Ultimate Survival Alaska
They are some of the toughest, most extreme survivalists from across the nation. In the second season of Ultimate Survival Alaska, four teams - woodsmen, mountaineers, military veterans, and endurance athletes go head-to-head in an epic arctic competition that only National Geographic could inspire. Dropped in the middle of the Alaskan wilderness by bush plane, with only their raw, die-hard ingenuity and the gear on their backs, they'll navigate through treacherous glaciated river valleys, barren ridge-lines, and high mountain peaks, battling hunger, hostile predators, and perilous weather conditions along the way. Like the original National Geographic explorers, for those who succeed there is no grand prize, just the well-fought pride of having conquered the grueling challenges that Mother Nature can throw at them. It's an epic competition series where the only prize is survival.
- 2013-2015
- 3 seasons
- National Geographic Channel
- Reality
They are some of the toughest, most extreme survivalists from across the nation. In the second season of Ultimate Survival Alaska, four teams - woodsmen, mountaineers, military veterans, and endurance athletes go head-to-head in an epic arctic competition that only National Geographic could inspire. Dropped in the middle of the Alaskan wilderness by bush plane, with only their raw, die-hard ingenuity and the gear on their backs, they'll navigate through treacherous glaciated river valleys, barren ridge-lines, and high mountain peaks, battling hunger, hostile predators, and perilous weather conditions along the way. Like the original National Geographic explorers, for those who succeed there is no grand prize, just the well-fought pride of having conquered the grueling challenges that Mother Nature can throw at them. It's an epic competition series where the only prize is survival.
Season 3 Episode Guide
14 Episodes 2015
Episode 1
Back for Blood
Fri, Jan 9, 2015 43 mins
Season 3 begins with four teams, Endurance, Military, Alaskans & a brand new team called the Lower 48. In this first leg they must reach their Landing Zone (LZ) target - the summit of Mount Gerdine. Along the way they will cross melting frozen lakes, climb ice walls & traverse a crevasse filled glacier.
Episode 2
Deadly Decent
Fri, Jan 9, 2015 43 mins
On leg four, teams travel by land and water, as they charge toward the extraction LZ on an ocean inlet. The adventurers choose to either take boats down one of the most notoriously dangerous rivers in Alaska, or make a grueling trek over a mountain pass. The Alaskans take two inflatable canoes down the deadly rapids. Barely making it out alive, the Alaskan vets attempt to ride a massive tidal wave known as the Turnagain Arm bore tide.
Episode 3
Crash Course
Sun, Jan 11, 2015 42 mins
On leg three, teams descend 2,000 ft of snowy ridges, bush-covered slopes and spongy swamps to reach the LZ. At the insertion flag, the adventurers find a cache of dog sleds, skis, snowshoes and packrafts. Lel's rookie mistake leaves the Endurance team immobilized. The Alaskans grab skis and set off across the snowy plateau to bush ski. But Vern thinks fast to get them quickly across the tundra after getting caught in the deep snow.
Episode 4
Deadly Tide
Sun, Jan 18, 2015 42 mins
Teams must choose between trekking over a mountain pass or maneuvering their boat through one of Alaska's most dangerous rivers as they race to reach an ocean inlet in the fourth leg of the competition.
Episode 5
Devil's Due
Sun, Jan 25, 2015 42 mins
In leg six, the teams are inserted into the heart of Alaskan gold country. Slashing through a thorny gauntlet of devil's club, they charge for the insertion flag. Some head for the high ground to escape the dungeon of thorns, while others bushwhack directly through the forest. Fed up with Lower 48's lack of communication, Sweeney goes rogue, leaving Kasha and Cluck behind.
Episode 6
Rogue Warrior
Sun, Feb 8, 2015
In leg six, the teams are inserted into the heart of Alaskan gold country. Slashing through a thorny gantlet of devil's club, they charge for the insertion flag. Then the teams begin leg seven on remote tundra in the shadow of Mount McKinley. The area is known for being some of the most brutal, inhospitable terrain in Alaska.
Episode 7
Going Rogue
Thu, Feb 12, 2015 43 mins
Dropped on Kodiak Island, the hunters become the hunted, as teams face their fiercest challenge yet: Kodiak brown bears. Chased downstream by a brown bear, the Military team must choose to jump off a forty-foot waterfall, or become the beast's next meal. The Alaskans take a direct route straight through the heart of bear country and when one man gets separated from the team, he comes face-to-face with a massive predator.
Episode 8
Live Before You Die
Thu, Feb 12, 2015 43 mins
In leg ten, the teams continue in the Kodiak Islands, this time, with the choice of traveling by land or sea. The Military team charges up a mountain peak and dehydration soon sets in. The Lower 48 team travels by sea kayak but a giant pod of whales threatens to sink their expedition. The Endurance team must drag a sick teammate to the LZ and the Alaskan's trip through violent rapids sends one kayaker in over his head.
Episode 9
Savage Water
Sun, Feb 15, 2015 41 mins
The teams are dropped on the banks of the Tazlina River and tasked with building log rafts. Faced with punishing rocks and class four whitewater, their designs are crucial to their success and survival.
Episode 10
Kodiak Killers
Sun, Feb 22, 2015 42 mins
Dropped on Kodiak Island, the hunters become the hunted, as teams face their fiercest challenge yet: Kodiak brown bears. Chased downstream by a brown bear, the Military team must choose to jump off a forty-foot waterfall, or become the beast's next meal. The Alaskans take a direct route straight through the heart of bear country and when one man gets separated from the team, he comes face-to-face with a massive predator.
Episode 11
Covert Ops
Sun, Mar 1, 2015 42 mins
In leg ten, the teams continue in the Kodiak Islands, this time, with the choice of traveling by land or sea. The Military team charges up a mountain peak and dehydration soon sets in. The Lower 48 team travels by sea kayak but a giant pod of whales threatens to sink their expedition. The Endurance team must drag a sick teammate to the LZ and the Alaskan's trip through violent rapids sends one kayaker in over his head.
Episode 12
Long Way Down
Sun, Mar 8, 2015 43 mins
Eleven legs in, the competitors are starting to feel the pain as Alaska pushes them over the edge. The four teams are dropped below a steep peak high in the Alaska Range, and as they climb to find the insertion flag, the elevation takes its toll. Once they reach the flag, they find that they must descend 2,000 feet to the Triumvirate Glacier, then battle 24 miles of ice fields, frigid rivers and rugged terrain to reach the LZ at Beluga Lake.
Episode 13
Knockout Punch
Sun, Mar 15, 2015 42 mins
With two legs to go, the pressure's on to snag one of the few remaining wins. At the insertion flag, teams must design and build handmade rafts durable enough to survive the roughest whitewater they've faced yet. Endurance is derailed after a crash leaves them struggling . The Alaskans need a win, but when their rafts flip, they must sprint to the finish. The Military team trails Endurance by one point, and can't afford to make any mistakes.
Episode 14
Final Gaunlet
Sun, Mar 22, 2015 43 mins
Beaten down after weeks in the Alaskan backcountry, the competitors brace for one last battle: treacherous glaciers, volatile rivers and perilous mountains.