About this season
Experience a never-before-seen thru-hike adventure as a team of strangers embark on a hiking journey across America’s Pacific Northwest National Scenic Trail, which wends its way 1,200 miles from the mountains of Montana to the Olympic coast in Washington.
Episodes (8)
1. Uncharted Trails
Aired 8 March 2022 • 44 min
Pulling in the first miles of a thru-hike reduces nerves, but it's also when reality sets in.
2. Confronting the Past
Aired 8 March 2022 • 54 min
Each crew member has to face their past to navigate the present successfully.
3. Mountain Spine Challenge
Aired 8 March 2022 • 41 min
Between a remote scramble and a grizzly-infested bushwhack, the crew finds themselves on the spine of a mountain, being pelted by ice, and dodging one of nature's most violent forces.
4. Heat, Miles, and Tension
Aired 8 March 2022 • 53 min
Each crew member can't know how they will react to the thru-hike until they're into it. Now, facing Washington's hottest summer on record, it's clear that the heat, long miles, and distant finish are drawing the tension between team members ahead.
5. 600 Miles Remain
Aired 8 March 2022 • 35 min
Every journey has its milestones, and halfway is the most decisive: making it here has meant missing a daily cocktail of blood, sweat, and tears; with 600 miles left, see what it means for each crew member to hike their hike.
6. Trial by Fire
Aired 8 March 2022 • 44 min
As the crew moves forward, they find their brotherhood, skills, and collective grit put to the test by one of nature's deadliest elements - wildfire. But, a common threat has a way of bringing people together, unlike anything else.
7. Endless Horizon
Aired 8 March 2022 • 36 min
There is a stretch of time in every thru-hike when it feels like it will last forever. Then, you realize... it won't. After over two months of living in the mountains, the crew has found a new home, even if it's an increasingly punishing one.
8. Final Mile Challenges
Aired 8 March 2022 • 49 min
Rocky passes, the rain-draped bushwhacks, steep cliffs, and tricky tides define the final miles on their journey - the Olympic Peninsula. The most northwest corner of the contingent United States. This is the final level of America's wildest long train.