1 00:00:02,736 --> 00:00:04,538 ♪ ♪ 2 00:00:04,671 --> 00:00:06,440 [thunder rumbling] 3 00:00:06,573 --> 00:00:08,709 [wind howling] 4 00:00:08,842 --> 00:00:10,077 ♪ ♪ 5 00:00:10,210 --> 00:00:12,746 narrator: Over nine seasons... 6 00:00:12,880 --> 00:00:14,681 ♪ ♪ 7 00:00:14,815 --> 00:00:16,917 84 survivalists have braved 8 00:00:17,050 --> 00:00:19,486 punishing conditions around the globe 9 00:00:19,620 --> 00:00:21,455 with a single goal: 10 00:00:21,588 --> 00:00:24,291 to be the last one standing. 11 00:00:24,424 --> 00:00:31,131 ♪ ♪ 12 00:00:34,735 --> 00:00:38,906 Now ten new participants set their sights 13 00:00:39,039 --> 00:00:44,745 on "Alone's" most remote location yet, 14 00:00:44,878 --> 00:00:47,781 northern Saskatchewan Canada. 15 00:00:47,915 --> 00:00:54,955 ♪ ♪ 16 00:00:56,156 --> 00:00:59,059 The area sits atop the Canadian Shield, 17 00:00:59,192 --> 00:01:01,929 the oldest rock formations on Earth, 18 00:01:02,062 --> 00:01:05,732 created by erosion and violent glacial activity 19 00:01:05,866 --> 00:01:08,735 over the past 3 billion years. 20 00:01:08,869 --> 00:01:11,872 Those same forces also left behind 21 00:01:12,005 --> 00:01:14,675 more than 100,000 freshwater lakes. 22 00:01:14,808 --> 00:01:16,777 ♪ ♪ 23 00:01:16,910 --> 00:01:20,280 Rugged and exposed, this area is battered 24 00:01:20,414 --> 00:01:23,050 by the full force of Arctic winds, 25 00:01:23,183 --> 00:01:25,552 pounding the area with snow, ice, 26 00:01:25,686 --> 00:01:28,188 and negative 40 degree temperatures. 27 00:01:28,322 --> 00:01:30,390 ♪ ♪ 28 00:01:30,524 --> 00:01:32,426 The unforgiving environment means 29 00:01:32,559 --> 00:01:35,929 the area is nearly untouched by humans, 30 00:01:36,063 --> 00:01:39,132 allowing the black bear population to swell 31 00:01:39,266 --> 00:01:41,134 to over 40,000. 32 00:01:41,268 --> 00:01:42,803 ♪ ♪ 33 00:01:42,936 --> 00:01:46,006 Massive freshwater fish and moose 34 00:01:46,139 --> 00:01:48,875 also call this pristine wilderness home. 35 00:01:49,009 --> 00:01:50,477 ♪ ♪ 36 00:01:50,610 --> 00:01:54,681 Tonight, an exclusive look behind the scenes of "Alone" 37 00:01:54,815 --> 00:01:56,883 and the very first introduction 38 00:01:57,017 --> 00:01:59,353 to the newest participants. 39 00:01:59,486 --> 00:02:06,193 ♪ ♪ 40 00:02:07,194 --> 00:02:10,330 Every year, more than 10,000 people submit 41 00:02:10,464 --> 00:02:12,833 emails, videos, and photographs, 42 00:02:12,966 --> 00:02:15,369 hoping for a shot at being on "Alone." 43 00:02:15,502 --> 00:02:19,039 - And with this, I can eat, 44 00:02:19,172 --> 00:02:22,142 and I can survive in the wild. 45 00:02:22,275 --> 00:02:24,378 - And then, done. 46 00:02:24,511 --> 00:02:26,813 narrator: These submissions are reviewed, scrutinized, 47 00:02:26,947 --> 00:02:29,616 and narrowed down to the final ten. 48 00:02:29,750 --> 00:02:32,252 - So I'm setting a beaver trap. 49 00:02:32,386 --> 00:02:35,555 narrator: Only the best candidates make the cut. 50 00:02:35,689 --> 00:02:39,292 - So this is my "fuh-poon" right there. 51 00:02:39,426 --> 00:02:41,762 narrator: Meet the first participant 52 00:02:41,895 --> 00:02:43,964 of "Alone" season ten. 53 00:02:44,097 --> 00:02:47,367 ♪ ♪ 54 00:02:47,501 --> 00:02:49,302 - Look at all this elderberry. 55 00:02:49,436 --> 00:02:50,537 Check that out. 56 00:02:50,670 --> 00:02:52,439 My name is Michael Helton. 57 00:02:52,572 --> 00:02:53,940 Everybody calls me Mikey. 58 00:02:54,074 --> 00:02:56,877 I would consider myself a jack of all trades. 59 00:02:57,010 --> 00:02:57,978 I'm a carpenter. 60 00:02:58,111 --> 00:02:59,346 I can build anything. 61 00:02:59,479 --> 00:03:01,948 I made these, my little wooden tweezers. 62 00:03:02,082 --> 00:03:05,419 I grew up in this, hunting, fishing, trapping, 63 00:03:05,552 --> 00:03:07,120 all through my teen life 64 00:03:07,254 --> 00:03:09,790 with no running water, no power, 65 00:03:09,923 --> 00:03:13,193 in a house that we built out of scrap wood ourselves. 66 00:03:13,326 --> 00:03:15,996 Check it out, my little Sasquatch cave. 67 00:03:16,129 --> 00:03:19,800 Most of our meat comes from me going out with a bow 68 00:03:19,933 --> 00:03:21,935 getting deer, pigs, or rabbits. 69 00:03:22,069 --> 00:03:24,704 I have built a fish trap that was the spring pole. 70 00:03:24,838 --> 00:03:26,773 And whenever a fish touches your line, 71 00:03:26,907 --> 00:03:29,743 gives it a little bop and a yank on it. 72 00:03:29,876 --> 00:03:33,113 All of these skills that I've built over my lifetime, 73 00:03:33,246 --> 00:03:34,848 I want to show those off. 74 00:03:34,981 --> 00:03:36,183 I want to show that I can do this. 75 00:03:36,316 --> 00:03:38,218 We've got our pot and we got some sticks. 76 00:03:38,351 --> 00:03:39,453 We're going to make a pot hanger. 77 00:03:39,586 --> 00:03:42,722 We can pick our pot up and hang it right there. 78 00:03:42,856 --> 00:03:44,024 Oh, like a charm. 79 00:03:44,157 --> 00:03:46,159 Look at that. 80 00:03:46,293 --> 00:03:48,562 I'm about to do probably the biggest thing 81 00:03:48,695 --> 00:03:49,930 I've ever done in my life, 82 00:03:50,063 --> 00:03:52,432 you know, go out to win the prize money, 83 00:03:52,566 --> 00:03:54,801 you know, to change my family's life. 84 00:03:54,935 --> 00:03:57,170 And I feel like I could be a contender here. 85 00:03:57,304 --> 00:03:58,872 If I didn't, I wouldn't be here. 86 00:03:59,005 --> 00:04:02,175 It blows my mind just coming into this place, 87 00:04:02,309 --> 00:04:04,177 seeing all the opportunity, 88 00:04:04,311 --> 00:04:06,079 with all these little dotted islands 89 00:04:06,213 --> 00:04:09,182 that are almost connected, where you take 20 steps, 90 00:04:09,316 --> 00:04:10,784 and it's a completely different terrain. 91 00:04:10,917 --> 00:04:13,620 The terrain itself makes this location harder. 92 00:04:13,754 --> 00:04:15,889 With every step you take, you sink, 93 00:04:16,022 --> 00:04:17,824 and it's like there is no solid ground. 94 00:04:17,958 --> 00:04:19,960 And it's so dense. 95 00:04:20,093 --> 00:04:22,462 There could be a bear 10 feet from us right now, 96 00:04:22,596 --> 00:04:24,598 and I wouldn't know it. 97 00:04:24,731 --> 00:04:26,566 Everything's so soft on the ground 98 00:04:26,700 --> 00:04:28,568 that it's so quiet. 99 00:04:28,702 --> 00:04:32,172 You can't hear when they're walking towards you. 100 00:04:32,305 --> 00:04:34,841 So wolves, wolves are quiet in general. 101 00:04:34,975 --> 00:04:36,843 You don't hear a wolf walking. 102 00:04:36,977 --> 00:04:39,913 Now make them walk on sponges. 103 00:04:40,046 --> 00:04:43,650 So you walk up on any of these animals at the wrong time, 104 00:04:43,784 --> 00:04:45,118 and they're liable to hurt you. 105 00:04:45,252 --> 00:04:46,353 ♪ ♪ 106 00:04:46,486 --> 00:04:48,522 Been working at this my whole life, 107 00:04:48,655 --> 00:04:51,291 and there will never be a way 108 00:04:51,424 --> 00:04:55,395 to be able to do something of this magnitude ever again. 109 00:04:55,529 --> 00:04:57,731 ♪ ♪ 110 00:04:57,864 --> 00:04:59,065 [indistinct speech] 111 00:04:59,199 --> 00:05:00,901 narrator: Participants have about one month 112 00:05:01,001 --> 00:05:03,069 to prepare for their time on "Alone," 113 00:05:03,203 --> 00:05:06,072 and then leave for the long trip north. 114 00:05:06,206 --> 00:05:12,179 ♪ ♪ 115 00:05:12,312 --> 00:05:15,949 Meanwhile, the "Alone" crew is hard at work setting up 116 00:05:16,082 --> 00:05:19,686 everything needed at this year's remote location. 117 00:05:19,820 --> 00:05:21,021 - Cast arrives tomorrow, 118 00:05:21,154 --> 00:05:23,323 and they really like to eat really high fat. 119 00:05:23,456 --> 00:05:25,992 They're trying to load up on fat and nutrients, 120 00:05:26,126 --> 00:05:27,460 and so they just love meat. 121 00:05:27,594 --> 00:05:31,631 So they get dedicated kind of fatty meat meals. 122 00:05:31,765 --> 00:05:34,701 There's ten of them, but they eat for about 25. 123 00:05:34,834 --> 00:05:36,436 [triangle clanging] 124 00:05:36,570 --> 00:05:38,138 - We usually land on location 125 00:05:38,271 --> 00:05:39,940 about two weeks prior to cast arrival. 