Alone Season 7 — Great Slave Lake, Northwest Territories
Episode 2: The Rock House
Aired June 18, 2020 — season context, cast standings and the gear decisions behind the week.
What this episode covers
Survivors settle into makeshift shelters and begin longer-term preparations like fishing and foraging as the isolation starts weighing on some. Shawn Helton loses his fire-starting equipment, a critical setback in the northern wilderness, while Correy Hawk struggles with a knee injury that limits his mobility.
Season 7 started with 10 participants, 9 of whom have recorded day counts in our dataset. Roland Welker took the season at 101 days.
Episode breakdown
Left the game after losing critical fire-starting equipment
Medically evacuated with a knee injury
Contestants still in the field after this episode: 8 of 10.
Who was out there
Roland WelkerRed Devil, Alaska, United States101 days · Winner
10 items: Ferro rod, Gill net, Pot, Trapping wire…
Callie RussellFlathead Valley, Montana, United States89 days · Medical pull
10 items: Ax, Saw, Knifes, Pot…
Kielyn MarroneEspanola, Ontario, Canada80 days · Tapped out
10 items: Snare wire, Fishing line and hooks, Gill net, Ax…
Amos RodriguezIndianapolis, Indiana58 days · Tapped out
10 items: Bow, Gill net, Fishing line and hooks, Multitool…
Mark D'AmbrosioVancouver, Washington, United States44 days · Tapped out
10 items: Sleeping bag, Ferro rod, Knife, Saw…
Joel Van Der LoonSisters, Oregon, United States40 days · Tapped out
10 items: Saw, Bow and arrows, Fishing line and hooks, Snare wire…
Keith SyersSturgis, Kentucky, United States22 days · Medical pull
10 items: Knife, Ax, Bow and arrows, Pot…
Correy HawkPlattsmouth, Nebraska, United States12 days · Medical pull
10 items: Sleeping bag, Pot, Ferro rod, Fishing line and hooks…
Shawn HeltonHenry, Tennessee, United States10 days · Tapped out
10 items: Sleeping bag, Ferro rod, Knife, Saw…
Joe NicholasRedding, California, United StatesDays pending · Tapped out
10 items: Sleeping bag, Ferro rod, Knife, Saw…
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Ranked lists for the exact categories that decide a season.
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