About this season
Ed Stafford takes on a series of head-to-head challenges against some of the biggest names in survival, risking life, limb, and reputation along the way. Over miles of hostile terrain in Asia, Ed and his opponents will face high stakes survival challenges as they race to reach a predetermined extraction point, in a bid to prove they are top of their game and be the first man out.
Episodes (6)
1. Borneo
7.0Aired 31 January 2019 • 43 min
Ed Stafford challenges ultra-fit ex-Marine and ropes expert Aldo Kane to a race across the tangled wilds of Borneo's crocodile-infested mangrove swamps.
2. Kazakhstan
7.0Aired 7 February 2019 • 43 min
Ed flies to Kazakhstan to take on ex-South Korean special forces soldier KhenRhee, where he encounters life-threatening navigation errors.
3. Mongolia
7.0Aired 14 February 2019 • 43 min
Ed Stafford heads to the deadly Gobi desert with endurance athlete Matt Graham, where the pair face sand storms and extreme dehydration.
4. Thailand
7.0Aired 21 February 2019 • 43 min
Ed races through northern Thailand against ex-military survival legend EJ Snyder, but the competition almost takes a fatal turn when one of them tumbles off a cliff.
5. Palau
7.0Aired 28 February 2019 • 43 min
Ed races primitive skills expert Cat Bigney across the deadly island paradise of Palau in the South Pacific, home to sharks and salt water crocodile.
6. India
7.0Aired 7 March 2019 • 43 min
Ed races Royal Air Force survival instructor John Hudson across the top of the monster mountains of the Himalayas. Monsoon rains and lethal bears are among its dangers.