126 00:05:40,073 --> 00:05:42,576 ♪ ♪ 127 00:05:42,709 --> 00:05:46,513 Gives us time to build this orientation camp, 128 00:05:46,646 --> 00:05:49,282 check out the sites, set up our repeater system, 129 00:05:49,416 --> 00:05:51,785 understand really the topography of the terrain 130 00:05:51,918 --> 00:05:53,687 and the logistics around running an operation 131 00:05:53,820 --> 00:05:55,555 to this magnitude around here. 132 00:05:55,689 --> 00:05:58,191 With these 50-foot masts and this type of topography, 133 00:05:58,325 --> 00:06:00,594 it really allows our repeater coverage to stretch 134 00:06:00,727 --> 00:06:03,396 over the 50 square miles that we need to 135 00:06:03,530 --> 00:06:05,866 to keep the cast and crew in communications 136 00:06:05,999 --> 00:06:07,601 with our main base at all times. 137 00:06:07,734 --> 00:06:10,503 ♪ ♪ 138 00:06:10,637 --> 00:06:12,572 narrator: As the camp build continues, 139 00:06:12,706 --> 00:06:14,574 the cast makes their final leg 140 00:06:14,708 --> 00:06:16,443 of the arduous journey to location, 141 00:06:16,576 --> 00:06:18,545 where they will spend seven days 142 00:06:18,678 --> 00:06:20,413 preparing for launch. 143 00:06:20,547 --> 00:06:23,416 - It is 4:17 in the morning, 144 00:06:23,550 --> 00:06:27,087 and we are all packed and ready to get on the bus 145 00:06:27,220 --> 00:06:32,359 for a five-hour trip to the airplane. 146 00:06:32,492 --> 00:06:33,526 ♪ ♪ 147 00:06:33,660 --> 00:06:35,495 Taz's hair looks magnificent. 148 00:06:35,629 --> 00:06:37,564 This is the girl power section. 149 00:06:37,697 --> 00:06:38,632 - Whoo-hoo! 150 00:06:38,765 --> 00:06:39,966 ♪ ♪ 151 00:06:40,100 --> 00:06:42,269 [indistinct chatter] 152 00:06:42,402 --> 00:06:46,306 ♪ ♪ 153 00:06:46,439 --> 00:06:47,474 - Let's go. 154 00:06:47,607 --> 00:06:50,844 ♪ ♪ 155 00:06:50,977 --> 00:06:51,945 - Watch your step. 156 00:06:52,078 --> 00:06:53,246 ♪ ♪ 157 00:06:53,380 --> 00:06:55,815 - Cross, watch your head on the top. 158 00:06:55,949 --> 00:06:58,018 - Go, go, go! [laughter] 159 00:06:58,151 --> 00:06:59,185 - Good luck, guys. 160 00:06:59,319 --> 00:07:04,991 ♪ ♪ 161 00:07:05,125 --> 00:07:05,992 - Whoo! 162 00:07:06,126 --> 00:07:07,661 - Wait, we're going right now. 163 00:07:07,794 --> 00:07:09,129 I'm going to show you. 164 00:07:09,262 --> 00:07:12,499 ♪ ♪ 165 00:07:12,632 --> 00:07:15,168 - Here we go! 166 00:07:15,302 --> 00:07:16,169 ♪ ♪ 167 00:07:16,303 --> 00:07:19,005 [laughter and chatter] 168 00:07:19,139 --> 00:07:20,640 ♪ ♪ 169 00:07:20,774 --> 00:07:23,109 - Yes! - Whoa, [indistinct]. 170 00:07:23,243 --> 00:07:30,116 ♪ ♪ 171 00:07:39,659 --> 00:07:41,227 I'm like, ah. 172 00:07:41,361 --> 00:07:42,829 ♪ ♪ 173 00:07:42,962 --> 00:07:43,997 - Like, on a diet. - It was bumpy. 174 00:07:44,130 --> 00:07:46,099 I was feeling sick for a while. - Oh man. 175 00:07:46,232 --> 00:07:47,968 - Hell yeah. I'm, like, carsick. 176 00:07:48,101 --> 00:07:51,705 ♪ ♪ 177 00:07:51,838 --> 00:07:53,440 - It suddenly sort of got more real. 178 00:07:53,573 --> 00:07:54,441 - Oh, yeah. 179 00:07:54,574 --> 00:07:59,379 ♪ ♪ 180 00:07:59,512 --> 00:08:01,114 - Couldn't believe how smooth the landing was. 181 00:08:01,247 --> 00:08:02,749 - How you doing? - Living the dream. 182 00:08:02,882 --> 00:08:05,352 - [laughing] 183 00:08:05,485 --> 00:08:06,519 [laughter] 184 00:08:06,653 --> 00:08:07,520 - What are you thinking? 185 00:08:07,654 --> 00:08:08,788 What's in your brain? -Cosplay. 186 00:08:08,922 --> 00:08:09,923 - I was just taking it in, you know. 187 00:08:10,056 --> 00:08:11,191 I'm just arriving here 188 00:08:11,324 --> 00:08:12,192 in the middle of nowhere, 189 00:08:12,325 --> 00:08:13,994 so we're very far away. 190 00:08:14,127 --> 00:08:17,831 I was just thinking of all the islands that we came to. 191 00:08:17,964 --> 00:08:20,467 It's--you know, it's amazing. 192 00:08:20,600 --> 00:08:22,836 narrator: Orientation officially begins 193 00:08:22,969 --> 00:08:25,372 and the participants are shown where they'll be living 194 00:08:25,505 --> 00:08:27,307 for the next week. 195 00:08:27,440 --> 00:08:28,408 - Washrooms are here. 196 00:08:28,541 --> 00:08:30,443 There's a shower building here as well. 197 00:08:30,577 --> 00:08:32,112 - Is it a one at a time thing? 198 00:08:32,245 --> 00:08:33,513 - No, there's two shower stalls in there. 199 00:08:33,646 --> 00:08:34,681 - Okay. Got you, got you. 200 00:08:34,814 --> 00:08:36,549 - And then just down here is the camp. 201 00:08:36,683 --> 00:08:37,784 [indistinct chatter] 202 00:08:37,917 --> 00:08:40,820 - I just got off Alaska Airlines. 203 00:08:40,954 --> 00:08:44,157 - Home sweet home for one week, 204 00:08:44,290 --> 00:08:46,860 then the real camping starts. 205 00:08:46,993 --> 00:08:48,261 - It's great. 206 00:08:48,395 --> 00:08:49,729 It's going to be anything-- 207 00:08:49,863 --> 00:08:51,498 much better than anything else... 208 00:08:51,631 --> 00:08:53,199 [laughs] That we're going to have 209 00:08:53,333 --> 00:08:55,802 for the next three months or so. 210 00:08:55,935 --> 00:08:58,772 - Raspberries, cranberries everywhere. 211 00:08:58,905 --> 00:09:00,306 We'll be the first guys in history 212 00:09:00,440 --> 00:09:02,409 to go home the same weight we tucked in at, eh? 213 00:09:02,542 --> 00:09:03,843 [laughter] 214 00:09:03,977 --> 00:09:04,844 - That'd be great. 215 00:09:04,978 --> 00:09:06,279 ♪ ♪ 216 00:09:06,413 --> 00:09:08,081 - OK. 217 00:09:08,214 --> 00:09:11,050 Think I'm good. 218 00:09:11,184 --> 00:09:13,119 See you in a little while. 219 00:09:13,253 --> 00:09:15,522 [laughs] 220 00:09:19,325 --> 00:09:21,694 ♪ ♪ 221 00:09:21,828 --> 00:09:23,430 narrator: While the participants begin 222 00:09:23,563 --> 00:09:26,166 the orientation week with preliminary medical checks... 223 00:09:26,299 --> 00:09:28,635 - 148 on 88. 224 00:09:28,768 --> 00:09:31,504 narrator: The camera crew is unpacking and organizing 225 00:09:31,638 --> 00:09:33,873 the massive amount of equipment required 226 00:09:34,007 --> 00:09:38,344 to facilitate a project of this magnitude. 227 00:09:38,478 --> 00:09:40,914 - In order to create the magic on the "Alone" show, 228 00:09:41,047 --> 00:09:43,283 we have to give our cast all these cameras. 229 00:09:43,416 --> 00:09:46,386 This is the mainstay of the whole show right here. 230 00:09:46,519 --> 00:09:47,921 We call it their Wilson. 231 00:09:48,054 --> 00:09:49,622 This is, like, their best friend out there, 232 00:09:49,756 --> 00:09:51,458 so it's an amazing tool, 233 00:09:51,591 --> 00:09:54,527 how this thing actually becomes your friend. 234 00:09:54,661 --> 00:09:56,796 So they get these good old GoPros, 235 00:09:56,930 --> 00:09:58,331 these nice compact, little cameras 236 00:09:58,465 --> 00:10:01,067 for getting all those obscure shots, 237 00:10:01,201 --> 00:10:02,836 you know, the underwater shots. 238 00:10:02,969 --> 00:10:04,370 ♪ ♪ 239 00:10:04,504 --> 00:10:08,174 They also get two trail cameras that we tell them to put up 240 00:10:08,308 --> 00:10:11,244 around their shelter, just to see if there's any wildlife 241 00:10:11,377 --> 00:10:12,946 that comes in through their camp 242 00:10:13,079 --> 00:10:16,416 or their shelter catches on fire. 243 00:10:16,549 --> 00:10:19,719 And this is just one of three cases of batteries. 244 00:10:19,853 --> 00:10:21,721 So when we send them out in the field, 245 00:10:21,855 --> 00:10:24,824 we give them on average 30 batteries. 246 00:10:24,958 --> 00:10:27,460 A lot of people ask me, you're a camera guy on "Alone" show. 247 00:10:27,594 --> 00:10:31,097 What are you doing when they're all out in the field? 248 00:10:31,231 --> 00:10:34,467 We spend time getting time-lapses, 249 00:10:34,601 --> 00:10:36,970 getting drone shots, doing our night time-lapses 250 00:10:37,103 --> 00:10:38,338 so you see the Northern Lights, 251 00:10:38,471 --> 00:10:41,040 the star stuff, which I'm sure you've all seen. 252 00:10:41,174 --> 00:10:43,243 And it just kind of really helps give you guys, 253 00:10:43,376 --> 00:10:45,845 the audience, a real sense of what it's like 254 00:10:45,979 --> 00:10:47,881 for the environment that these guys are living in. 255 00:10:48,014 --> 00:10:49,616 It's just a great tool for us to use 256 00:10:49,749 --> 00:10:51,985 and really show off this landscape. 257 00:10:52,118 --> 00:10:54,854 ♪ ♪ 258 00:10:54,988 --> 00:10:57,457 narrator: This orientation week is also a chance 259 00:10:57,590 --> 00:10:59,526 for the participants to finally get comfortable 260 00:10:59,659 --> 00:11:01,661 with the camera gear they'll be using in the field. 