Ultimate Survival Alaska

2013 • National Geographic Channel
4.6
190 reviews
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Season 2 episodes (12)

1 Arctic Battleground
12/15/13
Season-only
The Endurance team has a leg up as the squads race 30 miles across a menacing glacier, plunge down a 2,000-foot gully and battle 15 miles of whitewater rapids to the extraction point in Berners Bay.
2 Savage Beasts
12/22/13
Season-only
And the teams are off to Chichagof Island, home to more brown bears per square mile than any other place on earth, but while the Endurance team heads for higher ground, the Moutaineers head right for trouble when their boat capsizes in rough waters.
3 Over the Falls
12/29/13
Season-only
Mission: Bushwhack through 45mi. of dense forest at Tongass National Forest, plunge down 70’ waterfalls and battle the violent waters at Steven’s Passage. Eager to lead, the Endurance team takes a shortcut, quickly learning that it comes at a cost.
4 Climb From Hell
1/5/14
Season-only
The 30mi. trek up and over the snow-covered Tordrillo Mountains proves difficult for all teams. While the Mountaineers rely on their rock-climbing skills, the Military team keeps to lower heights, ultimately staring a huge canyon square in the face.
5 River of Fury
1/12/14
Season-only
The teams will navigate 50mi. of raging rivers, battle a lethal stretch of whitewater rapids known as Hell’s Gate, and bushwhack through thick brush to reach the extraction point.
6 Hell Hole
1/19/14
Season-only
In a race to the extraction point 30 miles away, each team is caught off guard by treacherous deterrents. Whether it is an 80’ climb up a wall of ice, or a 200’ rappel, the teams must surmount these deadly obstacles to avoid elimination.
7 Vice Grip
1/26/14
Season-only
The teams cross a steep ridge to the crumbling Strandline Canyon, then trek 40 miles to the landing zone. On the way, two teams’ strategies land them knee-deep in quicksand, while the other team comes face-to-face with a furious river.
8 River of Doom
2/9/14
Season-only
The teams battle dense alder thickets, cross a roaring creek and scale a 600’ rock fall. To get ahead, the Mountaineers’ hit Coal Creek first, despite the risky waters. As Tyler tries to cross, the raging rapids sweep him downstream and out of sight.
9 Bear Kingdom
2/16/14
Season-only
The three remaining teams travel to Afognak Island—700 square miles of wilderness ruled by the supersized Kodiak brown bear. With only one win it’s do or die for the Endurance team—but as they fall far behind, this may be the end of their adventure.
10 Deep Dark Woods
2/23/14
Season-only
Lucky for the teams, the tenth leg leads them to a lush temperate rainforest full of hunting opportunities. The Endurance Athletes aim to prove they're not out yet, but when trying to cross a challenging lake, Dallas slips into freezing water.
11 The Last Battle
3/2/14
Season-only
On the final leg, the teams face their toughest challenge yet. The competitors harness up and charge across a crevasse-laden glacier, but with all three teams facing daunting obstacles, it's anyone's game going.
12 Fight to the Finish
3/9/14
Season-only
It's a cutthroat battle to the top of Mt. Augustine—a 4,000’ active volcano in the open ocean. The teams race across 35 mi. of grueling white water rapids and unforgiving seas as the clock runs out. Who will be crowned the Ultimate Alaskan Survivors?

About this show

They are some the toughest, most extreme survivalists that Alaska has to offer. Going head to head, eight men of a rare breed are about to take the ultimate test of survival in Arctic conditions that only National Geographic could inspire. Dropped in the middle of the Alaskan wilderness by bush plane, with only their raw, mountain-man ingenuity, they'll navigate through treacherous glaciated river valleys, barren ridgelines, 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.

Ratings and reviews

4.6
190 reviews
Audra C
January 26, 2015
Come on. Of course theres a Medivac waiting and a crew in the bushes, but you cant deny these guys actually COULD die, whether they take precautions or not, and at the very least are tested beyond what we mere mortals would be willing to do or physically get tested regularly to withstand. Just to watch the scenery and envision myself in the same scenario is a total treat. Once a week I get to escape Los Angeles into backcountry AK, and that, my friends, is FIVE STAR!!
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Barbra Kirkland
June 15, 2015
I love this show but I cheered when Sweeney called it quits. What a miserable excuse for a human being. I know it's scripted, but if that was even close to Sweeney's true personality, I'm surprised he doesn't get his a.. beat on a regular basis! Please leave that sort of drama out next season
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L Miller
February 10, 2015
It takes almost a week to get new episodes. I'm not sure why I purchase any series in advance, you guys are the worst out of the big 3 in getting episodes for nearly every network up and their really is no way to even plan. I'm going to purchase from Amazon Instant from now on. Anyway, this show is awesome and quickly became one of my favorites.
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