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I really liked the series and if it wasn't so obvious that its fake and scripted I'd be fine with it being so. Like come on. All teams have 72 hours to reach the leg and they all make it there 5 minutes apart from the other...following completely different paths. And every time they reach it in the last hour...I was actually laughing when i was watching them running to make it there in time, at the last moment. And in every episode this happened, like come on.There are other things as well that stand out as fake but i watched the series over 10 months ago so I don't remember details. It would be so exciting to remake it and be real this time...

Season 1 was a pure test for the show, since it had been a new release, so rules were different in Season 1, than in Season 2. In Season 1, it wasn't a competition, there wasn't any prize, and everybody could change their group throughout the journey. Plus, everybody was given 72 hours to reach the end of the leg.

But, in Season 2, they realized a lot of changes that needed to be made to improve the effectiveness and challenge of it; thus, improving the show and Alaskan experience that was gained. They upped the stakes by adding four specific teams, each with an orientation around them (The Mountaneers, The Military, The Woodsmen, and The Endurance). They also reduced the time to reach the of the leg down to 60 hours, but provided a bear-barrel at the end, filled with goodies to help them on the next leg (protein, nourishment, etc.).

Overall, this show is nothing less than a thrill-ride for every survival enthusiast out there! Whether you're in the show, fighting the competition, or you're watching the series from home, you get just as much a feeling of fear, adrenaline, hunger pains, etc. They're doing all of this for the Grand Prize of the Title of: "Best Alaskan Survivor." That's it! No cash, no new car, just a Title to show off your Alaskan survival skills!

I live here near Augustine which is only one of four active volcanoes around me ... Spur, Redoubt and Iliamna. this is the way things are here. Go five miles out of town and this is what you find. I don't believe this is scripted. I have been that cold and stuck. Its the real deal but I guess if you live Outside in settled territory you won't know that. I don't so I do.

Come here and go into the wilderness. Try and do what they do. You will find that its just what it is.

Go, Endurance, Military and Mountaineers.

As for the Lower 48 team, that old man can go back home.

This was a great show very well thought out. Liked the whole concept. Always made me wanna go play in the woods. With technology being around every corner having a hold on so many people. Shows that make you want to put your phone or computer down, get out and try something new. This show inspired me when my son was first born, I would take him on long hikes trying to find new sights or challenges. If anybody reads this they have a minimum character limit 😂