261 00:11:01,794 --> 00:11:05,798 - Number one rule: wherever you guys go, 262 00:11:05,932 --> 00:11:07,967 always have a camera, even if it's just a GoPro. 263 00:11:08,101 --> 00:11:10,270 Because guess what happens when you don't have a camera? 264 00:11:10,403 --> 00:11:13,006 You see those special moments happen 265 00:11:13,139 --> 00:11:14,541 when you least expect them, right? 266 00:11:14,674 --> 00:11:16,376 I'm going to start with the most important 267 00:11:16,509 --> 00:11:18,678 piece of kit here. 268 00:11:18,811 --> 00:11:21,648 This here is your main camera. 269 00:11:21,781 --> 00:11:23,016 - Blinking on the front? 270 00:11:23,149 --> 00:11:24,117 - Yes, now it is. - It's red. 271 00:11:24,250 --> 00:11:25,618 - It's recording. - OK. 272 00:11:25,752 --> 00:11:26,719 - How do I look? 273 00:11:26,853 --> 00:11:28,054 Just great, huh? 274 00:11:28,188 --> 00:11:29,956 [laughter] 275 00:11:30,089 --> 00:11:31,257 - Know how to turn in off. 276 00:11:31,391 --> 00:11:33,226 - There should be, like, a button that says power. 277 00:11:33,359 --> 00:11:34,227 Where the hell? 278 00:11:34,360 --> 00:11:35,762 - How do you really feel 279 00:11:35,895 --> 00:11:37,130 about the situation? 280 00:11:37,263 --> 00:11:39,532 - I'm excited. [laughter] 281 00:11:39,666 --> 00:11:42,068 I'm frustrated on how to learn how to run the cameras. 282 00:11:42,202 --> 00:11:43,403 ♪ ♪ 283 00:11:43,536 --> 00:11:45,538 - So we're going to show you how to cover a scene 284 00:11:45,672 --> 00:11:47,640 with multiple camera angles. 285 00:11:47,774 --> 00:11:49,676 - To all of you guys that thought 286 00:11:49,809 --> 00:11:53,112 that this whole thing is just a bunch of people with GoPros 287 00:11:53,246 --> 00:11:55,415 running around in the woods, that's not true. 288 00:11:55,548 --> 00:11:58,418 There's some training involved. 289 00:11:58,551 --> 00:12:00,086 Four cameras. 290 00:12:00,220 --> 00:12:03,389 ♪ ♪ 291 00:12:03,523 --> 00:12:06,526 It's time now to get some of the crabs 292 00:12:06,659 --> 00:12:09,562 that you sing for it to be together. 293 00:12:32,885 --> 00:12:35,321 Here's my house. It's a tree house. 294 00:12:35,455 --> 00:12:36,656 ♪ ♪ 295 00:12:55,575 --> 00:12:57,910 [imitates turkey call] 296 00:12:59,646 --> 00:13:00,680 ♪ ♪ 297 00:13:03,416 --> 00:13:06,419 If I have deep spot to fish, great. 298 00:13:06,552 --> 00:13:08,788 If I have shallow place to fish, 299 00:13:08,921 --> 00:13:10,890 I want to build, like, a watercraft, 300 00:13:11,024 --> 00:13:13,693 and get food and smoke and be able to store, 301 00:13:13,826 --> 00:13:19,399 And hunting for moose and bear, for sure, big game. 302 00:13:19,532 --> 00:13:21,634 The most intimidating thing for me, 303 00:13:21,768 --> 00:13:23,102 it seems like the bear population here 304 00:13:23,236 --> 00:13:25,705 is pretty high, and there's black bear. 305 00:13:25,838 --> 00:13:28,408 They're stronger, they're faster, 306 00:13:28,541 --> 00:13:30,877 they can swim, they can climb tree. 307 00:13:31,010 --> 00:13:33,713 Your only option is to fight back. 308 00:13:33,846 --> 00:13:35,281 ♪ ♪ 309 00:13:35,415 --> 00:13:37,150 It's going to be a big challenge to be able 310 00:13:37,283 --> 00:13:39,018 to protect your food because the bear is going 311 00:13:39,152 --> 00:13:41,387 to come to your food, you know, 312 00:13:41,521 --> 00:13:44,190 and to you, you know, after you as well. 313 00:13:44,324 --> 00:13:47,427 And I'm excited to be put in a spot 314 00:13:47,560 --> 00:13:51,531 in which this experience has levels of intimidation. 315 00:13:51,664 --> 00:13:54,100 And it just makes me feel more alive. 316 00:13:54,233 --> 00:13:56,803 ♪ ♪ 317 00:13:56,936 --> 00:13:58,638 narrator: While the participants are preparing 318 00:13:58,771 --> 00:14:01,007 mentally for what this location will bring 319 00:14:01,140 --> 00:14:03,176 over the next days and months, 320 00:14:03,309 --> 00:14:05,111 the boat teams are marking routes 321 00:14:05,244 --> 00:14:06,813 through the massive lake system 322 00:14:06,946 --> 00:14:08,815 to what will eventually be the sites 323 00:14:08,948 --> 00:14:11,184 the survivalists will be dropped on. 324 00:14:11,317 --> 00:14:13,486 - So some of the prep work involved 325 00:14:13,619 --> 00:14:16,089 in getting ready to launch contestants, 326 00:14:16,222 --> 00:14:20,159 we need to go out and scout sites as far as landings go, 327 00:14:20,293 --> 00:14:23,329 and do we have options and alternate landings 328 00:14:23,463 --> 00:14:25,465 when the weather and the wind changes. 329 00:14:25,598 --> 00:14:27,600 Essentially preparing for the worst, 330 00:14:27,734 --> 00:14:30,169 and give us the ability to remove them. 331 00:14:30,303 --> 00:14:32,972 So at the moment, we're laying down tracks, 332 00:14:33,106 --> 00:14:36,776 so giving ourselves proven travel corridors 333 00:14:36,909 --> 00:14:38,711 that we'll stay within. 334 00:14:38,845 --> 00:14:40,546 ♪ ♪ 335 00:14:40,680 --> 00:14:42,248 narrator: Only five days remain 336 00:14:42,382 --> 00:14:44,617 before the participants will be dropped at their site 337 00:14:44,751 --> 00:14:47,120 for as long as they can survive. 338 00:14:47,253 --> 00:14:50,123 In the time that is left, there is still much to do 339 00:14:50,256 --> 00:14:52,425 in preparation for their departure, 340 00:14:52,558 --> 00:14:55,862 including practicing their camerawork. 341 00:14:55,995 --> 00:14:57,029 - Oh. 342 00:14:57,163 --> 00:14:59,232 - [laughs] 343 00:14:59,365 --> 00:15:01,100 ♪ ♪ 344 00:15:01,234 --> 00:15:04,737 - Now I'm going to turn you off. 345 00:15:04,871 --> 00:15:08,775 ♪ ♪ 346 00:15:08,908 --> 00:15:11,744 First farmer on "Alone"! 347 00:15:11,878 --> 00:15:13,412 My name is Ann Rosenquist. 348 00:15:13,546 --> 00:15:15,782 Grew up on the North Shore of Lake Superior, 349 00:15:15,915 --> 00:15:18,718 and I am a organic farmer. 350 00:15:18,851 --> 00:15:20,686 We're growing everything possible. 351 00:15:20,820 --> 00:15:23,422 So basically it's kind of like a homestead gone wild. 352 00:15:23,556 --> 00:15:26,292 I'm no spring chicken. I am 56. 353 00:15:26,426 --> 00:15:27,927 They probably wonder why I'm here 354 00:15:28,060 --> 00:15:30,430 because they see, like, this older lady 355 00:15:30,563 --> 00:15:31,664 that's kind of dippy. 356 00:15:31,798 --> 00:15:33,699 That's me. [laughs] 357 00:15:33,833 --> 00:15:35,902 They don't see what's underneath there. 358 00:15:36,035 --> 00:15:37,804 I'm a good shot with a bow. 359 00:15:37,937 --> 00:15:40,473 I fished all my life since I was a little kid. 360 00:15:40,606 --> 00:15:43,509 I've always been driven. 361 00:15:43,643 --> 00:15:47,380 I've been training for this basically my whole life. 362 00:15:47,513 --> 00:15:50,950 I think this place could give you a false sense of security. 363 00:15:51,083 --> 00:15:53,853 Because right now, winter hasn't set in, 364 00:15:53,986 --> 00:15:57,356 and it's a blue sky and it looks great. 365 00:15:57,490 --> 00:15:59,725 But it could turn ugly. 366 00:15:59,859 --> 00:16:01,060 ♪ ♪ 367 00:16:01,194 --> 00:16:04,297 This area is going to feel the full brunt 368 00:16:04,430 --> 00:16:06,899 of that Arctic wind coming down. 369 00:16:07,033 --> 00:16:08,501 There's nothing stopping it. 370 00:16:08,634 --> 00:16:11,737 And this lake, it is huge. 371 00:16:11,871 --> 00:16:13,873 There's whitecaps out there. 372 00:16:14,006 --> 00:16:16,576 The terrain is a arrow eater. [laughs] 373 00:16:16,709 --> 00:16:19,378 Once you shoot an arrow, you're never going to find it, 374 00:16:19,512 --> 00:16:21,714 so you better make sure you know what you're shooting 375 00:16:21,848 --> 00:16:23,683 because it's soft. 376 00:16:23,816 --> 00:16:25,218 ♪ ♪ 377 00:16:25,351 --> 00:16:27,520 This whole experience is so cool. 378 00:16:27,653 --> 00:16:29,055 I'm just giddy. 379 00:16:29,188 --> 00:16:31,724 [laughing] 380 00:16:36,095 --> 00:16:39,098 ♪ ♪ 381 00:16:39,232 --> 00:16:40,933 - We're leaving our lodge. 382 00:16:41,067 --> 00:16:43,269 And we're going to head out to the sites. 