Episode

Life Below Zero: Checkmate

Name: Life Below Zero: Checkmate
Released: 2013-07-07
Duration: 60 min
Cast: Sue Aikens, Erik Salitan, Andy Bassich, Kate Rorke-Bassich, Chip Hailstone

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Overview

Sue encounters a predator outside her tent; Andy buys a new sawmill and must tow it home despite dangerous snowdrifts on the Taylor Highway.

Details

Series: Life Below Zero
Season: Season 1
Episode: Episode 8
Air date: 2013-07-07
Runtime: 60 min

Episode context

Checkmate is Episode 8 in Season 1 of Life Below Zero. It aired on 2013-07-07. The runtime is 60 min.

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Episode 7: Cold, Dark and Alone 2013-06-30 | 60 min Sue gets a rare hunting opportunity when a flock of birds end up in her yard; Erik has a snow-machine accident while out setting traps.

Episode 9: The Chase 2013-07-14 | 60 min Chip and Agnes track a wolf for its fur; Sue hunts for a moose; Kate and Andy prepare for a doomsday scenario.

More episodes from this season

Episode 6: There Be Monsters 2013-06-23 | 60 min Kate and Andy collect lumber for their homestead before celebrating her birthday; Chip and Agnes go hunting.

Episode 10: Hell and High Water 2013-07-21 | 60 min Sue travels to Fairbanks to buy her Kavik River Camp; Andy and Kate move their dogs to a safe location before an ice breakup; Erik preps for grizzly-hunting season by renting out his property.

Episode 5: Blood, Sweat and Fear 2013-06-16 | 60 min Sue runs low on fuel and calls for an air delivery, but mechanical trouble and an impending winter storm make travel difficult. Elsewhere, Erik deals with a crafty wolf.

Episode 4: Wolf at the Door 2013-06-09 | 60 min A wolf approaches Sue's cabin; Chip's snow machine breaks down; and Erik hunts for lynx.

Episode 3: Winter's Edge 2013-06-02 | 60 min Sue sets up hand lines between her most important buildings and prepares firearms as a blizzard approaches. Elsewhere, Erik collects water and wood.

Episode 2: Hunt, Barter and Steal 2013-05-26 | 60 min Sue heads home after recovering from an injury, only to find that her fuel supply has been stolen. Elsewhere, Chip and Agnes are unable to access their hunting grounds and are forced to barter their supplies.

Episode 1: End of the Road 2013-05-19 | 60 min Six people separated by hundreds of miles, all joined by the common cause of surviving the winter in the Alaskan bush. In Noorvik, Chip races to set whitefish nets on thin ice for the last catch of the season. Fishing on the frozen river is deadly, but it's vital to haul enough fish to last through the winter. Andy tests the safety of the river surrounding his house that he uses as a link to the outside world. Without this winter lifeline, he is trapped and isolated.