Alone

Season 5

Redemption · Selenge Province, Mongolia · Premiered 14 Jun 2018

WinnerSam Larson60 days alone

10Survivalists

60daysWinning time

30.1daysAverage stay

32daysMedian stay

3Medical evacuations

10Episodesavg IMDb 7.9

The results

Days each survivalist lasted, in finishing order, and why they tapped out. Every season page uses the same 0–100 day scale so seasons can be compared at a glance.

Winner
Tapped out: health / medical
Tapped out: personal
Other (loss of inventory, disqualified)

1
Sam LarsonAge 24 · Lincoln, Nebraska

60 days

Winner — Last one standing
2
Britt AhartAge 41 · Mantua, Ohio

56 days

Personal — Missed his family
3
Larry RobertsAge 46 · Rush City, Minnesota

41 days

Personal — Missed his family
4
Dave NessiaAge 50 · Salt Lake City, Utah

36 days

Personal — Just felt right
5
Randy ChampagneAge 31 · Boulder, Utah

35 days

Personal — Lonely
6
Brooke WhippleAge 45 · Fox, Alaska

28 days

Personal — Lonely
7
Jesse BosdellAge 32 · Skowhegan, Maine

24 days

Health ✚ Med-evac — Constipation, possible fecal impaction
8
Nicole ApelianAge 47 · Raymond, Washington

9 days

Health ✚ Med-evac — MS attack
9
Brad RichardsonAge 24 · Fox Lake, Illinois

7 days

Health — Had no food the whole time
10
Carleigh FairchildAge 30 · Anchorage, Alaska

5 days

Health ✚ Med-evac — Fish hook in hand

The survivalists

Who they are, where they're from and the ten items they carried in.

1stWinner

Sam Larson

Wilderness Skills Instructor

Lasted: 60 days
Age: 24
From: Lincoln, Nebraska

Loadout

Saw
Axe
Pot
Ferro rod
Multitool
Food ration
Food ration
Sleeping bag
Paracord
Trapping wire

2ndplace

Britt Ahart

Accountant

Lasted: 56 days
Age: 41
From: Mantua, Ohio

Loadout

Knife
Multitool
Paracord
Fishing line and hooks
Pot
Ferro rod
Sleeping Bag
Bow and arrows
Folding saw
Trapping wire

3rdplace

Larry Roberts

Electrician

Lasted: 41 days
Age: 46
From: Rush City, Minnesota

Loadout

Knife
Sleeping bag
Pot
Ferro rod
Paracord
Saw
Fishing line and hooks
Trapping wire
Food ration
Food ration

4thplace

Dave Nessia

Bushcraft Instructor

Lasted: 36 days
Age: 50
From: Salt Lake City, Utah

Loadout

Axe
Sleeping bag
Pot
Ferro rod
Fishing line and hooks
bow and arrows
Gill net
Trapping wire
Knife
Food ration

5thplace

Randy Champagne

Wilderness Skills Instructor

Lasted: 35 days
Age: 31
From: Boulder, Utah

Loadout

Knife
Axe
Sleeping bag
Cooking pot
Bow and arrows
Trapping wire
Fishing line and hooks
Ferro rod
Saw
Food ration

6thplace

Brooke Whipple

Outdoor Educator

Lasted: 28 days
Age: 45
From: Fox, Alaska

Loadout

Axe
Saw
Sleeping bag
Fishing line and hooks
Ferro rod
Multitool
Pot
Bow and arrows
Food ration
Trapping wire

7thplace

Jesse Bosdell

Retired Green Bere

Lasted: 24 days ✚ Med-evac
Age: 32
From: Skowhegan, Maine

Loadout

Sleeping bag
Knife
Ferro rod
Food ration
Canteen
Pot
Bow and arrows
Fishing line and hooks
Saw
Axe

8thplace

Nicole Apelian

Wilderness Living Skills Instructor

Lasted: 9 days ✚ Med-evac
Age: 47
From: Raymond, Washington

Loadout

Knife
Saw
Sleeping bag
Ferro rod
Multitool
Pot
Fishing line and hooks
Gill net
Trapping wire
Food ration

9thplace

Brad Richardson

Blacksmith

Lasted: 7 days
Age: 24
From: Fox Lake, Illinois

Loadout

Axe
Saw
Knife
Trapping wire
Fishing line and hooks
Bow and arrows
Sleeping bag
Ferro rod
Frying pan
Food ration

10thplace

Carleigh Fairchild

Carpenter

Lasted: 5 days ✚ Med-evac
Age: 30
From: Anchorage, Alaska

Loadout

Paracord
Saw
Sleeping bag
Pot
Ferro rod
Canteen
Fishing line and hooks
Bow and arrows
Knife
Food ration

The loadout

How many survivalists chose each item (items grouped into simplified categories).

Rations
11 of 10
Ferro rod
10 of 10
Sleeping bag
10 of 10
Fishing gear
9 of 10
Pot
9 of 10
Saw
9 of 10
Knife
8 of 10
Trapping wire
8 of 10
Bow and arrows
7 of 10
Axe
6 of 10
Multitool
4 of 10
Paracord
4 of 10
Canteen
2 of 10
Gillnet
2 of 10
Frying pan
1 of 10

Episodes

Air dates, survivalists remaining at the start of each episode, viewers and IMDb rating.

Ep	Title & opening quote	Aired	Remaining	Viewers (M)	IMDb
1	Redemption“Never confuse a single defeat with a final defeat.” — F. Scott Fitzgerald	14 Jun 2018	—	1.41	7.9
2	The Haunting“All men make mistakes, but only wise men learn from their mistakes.” — Winston Churchill	21 Jun 2018	—	1.30	7.7
3	The Serpent“It is not the mountains we conquer, but ourselves.” — Sir Edmund Hillary	28 Jun 2018	—	1.40	7.7
4	Mongolia's Wrath“Nature, in her untamed state, is savage and unrelenting.” — Fennel Hudson	5 Jul 2018	—	1.19	7.6
5	The Bowels Of Hell“Over every mountain there is a path, though it may not be seen from the valley.” — Theodore Roethke	12 Jul 2018	—	1.25	8.0
6	Of Mice And Men“...we do not own these woods. They own us.” — Timothy Goodwin	19 Jul 2018	—	1.66	7.8
7	Desperate Measures“Redemption can be found in hell itself if that's where you happen to be.” — Lin Jensen	26 Jul 2018	—	1.66	7.9
8	Slayer II“Solitude, isolation are painful things, and beyond human endurance.” — Jules Verne	2 Aug 2018	—	1.35	8.0
9	Starvation's Shadow“The mountains are calling and I must go.” — John Muir	9 Aug 2018	—	1.43	8.1
10	Cold War“By endurance we conquer.” — Ernest Shackleton	16 Aug 2018	—	1.56	8.3