383 00:16:43,402 --> 00:16:46,372 We want to prove some of the sites, 384 00:16:46,506 --> 00:16:49,775 making sure they have equal access 385 00:16:49,909 --> 00:16:52,912 to hunting, harvesting berries, 386 00:16:53,045 --> 00:16:58,384 and also fishing and herbs in the area. 387 00:16:59,585 --> 00:17:01,954 So we've got a little willow branch here 388 00:17:02,088 --> 00:17:03,623 that's been nibbled at the top. 389 00:17:03,756 --> 00:17:06,025 It's an indication that a moose has come through here. 390 00:17:06,158 --> 00:17:09,061 Quite a bit of lichen around here. 391 00:17:09,195 --> 00:17:11,230 You can put it in soups and stews. 392 00:17:11,364 --> 00:17:14,200 Okay, so we got fish, we got berries, we got herbs. 393 00:17:14,333 --> 00:17:15,368 - Yeah. - Game trails. 394 00:17:15,501 --> 00:17:16,903 So yeah, this is a big game trail. 395 00:17:17,036 --> 00:17:18,204 I'm thinking bear. 396 00:17:18,337 --> 00:17:19,472 - Mm-hmm. 397 00:17:19,605 --> 00:17:21,440 - This is large. 398 00:17:22,875 --> 00:17:24,143 Yeah, and I would think the bears come 399 00:17:24,277 --> 00:17:25,511 through here looking for berries. 400 00:17:25,645 --> 00:17:28,047 I feel confident. Push on in there. 401 00:17:28,180 --> 00:17:29,782 We're going to find grouse. 402 00:17:29,916 --> 00:17:31,851 We'll find snowshoe hare as well. 403 00:17:31,984 --> 00:17:33,653 ♪ ♪ 404 00:17:33,786 --> 00:17:35,688 narrator: While the production staff continues 405 00:17:35,821 --> 00:17:38,691 to scout possible locations, the participants work 406 00:17:38,824 --> 00:17:41,327 with on-site medic to review the safety gear 407 00:17:41,460 --> 00:17:43,963 that will be supplied to them in the field. 408 00:17:44,096 --> 00:17:45,598 - If you have a big bleed, 409 00:17:45,731 --> 00:17:47,099 you want to keep the blood inside. 410 00:17:47,233 --> 00:17:48,834 If you keep pouring blood out, 411 00:17:48,968 --> 00:17:50,336 you might not have much time. 412 00:17:50,469 --> 00:17:53,172 So QuikClot gauze, even though it seems like it's not much, 413 00:17:53,306 --> 00:17:57,777 it can be very viable to just jam into the wound. 414 00:17:57,910 --> 00:17:58,978 Tourniquets. 415 00:17:59,111 --> 00:18:00,513 ♪ ♪ 416 00:18:00,646 --> 00:18:04,250 Slide the limb inside. 417 00:18:04,417 --> 00:18:08,054 Leverage it and pull as tight as you can. 418 00:18:08,187 --> 00:18:10,389 These things are what will save your life 419 00:18:10,523 --> 00:18:11,991 if you have an arterial bleed. 420 00:18:12,124 --> 00:18:14,493 I've seen individuals that have had blood shoot 421 00:18:14,627 --> 00:18:18,698 20 to 30 feet in the air onto ceilings. 422 00:18:18,831 --> 00:18:25,671 ♪ ♪ 423 00:18:25,805 --> 00:18:27,873 - It's 5:15 in the morning. 424 00:18:28,007 --> 00:18:31,978 Time is short, and we need to study 425 00:18:32,111 --> 00:18:34,080 and prepare as much as possible. 426 00:18:34,213 --> 00:18:38,985 And there's just a general feeling of a restlessness, 427 00:18:39,118 --> 00:18:42,855 of a caged animal waiting to be set free. 428 00:18:42,989 --> 00:18:46,225 ♪ ♪ 429 00:18:46,359 --> 00:18:47,960 [indistinct] 430 00:18:48,094 --> 00:18:49,729 My name is Melanie Sawyer. 431 00:18:49,862 --> 00:18:51,530 I'm 55 years young. 432 00:18:51,664 --> 00:18:54,967 For work, I teach children and adults 433 00:18:55,067 --> 00:18:57,536 about history from the 1700s upwards. 434 00:18:57,670 --> 00:19:01,140 We do it by being personas in that time. 435 00:19:01,273 --> 00:19:04,844 Underneath the birch bark, you can make flour right here. 436 00:19:04,977 --> 00:19:07,380 Every single thing that we wear, we've made. 437 00:19:07,513 --> 00:19:09,148 It's historically correct. 438 00:19:09,281 --> 00:19:11,917 It's really vital to give the 100% 439 00:19:12,051 --> 00:19:13,386 of what it actually was like 440 00:19:13,519 --> 00:19:16,255 so people have a real respect for their relatives, 441 00:19:16,389 --> 00:19:17,490 for how they survived. 442 00:19:17,623 --> 00:19:18,758 It's an incredible thing. 443 00:19:18,891 --> 00:19:21,627 Yes, I have success. 444 00:19:21,761 --> 00:19:23,229 Nice, big gray squirrel. 445 00:19:23,362 --> 00:19:24,397 Food is my thing. 446 00:19:24,530 --> 00:19:27,199 I am 6'1", and I need to eat. 447 00:19:27,333 --> 00:19:30,736 Whether it be wild bee nests or birds' eggs, 448 00:19:30,870 --> 00:19:31,971 foraging plants. 449 00:19:32,104 --> 00:19:33,839 Wild watercress. 450 00:19:33,973 --> 00:19:35,408 But also hunting. 451 00:19:35,541 --> 00:19:38,577 I have experience with the traditional longbow. 452 00:19:38,711 --> 00:19:40,479 So if you put me in the wild, 453 00:19:40,613 --> 00:19:42,381 you can pretty much guarantee I'll be looking for food. 454 00:19:42,515 --> 00:19:43,849 Yeah! Processing... 455 00:19:43,983 --> 00:19:44,984 I like skinning. 456 00:19:45,117 --> 00:19:46,686 Using every part of the animal 457 00:19:46,819 --> 00:19:47,853 is very essential. 458 00:19:47,987 --> 00:19:50,423 Two beautiful pieces of meat there. 459 00:19:50,556 --> 00:19:53,692 What this opportunity presents to me is freedom. 460 00:19:53,826 --> 00:19:55,027 I thrive in that. 461 00:19:55,161 --> 00:19:57,997 You are never alone in nature, ever. 462 00:19:58,130 --> 00:19:59,298 ♪ ♪ 463 00:19:59,432 --> 00:20:02,568 This is an incredible area of Saskatchewan. 464 00:20:02,702 --> 00:20:05,171 It's the second largest lake here. 465 00:20:05,304 --> 00:20:07,339 It just makes it absolutely huge, 466 00:20:07,473 --> 00:20:09,975 massive for fish, trophy fish up the zuza. 467 00:20:10,109 --> 00:20:13,179 Get my hooks in and start pulling those big boys out. 468 00:20:13,312 --> 00:20:14,480 ♪ ♪ 469 00:20:14,613 --> 00:20:17,650 I know there's a massive amount of bear, 470 00:20:17,783 --> 00:20:19,718 40 or 50,000. 471 00:20:19,852 --> 00:20:22,088 And then, of course, there are wolves, 472 00:20:22,221 --> 00:20:23,656 3,000 wolves. 473 00:20:23,789 --> 00:20:28,394 But I'm most worried about the oncoming winter winds. 474 00:20:28,527 --> 00:20:29,762 ♪ ♪ 475 00:20:29,895 --> 00:20:33,099 Especially being so much closer to the Arctic. 476 00:20:33,232 --> 00:20:35,768 That wind is going to be a doozy. 477 00:20:35,901 --> 00:20:38,537 And if my shelter is not built in the correct place, 478 00:20:38,671 --> 00:20:42,308 if I am not situated in a way that I'm protected from it, 479 00:20:42,441 --> 00:20:43,609 I'm kind of screwed 480 00:20:43,742 --> 00:20:45,845 because the wind from the north 481 00:20:45,978 --> 00:20:48,180 in November and December up here can get 482 00:20:48,314 --> 00:20:50,216 to 120 kilometer winds. 483 00:20:50,349 --> 00:20:52,051 And that is not when you need to go down 484 00:20:52,184 --> 00:20:54,754 and source your water and go and find firewood. 485 00:20:54,887 --> 00:20:56,722 You need to be prepared. 486 00:20:56,856 --> 00:20:59,358 The oncoming winter is definitely going 487 00:20:59,492 --> 00:21:00,860 to be a challenge, 488 00:21:00,993 --> 00:21:03,262 but I'm willing to push it all the way, baby. 489 00:21:03,395 --> 00:21:05,431 If you guys think that I'm going to tap out, 490 00:21:05,564 --> 00:21:06,832 you've got another thing coming. 491 00:21:06,966 --> 00:21:10,436 You give me a problem, and I will find a solution. 492 00:21:10,569 --> 00:21:14,306 There's no point in not being fully committed. 493 00:21:14,440 --> 00:21:16,075 ♪ ♪ 494 00:21:16,208 --> 00:21:18,310 This is a chance in a lifetime. [laughs] 495 00:21:18,444 --> 00:21:21,313 ♪ ♪ 496 00:21:21,447 --> 00:21:23,182 narrator: Once all the survival zones 497 00:21:23,315 --> 00:21:25,217 have been selected for the participants, 498 00:21:25,351 --> 00:21:28,220 their orientation focuses on the resources 499 00:21:28,354 --> 00:21:30,756 they will find while in the field. 500 00:21:30,890 --> 00:21:33,792 - Every season of "Alone," we take the cast members 501 00:21:33,926 --> 00:21:36,262 through this exact sequence where we take them 502 00:21:36,395 --> 00:21:37,963 into the forest to give them knowledge 503 00:21:38,097 --> 00:21:40,866 about the nutrition from the plants 504 00:21:41,000 --> 00:21:43,169 and any medicinals that we can actually get 505 00:21:43,302 --> 00:21:45,137 from the plants in this area. 506 00:21:45,271 --> 00:21:47,173 So we're going to start off with the fireweeders. 507 00:21:47,306 --> 00:21:49,909 The leaves, you can make a tea. 508 00:21:50,042 --> 00:21:54,446 The actual bark you can turn into an inferior string. 