Life Below Zero

Season 7

2016 · 15 episodes · 15h 0m in all

An early winter strikes across Alaska, with temperatures plummeting and snow closing in. Each one of our characters must pursue their last chance to gather, hunt, fish, and build before the land freezes around them. As dark winter arrives, these bush dwellers fight to prepare for months of extreme isolation where they must rely only on themselves to survive.

Episodes

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   1. On the Edge

   7 Apr 2016 · 60 min

   Sue readies her camp for the coming winter. Glenn makes his move from Fairbanks to Chandalar. Jessie revamps his entire dog lot. The Hailstones begin work on a mobile home.

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   2. Pride and Power

   14 Apr 2016 · 60 min

   Sue waits on a fuel delivery. Glenn goes on a moose hunt. Jessie revamps his dog lot. The Hailstones begin to build a mobile home.

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   3. Falling Apart

   21 Apr 2016 · 60 min

   Sue makes needed repairs around camp. Jessie collects fish from his fish wheel. Glenn works to haul a moose back to camp. Chip processes and trades pieces of a caribou.

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   4. Deadly Tracks

   28 Apr 2016 · 60 min

   With the freeze under way, Alaskans scramble to secure their livelihoods. Sue Aikens returns to find a dangerous predator lurking just outside of camp.

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   5. Breaking Through

   5 May 2016 · 60 min

   The Arctic’s late freeze presents unique challenges for Alaskans as they attempt to gather food and resources for survival.

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   6. Shakedown

   12 May 2016 · 60 min

   Repairs, hunting and errands are all on the to-do list as five Alaskans struggle to get through the everyday grind as a long, dark winter looms ahead.

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   7. Ghosts of Winter

   19 May 2016 · 60 min

   The looming arrival of dark winter forces Alaskans to tackle various obstacles to ensure a prosperous season.

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   8. No Boundaries

   26 May 2016 · 60 min

   In the dead of winter, Alaskans travel into the mountains and across frozen rivers and tundra to obtain resources for survival.

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   9. Trapped and Hunted

   2 Jun 2016 · 60 min

   Though not easy tasks, trapping and hunting are essential activities for Alaskans to get crucial food and fur to survive dark winter.

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    10. Winter Kill

    9 Jun 2016 · 60 min

    Alaskans pursue scarce resources in anticipation of the coming spring and face some unexpected surprises.

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    11. Sue Aikens

    9 Jun 2016 · 60 min

    Sue Aikens has chosen to carve out a life of perilous isolation in the remote artic tundra, overcoming constant challenges to thrive at Kavik River Camp, a remote refueling station on the North Slope of Alaska. Sue reveals her journey to Kavik, starting from a rough childhood and tracing through three marriages and numerous ups and downs, and she shares what it is that draws her to a life of solitude.

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    12. Loaded

    9 Jun 2016 · 60 min

    Sue gets stuck with the loader on the road from Deadhorse to Kavik. Glenn suffers a leg injury on a trek home. Andy kills and processes a lynx. Chip hunts for muskox.

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    13. The Hailstones

    16 Jun 2016 · 60 min

    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.

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    14. No Shortcuts

    16 Jun 2016 · 60 min

    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.

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    15. Glenn Villeneuve

    23 Jun 2016 · 60 min

    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.