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The Hailstones

Chip and Agnes Hailstone struggle to live in the Artic and survive as a family, while passing along the importance of their heritage and native traditions to their children. Chip and Agnes discuss their background and experiences, sharing the struggles they have had living a semi-nomadic subsistence lifestyle while hunting, fishing and gathering to survive in the harsh conditions of Northwest Alaska.

No Shortcuts

Sue's loader travels to Kavik on a convoy. Glenn builds a snow cave and stays on the mountain overnight. Andy rebuilds his wind turbine. Agnes and Chip travel home to Noorvik.

Glenn Villeneuve

Sixty-five miles above the Arctic Circle, in a sparse Brooks Range, Glenn Villeneuve has given up nearly all modern conveniences to carve out a life of freedom in the wild.

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Andy Bassich

A profile of Andy Bassich who lives with his sled dogs in the Alaskan wilderness.

Renegades of the Arctic

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Primitive Ways

Alaskans apply primitive knowledge and skill to build a life in the Arctic wilderness.

Total Meltdown

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Winds of Change

The Hailstone family rushes to prepare camp for a possible storm; winds jeopardize Sue's camp and livelihood; as goose season opens, Ricko teaches his daughter to hunt; Glenn heads out to replenish his family's meat supply.

The Burning Man

Sue sharpens her survival skills; Jessie sets out for food and medicine; Glenn burns a manmade structure to the ground so that nature can reclaim its rightful place; the Hailstones embark on a traditional hunt for valued seal meat and oil.

Open Season

The everyday struggles of living in the Alaskan wilderness where one wrong decision could be deadly.

The Great Changeover

Sue rips out her old kitchen to build a new one; the Hailstones go picking for vegetables; Ricko goes fishing with his kids; Jessie goes beaver hunting.

The Nightmare

Alaskans make the transition into the Arctic summer; the Hailstone family contends with a natural obstacle; Jessie harvests food; Sue hustles to protect Kavik before clients arrive; Ricko and his children face a deadly threat.

Treading Water

Sue deals with a flooded runway; the Hailstones patch their fishing net before the run of fish occurs in Kiwalik; Ricko and his children head out to secure camp food; Jessie builds a new raft to haul firewood throughout the summer season.

Highways of the Arctic

In Alaska, summer is spent preparing for what lies ahead; the Hailstones spend a night on the water; Sue Aikens battles river currents to source coal; Ricko DeWilde secures food with nets made by his late mother; Jessie Holmes gathers firewood.

Back in the Saddle

With the summer ending, Alaskans must overcome exhaustion, injury and failure; after seeking medical aid, Andy returns home to pick up the pieces; Jessie harvests salmon; Sue searches for winter food; the Hailstones gather key resources.

Race Against Time

As summer wanes, Alaskans race against Father Time to harvest nature's bounty.

No One Fights Alone

Alaskans scramble to secure provisions before winter; Andy Bassich must secure clean water to grow vital crops; Sue Aikens stalks a herd of caribou; Jessie Holmes returns to a familiar area to hunt a dangerous predator.

Cost of Winter

At the edge of the warm season, Alaskans prepare to pay winter's cost; Ricko DeWilde heads out on a proxy moose hunt to aid a village elder; Sue Aikens builds an arctic entryway; Jessie Holmes works to finish his dream cabin before conditions worsen.

Adapt Or Die

Our Alaskans pay their respects to Mother Nature, to harvest the riches of the Arctic, but reaping her rewards can cost Alaska’s residents everything.

Darkness Approaches

The time is now for Alaskans to prepare for the harsh winter by any means necessary — or risk paying the ultimate price.

The Freeze Up

To survive dark winter, Alaskans must be relentless in their pursuit of critical resources.

Weather The Storm

Winter has arrived with a vengeance, and Alaskans prepare for the worst-case scenario.

Hard Knocks

Alaska’s arctic tundra provides vast opportunities for residents, but it’s a delicate balance between life and death to reap these rewards.

Best-Laid Plans

In order to survive the wrath of dark winter, Alaskans must push their mind, body and soul to the limits.

New Horizons

While the tundra remains covered in snow and ice, the residents of Alaska employ old and new ways to survive and improve their lifestyle.

Ahead of the Game

With the challenges winter brings across Alaska, its residents must adjust to its dangers and hardships using any means necessary.

Arctic Discipline

Alaskans must save themselves, and each other, to endure the harsh winter.

Ultimate Sacrifice

In the face of winter’s adversity, Alaskans must make difficult decisions to survive.

Winter Inferno

The Arctic is melting at a rapid rate, and residents of Alaska must scramble to adapt.

Winter's End

The spring thaw in Alaska ushers in a new season, new opportunities and new challenges.

First Blood

Alaskans work to gather newly available resources with the spring season underway.

Shock & Awe

Alaskans must take advantage of the endless summer daylight to secure resources and repair vital equipment before the freeze returns.

Domino Effect

Alaskans must maximize the longer summer days in the Arctic before the freeze returns.

Bear Scare

To survive in the Arctic, Alaskans must respect and honor the land and its inhabitants.