509 00:21:54,580 --> 00:21:59,185 The young leaves of the bearberry are really good 510 00:21:59,318 --> 00:22:01,720 if you have a urinary tract infection. 511 00:22:01,854 --> 00:22:03,088 Pine tree, these needles, 512 00:22:03,222 --> 00:22:05,724 when compared ounce per ounce with lemons, 513 00:22:05,858 --> 00:22:08,093 have four times more vitamin C. 514 00:22:08,227 --> 00:22:10,496 You can chew on these, and you can make your tea, 515 00:22:10,629 --> 00:22:11,931 but don't boil it. 516 00:22:12,064 --> 00:22:13,832 Chop these up real fine, 517 00:22:13,966 --> 00:22:16,435 bring it to the boil, let it come off the boil, 518 00:22:16,569 --> 00:22:18,938 drop it in, and you'll taste that. 519 00:22:19,071 --> 00:22:21,907 Don't overdo it because too much vitamin C 520 00:22:22,041 --> 00:22:23,342 can give you an upset stomach. 521 00:22:23,475 --> 00:22:25,945 This is bog laurel rosemary. 522 00:22:26,078 --> 00:22:27,846 Pass that around. This is toxic. 523 00:22:27,980 --> 00:22:29,982 - You can't mistake that smell. 524 00:22:30,115 --> 00:22:34,019 ♪ ♪ 525 00:22:34,153 --> 00:22:35,454 My name's Al Tenta. 526 00:22:35,588 --> 00:22:37,489 I live in Invermere, British Columbia, Canada. 527 00:22:37,623 --> 00:22:39,425 Currently I'm employed at the local high school. 528 00:22:39,558 --> 00:22:41,660 I teach grades 8 through 12. 529 00:22:41,794 --> 00:22:44,263 I think about hunting and fishing all the time. 530 00:22:44,396 --> 00:22:47,099 My areas of strength, first, would be hunting. 531 00:22:47,233 --> 00:22:49,602 I've only harvested one animal with a firearm in my life. 532 00:22:49,735 --> 00:22:51,937 All the other ones were with a bow. 533 00:22:52,071 --> 00:22:54,406 I have competed in traditional archery as well. 534 00:22:54,540 --> 00:22:57,910 I placed second in the BC Championships twice. 535 00:22:58,043 --> 00:23:00,045 My second strength would be fishing. 536 00:23:00,179 --> 00:23:03,449 I found some more materials for my bushcraft fly. 537 00:23:03,582 --> 00:23:05,484 There's something special about catching fish 538 00:23:05,618 --> 00:23:07,119 on a fly that you tied. 539 00:23:07,253 --> 00:23:09,655 Fishing fly made from elk hair, green lichen, 540 00:23:09,788 --> 00:23:12,057 old man's beard, and tree resin. 541 00:23:12,191 --> 00:23:14,226 I feel very confident in my ability 542 00:23:14,360 --> 00:23:15,794 to track and locate game. 543 00:23:15,928 --> 00:23:17,796 The squirrel runs right along here. 544 00:23:17,930 --> 00:23:19,999 It's a perfect place to set up a snare. 545 00:23:20,132 --> 00:23:22,368 I feel very confident making shelters 546 00:23:22,501 --> 00:23:23,902 with the materials around me. 547 00:23:24,036 --> 00:23:26,105 It's really important to ensure you're off the ground. 548 00:23:26,238 --> 00:23:27,239 Ground's frozen. 549 00:23:27,373 --> 00:23:28,974 So I make sure I have a bed. 550 00:23:29,108 --> 00:23:31,343 I can always find a solution to most problems. 551 00:23:31,477 --> 00:23:35,114 A lichen wick in sap, camp candle. 552 00:23:35,247 --> 00:23:36,682 I'd also like to be an inspiration 553 00:23:36,815 --> 00:23:38,284 to all my students. 554 00:23:38,417 --> 00:23:39,985 Think I could do it. 555 00:23:40,119 --> 00:23:41,687 ♪ ♪ 556 00:23:41,820 --> 00:23:44,156 Being on "Alone" is the ultimate adventure challenge, 557 00:23:44,290 --> 00:23:45,658 and it gives you the opportunity 558 00:23:45,791 --> 00:23:48,727 to push yourself in these extreme environments. 559 00:23:48,861 --> 00:23:51,563 The fishing starts getting poor 560 00:23:51,697 --> 00:23:53,499 after maybe a month in. 561 00:23:53,632 --> 00:23:56,902 And to get enough calories from the small, lean game-- 562 00:23:57,036 --> 00:23:59,672 keeps you going, but not long-term. 563 00:23:59,805 --> 00:24:01,874 So big game is my biggest goal. 564 00:24:02,007 --> 00:24:03,242 ♪ ♪ 565 00:24:03,375 --> 00:24:05,644 And there is more potential, 566 00:24:05,778 --> 00:24:07,880 perhaps, for big game in this location. 567 00:24:08,013 --> 00:24:09,548 ♪ ♪ 568 00:24:09,682 --> 00:24:12,384 This is a once-in-a-lifetime experience. 569 00:24:12,518 --> 00:24:14,086 I don't want to waste it. 570 00:24:14,219 --> 00:24:15,821 And there's a lot of people that would like 571 00:24:15,954 --> 00:24:17,456 to have this opportunity as well. 572 00:24:17,589 --> 00:24:20,626 So to not push yourself as long as you can would be-- 573 00:24:20,759 --> 00:24:22,294 I'd be really disappointed in myself. 574 00:24:22,428 --> 00:24:23,629 ♪ ♪ 575 00:24:23,762 --> 00:24:26,865 I have a responsibility not to let my kids down 576 00:24:26,999 --> 00:24:28,534 because they'll be watching. 577 00:24:28,667 --> 00:24:30,135 ♪ ♪ 578 00:24:34,273 --> 00:24:38,410 ♪ ♪ 579 00:24:39,411 --> 00:24:42,247 - We are honored to have you guys here 580 00:24:42,381 --> 00:24:43,682 in our traditional territory 581 00:24:43,816 --> 00:24:45,918 of the Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation. 582 00:24:46,051 --> 00:24:48,587 But I am super excited to have you guys as our guests. 583 00:24:48,721 --> 00:24:50,522 And it's a beautiful territory. 584 00:24:50,656 --> 00:24:52,224 And we brought our elders 585 00:24:52,358 --> 00:24:55,427 to honor and celebrate this time. 586 00:24:55,561 --> 00:25:01,333 - Now I'm going to say our prayer 587 00:25:01,467 --> 00:25:03,769 in Cree, in my language. 588 00:25:03,902 --> 00:25:06,872 [speaking Cree] 589 00:25:55,854 --> 00:25:57,689 God bless you all. Thank you. 590 00:25:57,823 --> 00:26:00,125 [applause] 591 00:26:00,259 --> 00:26:02,327 ♪ ♪ 592 00:26:02,461 --> 00:26:04,196 - Pleasure. I'm from Bracebridge, Ontario. 593 00:26:04,329 --> 00:26:05,864 - Ontario. - Thank you very much 594 00:26:05,998 --> 00:26:07,099 for allowing me to be here. 595 00:26:07,232 --> 00:26:08,700 - Yeah, for sure. - I will treat it as my own. 596 00:26:08,834 --> 00:26:09,701 - Yeah. - And I'll leave it the way 597 00:26:09,835 --> 00:26:11,203 I found it. - Thank you. 598 00:26:11,336 --> 00:26:12,504 - Thank you. - May God bless. 599 00:26:12,638 --> 00:26:14,106 - My friend, Wyatt. 600 00:26:14,239 --> 00:26:18,343 ♪ ♪ 601 00:26:18,477 --> 00:26:21,246 - My name's Wyatt Black. I'm from Bracebridge, Ontario. 602 00:26:21,380 --> 00:26:23,615 Come on, baby! 603 00:26:23,749 --> 00:26:25,317 We got fire. 604 00:26:25,451 --> 00:26:27,986 There we go. We're getting cracking going. 605 00:26:28,120 --> 00:26:29,621 Release the kraken! 606 00:26:29,755 --> 00:26:30,789 I love to talk. 607 00:26:30,923 --> 00:26:32,424 I never shut up, kind of one of those guys. 608 00:26:32,558 --> 00:26:35,027 I'm just kind of walking and talking. 609 00:26:35,160 --> 00:26:37,062 Oh, look right here, snowshoe rabbit. 610 00:26:37,196 --> 00:26:38,363 Yeah, I can snare anything, 611 00:26:38,497 --> 00:26:40,599 whether it be a bear, a deer, a wolf. 612 00:26:40,732 --> 00:26:42,067 I've snared over 20 wolves. 613 00:26:42,201 --> 00:26:43,869 Their intelligence is ridiculous. 614 00:26:44,002 --> 00:26:46,205 I take my snare wires, and I boil them 615 00:26:46,338 --> 00:26:48,774 in hemlock and water to kill the scent. 616 00:26:48,907 --> 00:26:51,210 I take my hands, and I rub them in charcoal 617 00:26:51,343 --> 00:26:53,412 and get them all covered and scent-free 618 00:26:53,545 --> 00:26:54,947 as much as possible. 619 00:26:55,080 --> 00:26:57,549 We can use that ash for seasoning our meat. 620 00:26:57,683 --> 00:26:59,685 Little tricks that I had the luxury 621 00:26:59,818 --> 00:27:01,487 of learning from old trappers, 622 00:27:01,620 --> 00:27:04,223 and I know how to utilize my surroundings. 623 00:27:04,356 --> 00:27:06,058 Do you want to talk challenging? 624 00:27:06,191 --> 00:27:07,059 Come on out. 625 00:27:07,192 --> 00:27:09,128 ♪ ♪ 626 00:27:09,261 --> 00:27:11,130 You want to talk about feeling small, 627 00:27:11,263 --> 00:27:13,632 well, you just got to step out into this place, 628 00:27:13,765 --> 00:27:16,001 and you're just another speck of dirt. 629 00:27:16,134 --> 00:27:19,671 [laughs] Like, it's a crazy, crazy place. 630 00:27:19,805 --> 00:27:21,573 The bush is thick. 631 00:27:21,707 --> 00:27:23,208 ♪ ♪ 632 00:27:23,342 --> 00:27:25,544 Minus 70 is not impossible. 633 00:27:25,677 --> 00:27:27,679 ♪ ♪ 634 00:27:27,813 --> 00:27:29,581 It is raw. 635 00:27:29,715 --> 00:27:32,584 You get wet, you're done. 636 00:27:32,718 --> 00:27:35,854 You just don't recover from things like that. 637 00:27:35,988 --> 00:27:37,356 This is my world. 