Alone Season 7 — Great Slave Lake, Northwest Territories
Episode 5: The Rock
Aired July 9, 2020 — season context, cast standings and the gear decisions behind the week.
What this episode covers
As days accumulate, several competitors reach breaking points from prolonged starvation and physical decline. Joel Van Der Loon, Joe Nicholas and Mark DAmbrosio all leave the game around this stretch, the latter also dealing with a parasitic infection.
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
Tapped out after prolonged starvation
Tapped out after prolonged starvation
- Mark DAmbrosioMedical exitDay 44
Medically evacuated with a parasitic infection
Contestants still in the field after this episode: 4 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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