Episode
Alaska: The Last Frontier: The Day of Triumph & Tragedy
Overview
The Kilchers take on some of the biggest jobs in homestead history as one team tries to pick up the historic Octagon building and move it to safety while another strives to finish Shane's multi-year cabin build before winter once again stops them cold.
Details
- Series
- Alaska: The Last Frontier
- Season
- Season 7
- Episode
- Episode 11
- Air date
- 2017-12-10
- Runtime
- 43 min
Episode context
The Day of Triumph & Tragedy is Episode 11 in Season 7 of Alaska: The Last Frontier. It aired on 2017-12-10. The runtime is 43 min.
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Episode 10: The Day Jewel Returned
Jewel returns to the homestead for her son's first cattle drive.
Episode 12: The Day Santa Came to the Homestead
Christmas has the Kilchers playing Secret Santa! Atz Lee makes art with fire, Eivin tries to avoid blowing himself up, Atz Sr. jams out with a shovel and Jane wraps coal for someone special. After his injury, Shane spends Christmas in the hospital.
More episodes from this season
Episode 9: The Day the Crane Collapsed
Otto and August make a risky attempt to acquire a massive crane.
Episode 13: Hunting on Land and Sea
For the first time ever, the Kilchers film themselves in a special episode.
Episode 8: The Day Thanksgiving Went Mobile
The family shows off new upgrades to the homestead to give thanks to their home and family.
Episode 14: Hunting Season Begins
Eve butchers chickens with her kids to teach them about the circle of life.
Episode 7: The Day the Glacier Fell
Atz Lee and Charlotte rush to save the life of a stuck cow before it's too late; a father-son shrimping trip turns deadly when Otto and his sons must outrun a colossal caving glacier; Eve and Jane fish for salmon for their family.
Episode 15: 5,000-mile Hunt
Eve finds herself alone with a buck while hunting; Jane and Atz Sr. hunt elk; Otto races a snowstorm while rounding up his cattle; Otto and Charlotte travel to Switzerland to see where the Kilcher family started and learn old building techniques.
Episode 6: Buffalo 2, Cowboys 0
Otto and Jane's mission to relocate a herd of wild buffalo on Kodiak Island continues; Atz Sr. ventures into the untamed Alaskan back country to hunt spring black bear; Atz Lee and Nikos test their firearm skills using a custom made gun range.
Episode 16: The Next Generation
For generations, Yule Kilcher's legacy has survived on perseverance and commitment of his family and a community of fellow homesteaders. Now, in order for that dream to continue, a new generation of young homesteaders must raise up and carry the torch.
Episode 5: The Day the Buffalo Broke Free
The Kilchers join forces to conquer big projects; tensions flare when Otto and Jane journey to Kodiak Island to rescue a herd of wild buffalo; Eivin and Eve tackle an urgent roof repair; Atz Sr. and Atz Lee help Shane on his long overdue cabin build.
Episode 4: The Day the Cattle Swam
Otto and Eivin race to get the barge ready for its most ambitious mission yet- moving wild buffalo; Jane and Charlotte are put to the test as they lead the Kilchers' first ever all female cattle drive; Atz Sr. and Atz Lee protect a homestead relic.