638 00:27:37,489 --> 00:27:42,027 Moose, deer, fish, berries, everything. 639 00:27:42,160 --> 00:27:44,363 I got everything I need here. 640 00:27:44,496 --> 00:27:45,430 No excuses. 641 00:27:45,564 --> 00:27:47,065 Let's get this game on. 642 00:27:47,199 --> 00:27:49,201 ♪ ♪ 643 00:27:49,334 --> 00:27:51,470 narrator: The orientation week winds down 644 00:27:51,603 --> 00:27:53,405 as the day of launch gets closer. 645 00:27:53,539 --> 00:27:55,641 The ten participant sites have been 646 00:27:55,774 --> 00:27:57,910 selected and named by the crew. 647 00:27:58,043 --> 00:28:00,846 Now the survivalists randomly choose 648 00:28:00,979 --> 00:28:02,314 the sight they will be living on 649 00:28:02,447 --> 00:28:04,449 for the duration of the competition. 650 00:28:04,583 --> 00:28:08,420 - This is the moment where we pick your sites. 651 00:28:08,554 --> 00:28:12,157 I need you guys to line up tallest to shortest. 652 00:28:12,291 --> 00:28:13,325 [indistinct chatter] 653 00:28:13,458 --> 00:28:14,593 - Yeah, there you go. 654 00:28:14,726 --> 00:28:15,661 - All right, you guys are good right there. 655 00:28:15,794 --> 00:28:17,329 - I think we're OK. 656 00:28:17,462 --> 00:28:18,330 [indistinct chatter] 657 00:28:18,463 --> 00:28:20,332 - Roger, you'll write these down? 658 00:28:20,465 --> 00:28:22,301 - Just for you guys. - Cow pies. 659 00:28:22,434 --> 00:28:23,802 - The smallest first. 660 00:28:23,936 --> 00:28:26,204 - Ann, you get to pick the first location. 661 00:28:26,338 --> 00:28:27,306 - Uh-oh. 662 00:28:27,439 --> 00:28:29,074 - The most perfect one, I think. 663 00:28:29,208 --> 00:28:30,509 I'm going to go right for the middle. 664 00:28:30,642 --> 00:28:31,577 - All right. Pull out the stick. 665 00:28:31,710 --> 00:28:33,278 What do you got? 666 00:28:33,412 --> 00:28:34,613 - The Channel. 667 00:28:34,746 --> 00:28:37,649 all: The Channel. [cheers] 668 00:28:37,783 --> 00:28:39,518 - I think this one looks pretty good. 669 00:28:39,651 --> 00:28:41,186 Oh, the Hidden Cove. 670 00:28:41,320 --> 00:28:43,222 [whoops] 671 00:28:43,355 --> 00:28:45,490 ♪ ♪ 672 00:28:45,624 --> 00:28:46,992 - Rocky Point. 673 00:28:47,125 --> 00:28:49,628 [whoops] 674 00:28:49,761 --> 00:28:51,363 I like it. 675 00:28:51,496 --> 00:28:52,764 - Bear Paw Beach. 676 00:28:52,898 --> 00:28:54,700 [whoops] 677 00:28:54,833 --> 00:29:00,072 ♪ ♪ 678 00:29:00,205 --> 00:29:02,074 - My name is Luke Olsen. 679 00:29:02,207 --> 00:29:04,810 I currently live in Maui, Hawaii. 680 00:29:04,943 --> 00:29:07,179 Primitive living, that was the family business 681 00:29:07,312 --> 00:29:08,413 and living that way. 682 00:29:08,547 --> 00:29:11,116 I've literally been doing this my entire life. 683 00:29:11,250 --> 00:29:14,353 I have memories as far back as seven or eight years old 684 00:29:14,486 --> 00:29:16,355 of teaching people how to [indistinct]. 685 00:29:16,488 --> 00:29:18,890 I grew up running trips in Montana and Idaho 686 00:29:19,024 --> 00:29:20,425 and Arizona and Utah. 687 00:29:20,559 --> 00:29:22,027 We actually had a lot less equipment 688 00:29:22,160 --> 00:29:23,996 than what is provided for "Alone." 689 00:29:24,129 --> 00:29:26,765 All the primitive stuff is really underestimated. 690 00:29:26,898 --> 00:29:28,333 Dave Holliday me this trick. 691 00:29:28,467 --> 00:29:30,769 And so you hold it with one hand, like, set it up. 692 00:29:30,902 --> 00:29:33,105 I'm known for my deadfall lines. 693 00:29:33,238 --> 00:29:34,373 Boom. 694 00:29:34,506 --> 00:29:36,141 I always show up to a group 695 00:29:36,274 --> 00:29:37,676 with a bounty of food. 696 00:29:37,809 --> 00:29:39,478 Target practicing this morning. 697 00:29:39,611 --> 00:29:42,147 Little squirrel, just peels right off. 698 00:29:42,280 --> 00:29:44,750 All cleaned up, ready to cook in my pot. 699 00:29:44,883 --> 00:29:46,284 [slurps] 700 00:29:46,418 --> 00:29:47,686 ♪ ♪ 701 00:29:47,819 --> 00:29:50,022 "Alone" is really the only show of this type 702 00:29:50,155 --> 00:29:51,556 that I would even consider doing. 703 00:29:51,690 --> 00:29:54,693 Like, it's the most real of real shows on television, 704 00:29:54,826 --> 00:29:56,795 and that's a big part of why I'm here. 705 00:29:56,928 --> 00:29:58,764 You know, the impact that it has on people's lives, 706 00:29:58,897 --> 00:30:00,699 watching us go through these struggles 707 00:30:00,832 --> 00:30:03,435 and overcoming things, it means so much to the world. 708 00:30:03,568 --> 00:30:05,971 And that it's on television is just incredible 709 00:30:06,104 --> 00:30:10,542 because there's nothing even remotely like it on television. 710 00:30:10,676 --> 00:30:12,244 This seems like a really trying location 711 00:30:12,377 --> 00:30:14,646 as far as the weather goes and the terrain. 712 00:30:14,780 --> 00:30:17,316 It's very flat. There's no landmarks for us. 713 00:30:17,449 --> 00:30:19,918 This is the most remote we've been on this show. 714 00:30:20,052 --> 00:30:21,253 [chuckles] 715 00:30:21,386 --> 00:30:23,655 It is truly extreme. 716 00:30:23,789 --> 00:30:25,924 The winds are incredibly strong. 717 00:30:26,058 --> 00:30:28,293 The cold is incredibly piercing. 718 00:30:28,427 --> 00:30:30,095 The resources are incredibly thin. 719 00:30:30,228 --> 00:30:31,430 ♪ ♪ 720 00:30:31,563 --> 00:30:34,099 There's also alpha predators here. 721 00:30:34,232 --> 00:30:36,702 The wolves, this is their territory. 722 00:30:36,835 --> 00:30:38,570 And really, we need to do what they do. 723 00:30:38,704 --> 00:30:40,972 Come in, be the alpha predator, 724 00:30:41,106 --> 00:30:44,209 and get long-term food supplies stored up. 725 00:30:44,342 --> 00:30:45,977 ♪ ♪ 726 00:30:46,111 --> 00:30:48,246 To be the last standing here is going to take 727 00:30:48,380 --> 00:30:51,049 not only knowledge and skills, but a lot of grit. 728 00:30:51,183 --> 00:30:54,252 This place is going to throw it at us as hard as it can. 729 00:30:54,386 --> 00:30:56,655 The shorelines are where most of my resources are going 730 00:30:56,788 --> 00:30:58,657 to come from, and so I want to find 731 00:30:58,790 --> 00:31:00,959 the borders of my shorelines first day, 732 00:31:01,093 --> 00:31:03,295 get my nets and trotline in the water. 733 00:31:03,428 --> 00:31:05,764 My dad's principle was, eat now, starve later. 734 00:31:05,897 --> 00:31:07,232 You always fill your belly basket first, 735 00:31:07,366 --> 00:31:08,433 is what my dad said. 736 00:31:08,567 --> 00:31:10,102 I'm doing this for the challenge. 737 00:31:10,235 --> 00:31:11,837 And I want my son, Osiris, 738 00:31:11,970 --> 00:31:15,440 to see his dad thrive and demonstrate my skill. 739 00:31:15,574 --> 00:31:16,775 I'm here to thrive. 740 00:31:21,179 --> 00:31:24,216 narrator: With just 24 hours to go until launch, 741 00:31:24,349 --> 00:31:27,919 the crew must now stash each person's 65 pounds 742 00:31:28,053 --> 00:31:30,689 of camera gear at their sites to be collected 743 00:31:30,822 --> 00:31:33,392 by the survivalists when they're dropped off. 744 00:31:33,525 --> 00:31:36,061 - We're just coming in to do a case drop 745 00:31:36,194 --> 00:31:39,865 for one of the sites so that their camera gear 746 00:31:39,998 --> 00:31:42,334 and things they need are going to be there. 747 00:31:42,467 --> 00:31:46,605 ♪ ♪ 748 00:31:46,738 --> 00:31:48,640 narrator: Meanwhile, participants go 749 00:31:48,774 --> 00:31:50,976 through final safety briefings, 750 00:31:51,109 --> 00:31:53,245 have their gear reviewed, 751 00:31:53,378 --> 00:31:55,414 searched for contraband, 752 00:31:55,547 --> 00:31:57,082 and taken from them. 753 00:31:57,215 --> 00:31:58,784 ♪ ♪ 754 00:31:58,917 --> 00:32:02,954 - [laughs] You know, they're just looking at my stuff 755 00:32:03,088 --> 00:32:05,624 and trying to find stuff in my stuff. 756 00:32:05,757 --> 00:32:07,492 So I don't know. 757 00:32:07,626 --> 00:32:10,295 And counting my hooks. 758 00:32:10,428 --> 00:32:12,130 - Wow. - These are your work gloves 759 00:32:12,264 --> 00:32:13,598 and your insulated. 760 00:32:16,168 --> 00:32:19,738 - 5:00 a.m. is launch, and tomorrow we leave. 761 00:32:19,871 --> 00:32:25,444 ♪ ♪ 762 00:32:25,577 --> 00:32:27,345 I'm Lee DeWilde. 