Experts agree there are some very basic — and universal — rules for surviving in the wild. Find shelter, find water, find food, find help. Beyond that, there's not much they agree on. Meet military trained Dave Canterbury and naturalist Cody Lundin — trained survival experts who have very different methods of meeting survival challenges. Together, with their drastically different backgrounds, the pair are dropped into scenarios that could happen to anyone: marooned sailors, lost hikers, trapped divers and stranded mountain climbers. Equipped with minimal gear that would have been carried in the real-life situations, Cody and Dave must draw upon their arsenal of skills to devise extraordinary ways to use what they can find in their surroundings to demonstrate what it takes to stay alive.
Joe and Matt face down the high desert canyons of Matt's home of 20 years: southern Utah. Without knives or any modern supplies, they attempt to survive and seek rescue in this harsh terrain that's more favorable to rattlesnakes and mountain lions.
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s05e02Grin and Bear It2015-01-2902:00⌄
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Grin and Bear It
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2015-01-29 ·
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Joe and Matt trek through the Alleghany Mountains of Pennsylvania, where Joe grew-up and first learned survival skills. Traveling in freezing rain, blocked by steep ravines, and deep in bear country, they're racing against Mother Nature to get out alive.
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s05e03Downed and Out Part One2015-02-0502:00⌄
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2015-02-05 ·
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Matt and Joe start at the site of a plane crash off the shore of an uninhabited tropical island. With few resources and no sea traffic to bring rescue, they are forced to confront long-term survival and each other on the barren island.
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s05e04Downed and Out Part Two2015-02-1202:00⌄
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Downed and Out Part Two
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2015-02-12 ·
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Marooned on a barren island under the tropical sun, Matt and Joe risk a long swim through shark-infested waters and fight for life-sustaining basics at every turn.
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s05e05Swamplandia2015-02-1902:00⌄
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Swamplandia
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2015-02-19 ·
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Stranded in a black water swamp in southern Georgia, Joe and Matt are deep in alligator territory where peat bogs, mysterious floating islands, and poisonous snakes stand in the way of getting out and finding rescue.
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s05e06Out of the Ashes Part One2015-02-2602:00⌄
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Out of the Ashes Part One
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2015-02-26 ·
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On the slopes of a tropical volcano, Matt and Joe face roadblocks in their quest to navigate towards the coast including thick rainforest, steep-walled gorges and towering waterfalls that stop them dead in their tracks.
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s05e07Out of the Ashes Part Two2015-03-0502:00⌄
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Out of the Ashes Part Two
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2015-03-05 ·
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Trapped on high ocean cliffs, Joe and Matt struggle to cross a volcanic island covered with jungle and water-filled canyons. Every setback fuels a rift between the guys and only a successful hunt can help them get out alive.
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s05e08Waterlogged2015-03-1201:00⌄
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Waterlogged
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2015-03-12 ·
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Off the beaten path and waterlogged in the rainforest of Costa Rica, Matt and Joe battle torrential rains, deadly insects, and raging rapids. After missing a shot at rescue, they combine survival ingenuity with indigenous skills to get out alive.
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s05e09Coastal Catastrophe2015-03-1901:00⌄
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Coastal Catastrophe
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2015-03-19 ·
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Marooned on a rocky coast in the Pacific Northwest, Matt and Joe struggle to get away from powerful waves and come head to head over the question of whether to hunker down or travel deeper into one of the darkest, wettest forest in the United States.
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s05e10Winter Vortex Part One2015-04-0201:00⌄
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Winter Vortex Part One
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2015-04-02 ·
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In the snowiest part of Wyoming, Matt and Joe demonstrate how to repurpose a broken down snowmobile, make shelter from snow, and survive sub-freezing temperatures in whiteout conditions that cause them to miss a chance at rescue.
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s05e11Winter Vortex Part Two2015-04-0901:00⌄
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Winter Vortex Part Two
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2015-04-09 ·
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Marooned on a barren island under the tropical sun, Matt and Joe risk a long swim through shark-infested waters and fight for life-sustaining basics at every turn.
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s05e12Himalayan Hardship2015-04-1602:00⌄
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Himalayan Hardship
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2015-04-16 ·
02:00
In the Himalayas, Joe seeks rescue from the rocky terrain, dense forest, and animal threats while Matt seems more interested in achieving spiritual enlightenment than getting out alive.
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s05e13Namibian Nightmare2015-04-2301:00⌄
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Namibian Nightmare
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2015-04-23 ·
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Stranded in the vast scrubland of Namibia, Joe and Matt are in a race to get out alive from one of the driest countries on earth. They run into trouble with a troop of baboons, proving that Mother Nature isn't the only force in the wilderness.
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