Episode
Alone: Storm Rising
Overview
Despite their best efforts, many of the participants are still battling debilitating hunger and starvation. Just as some find sustenance, an approaching storm threatens their survival plans.
Details
- Series
- Alone
- Season
- Season 2
- Episode
- Episode 5
- Air date
- 2016-05-19
- Runtime
- 44 min
Episode context
Storm Rising is Episode 5 in Vancouver Island 2 of Alone. It aired on 2016-05-19. The runtime is 44 min.
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Episode 4: Hunger's Grip
A severe lack of food takes a toll on the remaining participants. Many of them haven’t eaten in days and it’s beginning to impair their mental and physical capabilities, pushing some to the edge of surrender.
Episode 6: Wild History: Adrift
Emotions run high for the remaining participants as they struggle to adapt; one participant wrestles with the solitude, while the other risks it all, taking a perilous journey into the unknown.
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Episode 3: The Beasts of Night
After a week on Vancouver Island, several of the participants are finding success in their new environment. But while some work in harmony with the wilderness, others battle against it and careless mistakes threaten to send two people home.
Episode 7: Wild History: Trial By Fire
Three weeks in, mental and physical struggles take their toll on the remaining participants. While the brutal reality of their situation consumes some, others battle deep conflicts that have them teetering on the edge of calling it quits.
Episode 2: The Knife's Edge
After several days, the participants attempt to acclimate to their new environment and make order out of chaos. One survivalist proves incredibly skillful and finds enormous success scavenging and hunting for food. Meanwhile, doubts emerge for others as debilitating hunger sets in.
Episode 8: The Ascent
One participant races to find the salmon run before it ends, while another undertakes an epic journey; one of the survivalists tries to combat nature's fury head on.
Episode 1: Once More Unto the Breach
The first day of the adventure begins, with 10 people prepared to head out into unknown wilderness and survive for as long as they can, in total isolation. But when the survivalists confront rocky terrain, wet environments, and hungry predators, all of them begin to question their resolve.
Episode 9: The Madness
While some of the participants push themselves to ensure long-term survival, others question their ability to endure.
Episode 10: American Enthusiast: The Gamble
The final four contend with mental fatigue and physical exhaustion. As one participant faces stiff competition for fish, another may miss the salmon run due to a potentially disastrous miscalculation.
Episode 11: Winter's Fury
Winter arrives and the final participants are forced to take risks as food sources dwindle. Between the frigid temperatures and the deepening need for human contact, the lure of home is stronger than ever.
Episode 12: Into the Abyss
The remaining participants are worn thin as starvation and isolation become unbearable. One man faces a potentially deadly situation.
Episode 13: The End Game
In the final days of the competition, the remaining participants battle for supremacy. After pushing their minds and bodies to the breaking point, one claims the $500,000 prize.