763 00:32:27,479 --> 00:32:30,415 I live in Huslia, Alaska. 764 00:32:30,549 --> 00:32:33,151 Raised with 14 kids out in the woods. 765 00:32:33,285 --> 00:32:35,220 Never saw another community till I was 15. 766 00:32:35,353 --> 00:32:36,621 You know, I grew up in the woods. 767 00:32:36,755 --> 00:32:38,557 Oh, yeah, there's one. 768 00:32:38,690 --> 00:32:40,425 When my dad would cut a beaver, 769 00:32:40,559 --> 00:32:42,327 he'd tell us all the organs and everything, 770 00:32:42,460 --> 00:32:44,362 kind of like an anatomy class. 771 00:32:44,496 --> 00:32:45,864 Beaver's real good eating. 772 00:32:45,997 --> 00:32:47,032 It's powerful food. 773 00:32:47,165 --> 00:32:48,867 I prefer wild game. 774 00:32:48,967 --> 00:32:49,968 Fat's better. 775 00:32:50,101 --> 00:32:50,969 Snare rabbits. 776 00:32:51,102 --> 00:32:52,504 I see some tracks here. 777 00:32:52,637 --> 00:32:53,972 And all the small game. 778 00:32:54,105 --> 00:32:56,741 My favorite fishing is under the ice, 779 00:32:56,875 --> 00:32:59,544 basically threading a hole under the ice 780 00:32:59,678 --> 00:33:02,314 and pulling the net under, no floaters. 781 00:33:02,447 --> 00:33:05,183 I've also made little quicker shelters. 782 00:33:05,350 --> 00:33:06,251 There you go. 783 00:33:06,384 --> 00:33:08,587 I'm the only pilot in Huslia, 784 00:33:08,720 --> 00:33:11,289 so I move people between villages. 785 00:33:11,423 --> 00:33:13,592 There's no roads, so I'm it. 786 00:33:13,725 --> 00:33:16,428 I need a bigger airplane to serve this country, 787 00:33:16,561 --> 00:33:18,263 and this is the way I'm going to do it. 788 00:33:18,396 --> 00:33:19,498 ♪ ♪ 789 00:33:19,631 --> 00:33:21,833 We're going to be dropped off, 790 00:33:21,967 --> 00:33:24,803 you know, no food, no shelter. 791 00:33:24,936 --> 00:33:28,106 That lack of food, I'm a high calorie-burning guy. 792 00:33:28,240 --> 00:33:29,274 I'm thin right now. 793 00:33:29,407 --> 00:33:30,775 I mean, I'm as heavy as I can get. 794 00:33:30,909 --> 00:33:33,445 That's the challenge right there for me, 795 00:33:33,578 --> 00:33:34,613 getting food. 796 00:33:34,746 --> 00:33:36,548 And it's a catch-22. 797 00:33:36,681 --> 00:33:38,583 If you don't have food, 798 00:33:38,750 --> 00:33:40,685 you can't build a permanent shelter. 799 00:33:40,819 --> 00:33:42,454 You don't have a warm shelter, 800 00:33:42,587 --> 00:33:43,688 you ain't going to be sleeping good. 801 00:33:43,822 --> 00:33:45,657 You're going to be burning calories, cold. 802 00:33:45,790 --> 00:33:49,628 I'm going to build a shelter, something made for winter. 803 00:33:49,761 --> 00:33:52,063 I'm just going to make one. I'm not going to get fancy. 804 00:33:52,197 --> 00:33:54,933 Fishing, the fish that are in this country, 805 00:33:55,066 --> 00:33:57,302 a lot of them are the same 806 00:33:57,435 --> 00:33:59,905 as what I grew up catching in nets. 807 00:34:00,038 --> 00:34:01,306 I'm going to make a set net. 808 00:34:01,439 --> 00:34:02,507 Moose is something-- 809 00:34:02,641 --> 00:34:05,243 that's our buffalo for my people. 810 00:34:05,377 --> 00:34:06,544 ♪ ♪ 811 00:34:06,678 --> 00:34:09,147 It's a competition for food out there. 812 00:34:09,281 --> 00:34:10,982 There are black bear in this country. 813 00:34:11,116 --> 00:34:13,752 They're on their own "Alone" show all the time, you know. 814 00:34:13,885 --> 00:34:16,187 They're hungry. It's life and death for them, 815 00:34:16,321 --> 00:34:18,356 and they got to fatten up to make it through the winter. 816 00:34:18,490 --> 00:34:20,659 I got to be careful because those bears, 817 00:34:20,792 --> 00:34:22,460 when they come into a kill, 818 00:34:22,594 --> 00:34:24,996 I might have got it, but it's theirs now. 819 00:34:25,130 --> 00:34:26,531 They own it. 820 00:34:26,665 --> 00:34:28,233 I don't want to spoil my luck, 821 00:34:28,366 --> 00:34:31,202 but those two animals there is what I grew up eating, 822 00:34:31,336 --> 00:34:33,538 and I'm going to get hungry out there, 823 00:34:33,672 --> 00:34:35,540 and I hope I get to eat them again. 824 00:34:35,674 --> 00:34:37,576 ♪ ♪ 825 00:34:37,709 --> 00:34:39,711 narrator: The evening before launch, 826 00:34:39,844 --> 00:34:41,780 the crew makes final preparations. 827 00:34:41,913 --> 00:34:43,515 - West of the plane on that shoreline, 828 00:34:43,648 --> 00:34:46,117 that's where you would like to have them leave from. 829 00:34:46,251 --> 00:34:47,586 - The sun's going to come up right behind us. 830 00:34:47,719 --> 00:34:50,755 I think we should be in the boats around 5:30. 831 00:34:50,889 --> 00:34:53,224 narrator: And the participants have a group bonfire 832 00:34:53,358 --> 00:34:56,628 before dividing up for their adventure alone. 833 00:34:56,761 --> 00:34:57,796 - This is fun. 834 00:34:57,929 --> 00:34:59,197 - I don't know very many women 835 00:34:59,331 --> 00:35:01,199 that just walk up to grab a piece of rabbit 836 00:35:01,333 --> 00:35:02,934 after somebody killed it. 837 00:35:03,034 --> 00:35:04,636 - That's beautiful. 838 00:35:04,769 --> 00:35:06,438 - There you go, Melanie. Oh. 839 00:35:06,571 --> 00:35:07,772 - Well, he caught it. 840 00:35:07,906 --> 00:35:09,274 - Oh, that's beautiful. - Give Melanie a piece. 841 00:35:09,407 --> 00:35:10,542 - It's a beautiful thing. 842 00:35:10,675 --> 00:35:14,312 ♪ ♪ 843 00:35:14,446 --> 00:35:16,881 - I'm probably as creative 844 00:35:17,015 --> 00:35:18,483 as a guy can be for having nothing. 845 00:35:18,616 --> 00:35:20,485 You take, like, that backstrap, 846 00:35:20,618 --> 00:35:21,720 and you want to drape it. 847 00:35:21,853 --> 00:35:23,355 Where it's warm, but it's not too hot. 848 00:35:23,488 --> 00:35:24,923 And then I would cover this 849 00:35:25,056 --> 00:35:27,225 with my hide here, make a little teepee. 850 00:35:27,359 --> 00:35:29,294 Now I'm making jerky. 851 00:35:29,427 --> 00:35:31,262 I got a stove fast. 852 00:35:31,396 --> 00:35:33,732 I killed this guy with a knife and my bare hands. 853 00:35:33,865 --> 00:35:36,601 Hunting is my most confident skill. 854 00:35:36,735 --> 00:35:40,271 I've been a professional hunting guide for eight years. 855 00:35:40,405 --> 00:35:42,774 My go-to improvised shelter as a hunting guide 856 00:35:42,907 --> 00:35:45,644 is almost always a lean-to because it's fast, 857 00:35:45,777 --> 00:35:47,746 and it's something that I can easily do. 858 00:35:47,879 --> 00:35:49,247 Off-season, I'm a carpenter. 859 00:35:49,381 --> 00:35:52,250 I understand all the different structures. 860 00:35:52,384 --> 00:35:54,552 I think that I've got what it takes. 861 00:35:54,686 --> 00:35:56,287 I've never seen a cowboy on the show before either. 862 00:35:56,421 --> 00:35:58,156 That's something right there. 863 00:35:58,289 --> 00:36:00,558 ♪ ♪ 864 00:36:00,692 --> 00:36:02,927 This is an extremely real experience. 865 00:36:03,061 --> 00:36:06,765 There is no other competition like this. 866 00:36:06,898 --> 00:36:09,200 "Alone" is a crossroads. 867 00:36:09,334 --> 00:36:12,037 You don't know where it is until you get there. 868 00:36:12,170 --> 00:36:15,373 There is islands that I don't know. 869 00:36:15,507 --> 00:36:16,441 I don't know. 870 00:36:16,574 --> 00:36:18,076 We are way out here. 871 00:36:18,209 --> 00:36:19,444 ♪ ♪ 872 00:36:19,577 --> 00:36:22,380 The first week is very, very critical for me. 873 00:36:22,514 --> 00:36:25,617 I don't want to establish 874 00:36:25,750 --> 00:36:29,354 any sort of presence in my area. 875 00:36:29,487 --> 00:36:30,955 If I can be quiet, 876 00:36:31,089 --> 00:36:33,158 you know, it's naturally going to bring an animal 877 00:36:33,291 --> 00:36:36,027 that's curious in to investigate. 878 00:36:36,161 --> 00:36:38,396 And, you know, God willing, 879 00:36:38,530 --> 00:36:42,067 I'll be able to make a move on that. 880 00:36:42,200 --> 00:36:43,234 ♪ ♪ 881 00:36:43,368 --> 00:36:45,370 I'm very confident in my skills. 882 00:36:45,503 --> 00:36:47,839 I'm very confident in my mental strength. 883 00:36:47,972 --> 00:36:49,040 Only time will tell. 884 00:36:49,174 --> 00:36:51,309 ♪ ♪ 885 00:36:55,013 --> 00:36:56,915 ♪ ♪ 886 00:36:57,048 --> 00:36:59,084 - Oh, look at all that meat. 887 00:36:59,217 --> 00:37:00,351 We're going to eat squirrel. 888 00:37:00,485 --> 00:37:02,120 Yay! I'm excited. 889 00:37:02,253 --> 00:37:05,323 I've been hunting ever since I can remember. 