Season coverage
Alone — Season 9
Original editorial coverage of episodes, gear, and strategy.
The Drop Zone
Big River, near Makkovik
Labrador, Canada
North Atlantic Labrador — stunted boreal forest, fog off the sea, and a river that can't be waded.
- Biome
- Subarctic coastal boreal
- Latitude
- ~55° N
- Winter lows
- -25 to -35 °C
- Key food
- Char, brook trout, moose
Season 9 gear lists
Every contestant's picks, filterable — plus cross-season reference hubs.
Contestants
We haven't published contestant profiles for this season yet.
Where Season 9 was filmed
The filming area — terrain, climate, wildlife, and what makes this drop uniquely brutal.
Winners' gear analysis
See which items every Alone winner brought — patterns across seasons 1–12.
Wildlife on the ground
Species encountered on Alone Season 9
Featured research
Alone Winners' Gear Analysis
Every 10-item loadout from Seasons 1–12, side by side. See the single item every champion packed, and the format-driven exceptions.
The gear behind what you just read
Ranked lists for the exact categories that decide a season.
- Best Fixed-Blade KnivesFull-tang and stick-tang blades that earn their place around a working camp.See the ranking
- Top 10 Bushcraft & Camping AxesFrom belt hatchets to full felling axes — the working range for camp and shelter craft.See the ranking
- Top 10 Tents & Tarps for CampingShelters from bombproof mountain tents to traditional canvas wall tents.See the ranking
- Top 10 Three-Season Sleeping BagsDown and synthetic bags that cover the honest 20°F–40°F working range.See the ranking
- Top 10 Traditional BowsLongbows, recurves, and selfbows built for hunting, roving, and honest stump-shooting.See the ranking
- Top 10 Arrow BuildsWorking arrow recipes — shaft, point, fletch, and nock — for traditional and modern setups.See the ranking