About this season
The show features accounts of individuals and groups caught in dangerous scenarios, presented both through interviews and dramatic reenactments. The main focus is how the survivors survived and the decisions they made that kept them alive.
Episodes (11)
1. Trapped in the Canyon
Aired 15 January 2010 • 60 min
Two-time adventure racing world champion Danelle Ballengee suffers a pelvis-shattering 60-foot fall and 2 nights in sub-freezing weather in a Canyon near Moab, Utah, accompanied only by her dog, Taz.
2. Date from Hell
Aired 22 January 2010 • 60 min
A couple go on a tour of the San Jacinto Mountains, only to find themselves stranded and alone for 4 days fighting for their lives.
3. Nightmare on the Mountain
Aired 29 January 2010 • 60 min
An 18 year-old elk hunter in Montana is seriously injured by a bear and must spend a night wandering the wooded mountain area in search of help before his injuries claim his life while his parents search for him.
4. Crushed and Alone
Aired 5 February 2010 • 60 min
A man drives his quadbike in the Canadian Wilderness, loses control of it and he and the quadbike topple over and he ends up getting his legs get crushed by the quadbike and survives for 4 days.
5. Boys Adrift
Aired 12 February 2010 • 60 min
Two teenagers plan on going fishing in a less than seaworthy boat when a riptide drags them into the Atlantic ocean. They face extreme dehydration, hunger, and weather for 6 days while awaiting rescue.
6. Fear in Freefall
Aired 2 April 2010 • 60 min
Three friends sky diving trip goes horribly wrong when their plane gets caught by a storm, sending them into the shark infested waters of Costa Rica.
7. Shattered on Impact
Aired 9 April 2010 • 60 min
Four men fight for their lives against the very animals they have dedicated themselves to protect.
8. Lost in the Outback
Aired 16 April 2010 • 60 min
A treasure hunter gets lost in the Australian Outback and struggles to survive wild dingoes, as well as the scorching heat, until rescuers can find him.
9. Blizzard of Death
Aired 23 April 2010 • 60 min
A father and son on a hunting expedition in Kyrgyzstan are caught in a blizzard, and the rescue helicopter sent to retrieve them crashes.
10. Avalanche of Terror
Aired 30 April 2010 • 60 min
A solo hiker in the Carpathian Mountains breaks his hip and femur when he is crushed by multiple avalanches.
11. Grand Canyon
Aired 7 January 2007 • 60 min