Five more survivalists embark on the Alone journey in the latest episode of the History Channel reality series.
In last week’s season 11 premiere, five people were dropped in the remote Mackenzie River Delta, more than 100 miles north of the Arctic Circle. That episode ended in a nerve-wracking tap-out from a participant who appeared poised to do well in the competition, proving that anything can happen on Alone. This week, the season’s other five contestants start their Alone journey. They quickly come face to face with the harsh reality of life in the wild.
[Warning: This article contains spoilers for Alone Season 11 Episode 2.]
Five more survivalists begin their ‘Alone’ Season 11 journey
The premiere followed Michela, William, Dub, Cubby, and Isaiah as they set up camp and began constructing their shelters and searching for food. In episode 2, Peter, Dusty, Timber, Sarah, and Jake start their Alone experience.
Things get off to a rocky start for a couple of participants.
Peter, a 42-year-old librarian from British Columbia, experiences a serious case of “drop shock,” a feeling of disorientation that some people experience when they’re first dropped in the wild. He accomplishes little on his first day beyond setting up a basic shelter. By day 2, he’s thirsty, since he hasn’t had anything to drink since arriving at his camp. But due to soggy conditions and damp woods, he struggles to start the fire he needs to boil water. Eventually, he gets a blaze going, but it’s not an auspicious beginning. Fortunately, his dome-shaped shelter-building efforts go much more smoothly. But it raises the question of whether he’ll be able to put the skills he’s learned from books to use in the real world.
Jake, 42, also suffers a setback early on. He loses his fishing line – one of just 10 items he was permitted to bring with him – while scrambling in the woods. The loss of any survival item is a blow, but not having one that would help him get food is particularly devastating.
“Losing my fishing line is embarrassing,” he says. “This was the tool I was going to rely on the most to provide food for myself.”
But Jake isn’t going to wallow in regret. He quickly pivots, weaving a fishing net from paracord. And he proves crafty and adaptable in other ways as well. Unlike most Alone participants, he’s opted not to bring a ferro rod to help him start a fire. Instead, he fashions a DIY tinderbox that he can use to start a fire, along with his carbon steel belt buckle and charcoal.
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