New Country

As daylight feels unending across Alaska, its residents use every means possible to secure their livelihood in hopes for a prosperous winter.

Beware The Wild

As the Arctic summer comes to an end, residents of Alaska must seize the final hours of daylight to prepare for the return of winter’s fury.

The New World

With winter looming, the residents of Alaska must gather the last of the season’s resources before the freeze returns to the land.

Brink Of Winter

With the first signs of winter already showing, Alaskans must make use of the last days of sunlight to secure food and shelter for their survival.

Life & Death

With the first signs of winter already showing, Alaskans must make use of the last days of sunlight to secure food and shelter for their survival.

Taking Chances

With winter bearing down on the Arctic, Alaskans scramble to prepare for the cold months that lie ahead.

The Other Side

With dark winter quickly approaching, Alaskans must face their inner demons, and prepare themselves to battle against the dying of the light.

Into the Night

Dark Winter has descended upon the Arctic to rule the land once more. To survive, Alaskans must battle deadly conditions and cruel temperatures.

Bone Cold

In the heart of winter, Alaskans face deadly, bone-chilling temperatures as they struggle to survive in one of the world’s most inhospitable regions.

Man Down

Frigid temperatures, heavy snowfall and unclear trails turn simple tasks into dangerous endeavors for residents of the Arctic.

Blood Lines

As winter rages on, Alaskans must conquer brutal temperatures, deep snow and challenging terrains if they are to survive until spring.

Second Nature

Under winter’s shadow, Alaskans must toil to secure scarce food and opportunity in the tundra’s final fertile days.

Young Guns

As summer gives way to fall, Alaskans must rely on tested traditions to survive.

Lost and Found

Now in the midst of the fall season, Alaskans work tirelessly to get essential tasks done before winter returns to claim the land.

Bare Bones

Amidst a global pandemic, Alaskans will face unprecedented challenges during the brief summer months as they prepare for the coming winter.

The Big Catch

Amid the long days of the arctic summer, Alaskans must learn new ways to survive and re-learn old lessons of generations past.

Bad Bones

For those living in the Arctic, the endless summer daylight must be used efficiently if they wish to survive the impending winter.

Inside Out

Despite the formidable challenges facing them, residents of Alaska must tackle any and all adversity to survive the endless daylight of summer.

Past Lives

As summer’s resources become scarce, Alaskans seize the longer days to further their ability to survive the harsh landscape.

Full Circle

With summer in full swing, Alaskans work to secure lasting legacies and connect with age-old traditions in their wild homeland of the Arctic.

Sky's The Limit

Arctic residents must seize the remaining days of summer for a chance at completing vital tasks and harvesting small game before winter returns.

Dead Weight

For Alaskans, seizing the final days of summer is critical; and in doing so, the difference between life and death is often only a moment’s decision.

Second Nature

Under winter’s shadow, Alaskans must toil to secure scarce food and opportunity in the tundra’s final fertile days.

Young Guns

As summer gives way to fall, Alaskans must rely on tested traditions to survive.

Lost and Found

Now in the midst of the fall season, Alaskans work tirelessly to get essential tasks done before winter returns to claim the land.

Winter’s Surprise

For Alaskans, the return of winter brings new challenges.

Something Out There

The arctic spring brings open waters and key opportunities.

Cold Harvest

The deep freeze sets in; Alaskans brave cruel temperatures.

Cold Rage

Storms threaten lives in the Arctic as dark winter arrives.

Creature of the Night

Arctic residents must brace for the dangers that lurk ahead.

Whiteout

Alaskans must brave extreme cold to secure their survival.

Fast Food

The path forward will require trial and error.

Cold Crusade

Enhanced episode, Alaskans combat the deep cold.

Winter Reigns

The Arctic winter does not go quietly into the night.

Bad Break

Alaskans confront the unknown in the dead of winter.

The Beast

The final days of winter force Alaskans to push through.

Swept Away

Spring comes with new dangers

Something Out There

Arctic spring brings new opportunities

Raging Waters

Alaskan spring brings warming temperatures

Open Wounds

Alaskans use the sun drenched days of summer

Chasing Ghosts

Residents seize the unending daylight

Fire in the Sky

Alaskans take advantage of the unseasonably mild weather

A Hunt to Remember

Residents need to adapt to the climate in order to survive

Rite of Passage

Alaskans must prepare for the changeover underway in conditions

Blood on the Ground

Alaskans must face the dangers of the Arctic in order to stockpile resources before dark winter returns to claim the landscape.

The Dead of Night

Sue Aikens tracks a deadly foe in Kavik; the Hailstones embark on a traditional task ahead of the freeze; Jessie Holmes adds a vital comfort to his remote camp; Ricko Dewilde guides his youngest children through the wilderness.

Frigid Fortitudes

Lessons are learned and personal battles are fought by Alaskans enduring winter's descent.

Shadow Dwellers

Alaskans work to secure all loose ends as the unforgiving winter tightens its grip.

A Storm to Remember

Alaskans face emotional challenges as they push through a dark winter.

Into the Freeze

Alaskans seek out vital resources amid a deep freeze in the heart of Dark Winter.