890 00:37:05,457 --> 00:37:06,758 My father was a logger, 891 00:37:06,891 --> 00:37:08,760 so I was always in the mountains with my father. 892 00:37:08,893 --> 00:37:11,429 My dad taught me how to spring-snare coyotes, 893 00:37:11,563 --> 00:37:12,997 rabbits, grouse. 894 00:37:13,131 --> 00:37:14,599 Wow, I got a bird. 895 00:37:14,732 --> 00:37:16,768 That is a grouse. 896 00:37:16,901 --> 00:37:20,038 Within a mile of distance from you anywhere, 897 00:37:20,171 --> 00:37:21,773 pretty much at all times, you can find 898 00:37:21,906 --> 00:37:23,441 enough food to live off of the land. 899 00:37:23,575 --> 00:37:25,877 The breasts and the wings, this is what you want to eat. 900 00:37:26,010 --> 00:37:28,480 The longest that I've been out in the backcountry 901 00:37:28,613 --> 00:37:30,982 living off the land was six weeks. 902 00:37:31,116 --> 00:37:32,851 I've built a cabin. 903 00:37:32,984 --> 00:37:34,185 I feel like such a kid. 904 00:37:34,319 --> 00:37:35,353 I've been playing in the mud all day. 905 00:37:35,487 --> 00:37:37,555 I made a fireplace of granite rock 906 00:37:37,689 --> 00:37:39,591 that I just packed over, and it had a chimney 907 00:37:39,724 --> 00:37:41,059 that was almost as tall as me. 908 00:37:41,192 --> 00:37:42,727 ♪ Fire ♪ 909 00:37:42,861 --> 00:37:43,962 This is my home. 910 00:37:44,095 --> 00:37:47,766 Well, I think I made a weapon-slash-rake. 911 00:37:47,899 --> 00:37:50,502 I'm a warrior in a garden. 912 00:37:50,635 --> 00:37:53,805 I could use my weapons as garden tools. 913 00:37:53,938 --> 00:37:55,173 Look at that. 914 00:37:55,306 --> 00:37:56,941 ♪ ♪ 915 00:37:57,075 --> 00:37:58,576 Everything's dangerous out here. 916 00:37:58,710 --> 00:38:00,378 I mean, a tree could fall over on you. 917 00:38:00,512 --> 00:38:02,680 Heck, I could cut my finger and get an infection. 918 00:38:02,814 --> 00:38:04,082 You just have to be smart though. 919 00:38:04,215 --> 00:38:07,118 If you're smart and you're well prepared, 920 00:38:07,252 --> 00:38:09,320 then you can face all of that danger 921 00:38:09,454 --> 00:38:11,523 and be perfectly fine. 922 00:38:11,656 --> 00:38:13,825 My intention is to build a log home. 923 00:38:13,958 --> 00:38:16,861 And I know that if I get cold, I am miserable, 924 00:38:16,995 --> 00:38:20,131 so I'm going to do everything possible not to get cold. 925 00:38:20,265 --> 00:38:23,001 To be alone with your thoughts and alone in your mind 926 00:38:23,134 --> 00:38:25,236 is probably going to be the hardest, 927 00:38:25,370 --> 00:38:30,875 because I spend 24 hours a day with my husband and my kids. 928 00:38:31,009 --> 00:38:33,978 But "Alone" means to me the opportunity of a lifetime. 929 00:38:34,112 --> 00:38:35,480 ♪ ♪ 930 00:38:35,613 --> 00:38:38,883 If I win, I can send all of my children to school. 931 00:38:39,050 --> 00:38:40,118 ♪ ♪ 932 00:38:40,251 --> 00:38:42,120 My biggest skill is my stubbornness. 933 00:38:42,253 --> 00:38:44,122 [laughs] I don't quit anything. 934 00:38:44,255 --> 00:38:47,492 I fight tooth and nail, to the death, 935 00:38:47,625 --> 00:38:49,594 for everything I do. 936 00:38:49,727 --> 00:38:52,063 I'm not coming home. [laughs] 937 00:38:52,197 --> 00:38:55,700 ♪ ♪ 938 00:38:55,834 --> 00:38:57,535 narrator: The moment the participants have been 939 00:38:57,669 --> 00:39:00,338 waiting for has finally arrived. 940 00:39:00,471 --> 00:39:02,273 Under the cover of dark, 941 00:39:02,407 --> 00:39:04,509 they're taken to the launch location, 942 00:39:04,642 --> 00:39:07,011 and their equipment is given back to them. 943 00:39:07,145 --> 00:39:09,914 - ♪ With a gleam in his eye ♪ 944 00:39:10,048 --> 00:39:12,917 ♪ ♪ 945 00:39:13,051 --> 00:39:15,520 narrator: As the sun rises, 946 00:39:15,653 --> 00:39:20,391 the participants are informed who will be the first to go, 947 00:39:20,525 --> 00:39:23,428 and the launch officially begins. 948 00:39:23,561 --> 00:39:24,429 - Here we go. 949 00:39:24,562 --> 00:39:25,730 ♪ ♪ 950 00:39:25,864 --> 00:39:26,731 Melanie. 951 00:39:26,864 --> 00:39:28,600 - Whoo! 952 00:39:28,733 --> 00:39:30,602 - Luke. [cheers] 953 00:39:30,735 --> 00:39:32,103 Say your goodbyes. 954 00:39:32,237 --> 00:39:33,104 - Get out of here. 955 00:39:33,238 --> 00:39:34,138 - Good luck. 956 00:39:34,272 --> 00:39:36,174 - I'm so freaking excited. Pow! 957 00:39:36,307 --> 00:39:37,242 - Bye. Good luck. 958 00:39:37,375 --> 00:39:38,276 - Good luck. - See you. 959 00:39:38,409 --> 00:39:39,444 - Happy hunting. 960 00:39:39,577 --> 00:39:40,612 - Hey. - Good luck. 961 00:39:40,745 --> 00:39:43,915 - Season 10 "Alone" show has just begun. 962 00:39:44,048 --> 00:39:48,019 ♪ ♪ 963 00:39:48,152 --> 00:39:51,055 - This is definitely the adventure of my life. 964 00:39:51,189 --> 00:39:53,524 I feel super blessed to be here. 965 00:39:53,658 --> 00:39:56,261 - Oh, boy. Here we go. 966 00:39:56,394 --> 00:39:58,763 I am the luckiest girl in the world right now. 967 00:39:58,896 --> 00:40:00,231 Thank you! 968 00:40:00,365 --> 00:40:01,833 Whoo! 969 00:40:01,966 --> 00:40:04,168 - Going to take a little while to sink in, 970 00:40:04,302 --> 00:40:06,404 but this is as real as it gets. 971 00:40:06,537 --> 00:40:08,406 There's going to be snow on the ground 972 00:40:08,539 --> 00:40:10,174 when I leave this place. 973 00:40:10,308 --> 00:40:11,509 ♪ ♪ 974 00:40:11,643 --> 00:40:15,113 - Ready to be out there and see what I have. 975 00:40:15,246 --> 00:40:18,149 I want to surprise myself out there. 976 00:40:18,283 --> 00:40:20,952 A lot of water and a lot of islands. 977 00:40:21,085 --> 00:40:23,154 This is super real. 978 00:40:23,288 --> 00:40:24,622 ♪ ♪ 979 00:40:24,756 --> 00:40:27,025 - Man, I don't know. There's not even words 980 00:40:27,158 --> 00:40:29,027 for the emotions that I'm feeling right now. 981 00:40:29,160 --> 00:40:30,628 I mean, it's a rush. 982 00:40:30,762 --> 00:40:32,330 I will be completely alone. 983 00:40:32,463 --> 00:40:34,365 It's just me. 984 00:40:34,499 --> 00:40:35,433 Put me there. I'm ready. 985 00:40:35,566 --> 00:40:36,768 ♪ ♪ 986 00:40:36,901 --> 00:40:38,436 - It's funny because my family in Brazil, 987 00:40:38,569 --> 00:40:41,372 they have never known idea that this place exists. 988 00:40:41,506 --> 00:40:43,474 Oh, my God. The next few days, 989 00:40:43,608 --> 00:40:45,343 I'm going to jump in this water. 990 00:40:45,476 --> 00:40:46,611 - I'm feeling confident. 991 00:40:46,744 --> 00:40:48,613 I've never been more ready. 992 00:40:48,746 --> 00:40:51,149 I got the best kind of butterflies in my stomach 993 00:40:51,282 --> 00:40:52,750 right now, like-- 994 00:40:52,884 --> 00:40:55,486 like an old coon dog you're about to let 995 00:40:55,620 --> 00:40:58,256 out of a cage or something, you know? 996 00:40:58,389 --> 00:40:59,958 - Let's go. I'm ready. 997 00:41:00,091 --> 00:41:02,093 Been preparing for this for so long. 998 00:41:02,226 --> 00:41:03,494 I just want to get to work. 999 00:41:03,628 --> 00:41:06,297 This adventure will be life-changing for me. 1000 00:41:06,431 --> 00:41:07,832 ♪ ♪ 1001 00:41:07,966 --> 00:41:09,801 - There's no second chances in this. 1002 00:41:09,934 --> 00:41:11,602 You get one shot to do it right. 1003 00:41:11,736 --> 00:41:12,937 ♪ ♪ 1004 00:41:13,071 --> 00:41:14,505 I can't wait to get there. 1005 00:41:14,639 --> 00:41:16,841 I've been just, like, dreaming of this moment 1006 00:41:16,974 --> 00:41:19,610 since I stepped on the plane to begin with. 1007 00:41:19,744 --> 00:41:21,379 You know, it's like a kid at Christmas. 1008 00:41:21,512 --> 00:41:24,282 ♪ ♪ 1009 00:41:24,415 --> 00:41:25,883 - Whoo-hoo-hoo! 1010 00:41:26,017 --> 00:41:27,719 [laughing] Look it. 1011 00:41:27,852 --> 00:41:30,221 This is so cool. 1012 00:41:30,355 --> 00:41:32,790 I am the luckiest person in the world right now. 1013 00:41:32,924 --> 00:41:34,525 Oh, my gosh. 1014 00:41:34,659 --> 00:41:37,328 This challenge only comes down to one thing, 1015 00:41:37,462 --> 00:41:39,731 and it's who has true grit. 1016 00:41:39,864 --> 00:41:41,699 And that's what we're about to find out. 1017 00:41:41,833 --> 00:41:47,572 ♪ ♪ 1018 00:41:47,705 --> 00:41:49,741 narrator: Stay tuned for the season premiere 1019 00:41:49,874 --> 00:41:52,410 of "Alone" right now. 1020 00:41:52,543 --> 00:41:54,345 ♪ ♪