823 00:37:31,750 --> 00:37:33,184 is to settle in for the night 824 00:37:33,284 --> 00:37:35,820 and prepare for launch in the morning. 825 00:37:35,920 --> 00:37:38,590 - Now there's a lot of anticipation in the air. 826 00:37:38,590 --> 00:37:40,592 There's almost a little bit 827 00:37:40,592 --> 00:37:42,460 of fear in the air too, I think, tonight. 828 00:37:42,560 --> 00:37:46,664 But I'm gonna sign off. 829 00:37:46,764 --> 00:37:48,967 And say sweet dreams. 830 00:37:49,000 --> 00:37:50,201 [fire crackling] 831 00:37:50,268 --> 00:37:52,804 Tomorrow is the day. 832 00:37:54,639 --> 00:37:57,575 [dramatic music] 833 00:37:57,642 --> 00:38:04,649 ♪ 834 00:38:06,184 --> 00:38:07,585 - 5:00 a.m., launch day. 835 00:38:07,685 --> 00:38:10,722 I just used my last piece of toilet paper for months. 836 00:38:10,788 --> 00:38:13,124 - We're going through checks. 837 00:38:13,191 --> 00:38:15,059 Make sure we ain't hiding no contraband. 838 00:38:15,160 --> 00:38:16,394 [laughs] 839 00:38:18,997 --> 00:38:20,365 - OK. 840 00:38:20,431 --> 00:38:21,432 - In just minutes, there will be 841 00:38:21,499 --> 00:38:23,535 no more base camp, no more tents. 842 00:38:23,601 --> 00:38:25,003 It'll just be us and our tools. 843 00:38:25,069 --> 00:38:27,438 - I feel ready. 844 00:38:27,505 --> 00:38:29,607 How you feeling? - [chuckles] 845 00:38:29,674 --> 00:38:31,676 - I was born ready. 846 00:38:31,743 --> 00:38:33,812 - Now we're ready to go. 847 00:38:33,878 --> 00:38:37,015 - The adventure of a lifetime 848 00:38:37,081 --> 00:38:39,250 starts now. 849 00:38:39,317 --> 00:38:43,021 [dramatic music] 850 00:38:43,121 --> 00:38:44,756 [drone whirring] 851 00:38:44,822 --> 00:38:46,925 - William, walk. 852 00:38:46,991 --> 00:38:53,998 ♪ 853 00:38:56,501 --> 00:38:58,403 - [giggles] 854 00:39:00,905 --> 00:39:02,707 - It's hammer time. 855 00:39:02,807 --> 00:39:06,110 - I love it! [laughs] 856 00:39:08,146 --> 00:39:11,082 - [exhales] Here we go. 857 00:39:11,149 --> 00:39:14,452 ♪ 858 00:39:14,519 --> 00:39:16,387 - [chuckling] - Good luck out there, man. 859 00:39:16,454 --> 00:39:17,622 - Michela. - I'll see you when I win. 860 00:39:17,722 --> 00:39:20,024 - Oh, you betcha, sweetheart. Girl power. 861 00:39:20,124 --> 00:39:21,793 Oh, man. 862 00:39:21,860 --> 00:39:22,927 - [chuckles] 863 00:39:22,994 --> 00:39:24,562 - Do great out there, buddy. 864 00:39:24,629 --> 00:39:28,066 Not too great, though. - OK. [laughs] 865 00:39:28,132 --> 00:39:29,767 - I am so excited. 866 00:39:29,834 --> 00:39:31,236 So excited to get this started. 867 00:39:31,302 --> 00:39:33,071 It's the battle of the wills with nature. 868 00:39:33,171 --> 00:39:34,572 It's going to be amazing. 869 00:39:34,639 --> 00:39:37,609 ♪ 870 00:39:37,675 --> 00:39:38,810 - Whoo! 871 00:39:38,876 --> 00:39:40,878 How many people on Earth ever get a shot 872 00:39:40,878 --> 00:39:43,414 to do something like this? 873 00:39:43,481 --> 00:39:45,984 - I've been through a million military trainings, 874 00:39:46,084 --> 00:39:47,986 but this seems like the absolute pinnacle 875 00:39:48,052 --> 00:39:50,521 of anything I could ever try to do. 876 00:39:50,588 --> 00:39:52,957 I can't believe that I'm about to go do this. 877 00:39:53,825 --> 00:39:55,860 - I'm ready to get out there and get it done 878 00:39:55,960 --> 00:39:57,829 and last the longest. 879 00:39:57,896 --> 00:40:00,398 - By far, this will be the greatest adventure 880 00:40:00,465 --> 00:40:03,001 that I've ever done, and I've had some doozies. 881 00:40:04,102 --> 00:40:06,137 - Whoo. This is definitely 882 00:40:06,204 --> 00:40:08,006 the craziest thing I've ever done. 883 00:40:08,072 --> 00:40:10,241 I'm feeling blessed. 884 00:40:10,308 --> 00:40:13,044 This is the closest to the Creator I've ever been. 885 00:40:13,111 --> 00:40:16,114 ♪ 886 00:40:16,180 --> 00:40:19,284 - Back home, somebody's always a phone call away. 887 00:40:19,350 --> 00:40:21,286 Out here, there's nobody. 888 00:40:21,352 --> 00:40:23,021 It's the most alone I'm ever gonna be 889 00:40:23,121 --> 00:40:24,188 in my entire freaking life. 890 00:40:24,255 --> 00:40:25,757 ♪ 891 00:40:25,823 --> 00:40:27,292 - Never been stuck with my own thoughts 892 00:40:27,358 --> 00:40:28,760 for this long a period before. 893 00:40:28,826 --> 00:40:30,228 Never been away from home for this long either, 894 00:40:30,295 --> 00:40:32,630 so this will be the hardest thing I've ever done. 895 00:40:32,630 --> 00:40:34,132 I think it'll be hugely life changing. 896 00:40:43,274 --> 00:40:46,778 - So beautiful. I hope it provides for me. 897 00:40:46,844 --> 00:40:49,747 [exciting dramatic music] 898 00:40:49,847 --> 00:40:56,888 ♪ 899 00:41:07,198 --> 00:41:11,169 narrator: "Alone: Arctic Circle" starts now. 900 00:41:11,235 --> 00:41:12,837 ♪