Burdens of Winter

For remote Alaskans, no task is completed easily with the harshness of winter.

Hard Lessons, Lasting Impressions

Alaskans break trail and hunt for their survival during the tail end of the brutal winter.

Can't Change the Fear

Alaskans embrace change as winter loosens its icy grip on the Arctic.

Snared

As winter's edge approaches, the race is on for Alaskans to complete the last of their winter tasks before the landscape and waterways thaw.

Forbidden Lands

As Spring weather begins poking through the clouds, secluded Alaskans must venture into their ever-changing landscapes for survival necessities.

Women of the North

With the sun returning to the Arctic, the women who reside off the grid must seize any opportunity to hunt for game during the brief warm season.

Break Up Time is Wake Up Time

Alaskans emerge from a long winter and seize new opportunities to travel, hunt, and farm while facing the dangers from thawing rivers.

The Burden of Possessions

With temperatures on the rise, Alaskans must overlook the beauty of spring and focus on the short window to better their odds at survival.

Trials & Tributaries

As the warm season continues, Alaskans contend with the annual environmental changes that shift the daily struggles and rewards of their environment.

Strange New World

The last few weeks of summer are upon Alaskans.

A Game of Chance

Alaskans gather food and make upgrades to their homes.

Last Taste of Summer

Alaskans seize the final harvests of summer.

The Pursuit

Alaskans race to secure resources and finish projects.

Pulled from the Darkness

As Alaskans enter a new dawn in the Arctic winter, they must adapt to the changing landscape if they are to survive and thrive in this brutal season.

Like Ghosts

Faced with the pressures of success, Alaska residents labor their way through winter’s frigid challenges and make their own luck from loss.

On the Auroras

Alaskans confront the environment and themselves as winter bears down.

Off the Deep End

Alaskans rediscover old practices to get through the winter.

Going in Circles

Alaskans take advantage of a brief reprieve.

From Here to There

Alaskans test their will and luck against Dark Winter's obstacles.

The Foundation

Alaskans must rely on solid foundations to persist through Dark Winter.

The Rising Tides

As temperatures reach deadly numbers in the Arctic, Alaskans push through the deep cold to increase their odds of survival in the late winter months.

The Silent Hunter

Alaskans stand their ground and push through adversity as winter brings one final barrage of snow, wind, and ice.

Paving Paths

As Winter loosens its grip on the Arctic, Alaskans must seize opportunities that the awakening landscape presents.

Waking from Winter

Alaskans journey, hunt, and prepare for spring.

Destroyer of Worlds

The arrival of Spring brings grave danger to Alaskans as winter’s snow and ice melts away and the landscape and waterways come roaring back to life.

Bulletproof

Alaskans contend with the throes of the warm season in the Arctic.

Transitions

Alaskans harness the power of the sun as they toil.

The Way of the Bear

Alaskans must capitalize on the resources of the Arctic Summer.

Summer Camp

The warm season provides for Alaskans.

Run Aground

Alaskans are in the home stretch of preparing for the upcoming winter.

Beyond the Tundra

With summer nearing its end, Alaskans kick into high gear.

Respect the Wild

Alaskans power through the dog days of summer.

One Last Chance

As the sun fades, Alaskans brace for Dark Winter's return.

Deep Dark Winter

As winter returns, Alaskans face new threats to their survival.

Night Moves

The winter season grows more erratic, and Alaskans are forced to adapt.

School of Ice

As the deep cold of dark winter persists, Alaskans must become one with the landscape if they are to carry on their way of life.

Creatures of Darkness

As daylight diminishes, Alaskans contend with the Arctic animals and predators lurking in the shadows.

Dog Eat Dog

Trapping season is now open in the Arctic, and Alaskans have only a few short months to protect crucial food sources and secure furs for warmth.

What's Up From Down

In deep winter, Alaskans are confronted with a number of challenges and surprises, and adaptation is critical to their survival.

Return of the Herd

As winter deepens, Alaskans must embrace their inner warrior to confront the doubts within and battle Mother Nature head-on.

Night Country

Alaskans soldier through the heart of dark winter in pursuit of the resources they desperately need for survival.

Rites of Winter

A new generation of survivalists are put to the test in the frozen Arctic.

Tastes Like Home

Alaska is a challenging place, but tenacity of the spirit makes it home.

It's Never Easy

As winter turn to spring, Alaskans must seize the warming days.

100 Miles From Nowhere

Alaskans look to restock their food supplies as spring brings longer days.

Into the Tundra

Alaskans push their limits amid the warming tundra and melting landscape.

Mama's Home

Alaskans embrace the flowing waters and returning wildlife of spring.

Rising Water

Alaskans must overcome rising waters to capitalize on spring's offerings.

The Warming

Alaskans seek opportunities that come with spring, no matter the cost.

High Risk, High Reward

With the waterways open, Alaskans navigate rivers for key resources.

The Rat Race

Daylight returns to the Arctic, bringing new opportunities for residents.

A New Reality

Alaskans face uncertainty in their quest to thrive in the warm season.

The Last Snow

Alaskans make the most of the endless sun as the last of the snow melts.