Episode 9: The Freeze

What this episode covers

Dropping temperatures add a new layer of difficulty as contestants work to keep warm overnight. Long stretches without human contact continue to wear on the remaining survivalists mental resilience. The group narrows further as the physical and emotional strain of the challenge intensifies.

Season 1 started with 10 participants, 7 of whom have recorded day counts in our dataset. Alan Kay took the season at 56 days.

Episode breakdown

No documented departures in this episode.

Contestants still in the field after this episode: 4 of 10.

Who was out there

• Alan KayBlairsville, Georgia, United States

  56 days · Winner

  10 items: Saw, Axe, Sleeping bag, Large 2-quart pot…

• Sam LarsonLincoln, Nebraska, United States

  55 days · Tapped out

  10 items: 12x12 tarp, Ax, Sleeping bag, Large 2-quart pot…

• Mitch MitchellBellingham, Massachusetts, United States

  43 days · Tapped out

  10 items: Ax, Sleeping bag, Bivi bag, 2-quart pot…

• Lucas MillerQuasqueton, Iowa, United States

  39 days · Tapped out

  10 items: 12x12 ground sheet, Saw, Ax, Sleeping bag…

• Dustin FeherPittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

  8 days · Tapped out

  10 items: 550 paracord 20m, Ax, Sleeping bag, Large 2-quart pot…

• Brant McGeeAlbemarle, North Carolina, United States

  6 days · Tapped out

  10 items: 12x12 ground sheet tarp, 550 paracord 20m, Ax, Sleeping bag…

• Wayne RussellSaint John, New Brunswick, Canada

  4 days · Tapped out

  10 items: 12x12 ground sheet, 550 paracord 20m, Saw, Ax…

• Chris WeathermanUmatilla, Florida, United States

  0 days · Tapped out

  10 items: Saw, Ax, Sleeping bag, Ferro rod…

• Josh ChavezJackson, Ohio, United States

  0 days · Tapped out

  10 items: 12x12 ground sheet, 550 paracord, Saw, Axe…

• Joe RobinetWindsor, Ontario, Canada

  Days pending · Tapped out

  10 items: 12x12 tarp, 550 paracord, Ax, Sleeping bag…