I Shouldn't Be Alive
Re-enactments of real-life tales of human survival against the savage elements, dangerous climates and physical hazards.
Genre: Documentary, Biography, Drama
Cast:Eric Meyers , Paul McGann , Zam Baring , Ian Porter , Martin McDougall , Greg Rasmussen , Mykel Hawke Pierce , Peter Sullivan , Charlie Hollway , John McAndrew , Joseph May , Richard Alleman , Kosha Engler , Ryan McCluskey , Richard Laing , Tim Beckmann , Adam Horton , Kirstn Hawson
S1.E1 ∙ Shark Survivor
In October 1982, 5 people got caught in a tropical storm. When their yacht sinks, they must survive in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean on a raft with no survival equipment. To their absolute horror, they find the area of the ocean to be infested with sharks.
S1.E2 ∙ Lost in the Snow
A young couple and their 5-month-old baby get lost and trapped in a severe blizzard while traveling from Northern California to Idaho.
S1.E3 ∙ Escape from the Amazon
Lost in the rain forest -- could you beat the elements and avoid death? Would you know what to do? Join jungle guide Myke Hawke in the Amazon as he wrestles anacondas, spots deadly poisons, and tries to survive -- and make it out alive.
S1.E4 ∙ Swept Away
When 2 best friends take a Kayaking trip, they are hoping for nothing less then a great adventure. They think they are invincible - they soon find out they are not. Powerful currents and bad weather quickly expose how one is inexperienced and both, in grave danger. Friendship is tested, loyalties questioned. In a bid to get help, they separate. And what was supposed to be fun, spirals out of control, into a fight for survival.
S1.E5 ∙ Kidnap in the Killing Fields
Dramadoc telling the true story of Chris Moon, who was kidnapped by the Khmer Rouge while clearing land mines in Cambodia and talked his way back to freedom.
S1.E6 ∙ Jaws of Death
A conservationist survives an airplane crash in Zimbabwe. Suffering severe injuries Greg must do everything he can to survive until help arrives.
S1.E7 ∙ Trapped Under a Boulder
When a rockslide pins Warren and prevents him from moving, he must hold out in hopes that his friend Geert will climb down the mountain and return with help, though the rain and rising water level create many more challenges for Warren to overcome.
S1.E8 ∙ Ice Cave Survivor
US Air Force pilot Mike Couillard takes his ten-year-old son Matthew skiing in Turkey. Losing the trail in a freak snowstorm they wander blindly into the wilderness. Tired, cold and hungry, they find a cave to shelter for the night. Days pass with no sign of rescue, despite a massive search operation. Back home Mike's wife and other children wait, praying. Mike makes an agonizing decision to leave his son and seek help. Reaching some abandoned huts, he collapses. Two days later, he's discovered by passing woodcutters who he directs to the cave. They find Matthew, frostbitten but alive after his ten-day ordeal in the wilderness
S1.E9 ∙ Shipwrecked
Cousins Mark and Rob go on a fishing trip on the Sea of Cortez, when they find themselves shipwrecked on a small island with no food or water, they must do whatever they can to survive on the island. They share the island's limited resources, though with temperatures rising, the two start to experience delusions and delirium.
S1.E10 ∙ Alaskan Avalanche
Two climbers and close friends are scaling an ice-wall near Alaska's Mount Johnson when Jim falls down and suffers some major injuries. Dave attempts a makeshift SOS signal, though when a passing light aircraft lands to rescue the injured man, the pilot and his pregnant wife become stranded in the icy wasteland as well.
S1.E11 ∙ Lost at Sea
Two sons with their dads decide a fishing trip to Mexico would be a great way to bond. But an unexpected storm forces them to ditch the plane in the sea. They survive the crash only to face peril in open water.
S1.E12 ∙ Crash in a Volcano
When a Hollywood camera crew set out to film an active volcano they end up in a helicopter crash into the active volcano. All rescue attempts are delayed by lava, toxic gases and bad weather, and each man of the crew thinks the others are dead.
S1.E13 ∙ Lost in the African Bush
Private plane crashes in the Kalahari Desert. Two of the surviving passengers decide to leave their injured party behind without food or water in order to find help.
S2.E1 ∙ Nightmare Canyon
In November 2003, brothers Justin and Jeremy Harris go canyoneering in Utah's Canyons. They expect the trip will take no more than eight hours, but when freezing temperatures come by, Justin breaks his leg and can't continue, and Jeremy has to hike out of the canyon alone to find help.
S2.E2 ∙ Frozen at Twenty Thousand Feet
Three British climbers become trapped on America's highest mountain when the weather turns against them. One has to make the difficult decision - stay with his friends and freeze to death or go down the mountain alone risking his own life to try to save them all.
S2.E3 ∙ Trapped Under the Ice
A man and his father are enjoying a two week camping trip in deep Alaska when their raft flips over and traps them under the ice. Finding a pocket of air under the ice covering the raging river, the father and son must fight to stay alive.
S2.E4 ∙ Into the Heart of Darkness
In August 2002, a young man and woman, once dating, headed for the Amazon rain forest but got lost in the jungle. Crystal Ramsey, a sufferer of depression, tries to convince Dave Boyer, a 7th grade science teacher, that they have to slit their wrists so they won't die from the elements. They have to survive the dangers of the jungle and hold on to their sanity as they find their way home.
S2.E5 ∙ Blood in the Water
The story of an African family's fight for survival when they are thrown into one of the most crocodile infested rivers in the world...after their fishing boat is attacked by a hippo.
S2.E6 ∙ Dive Into Danger
Two divers lose their boat and must swim to shore through shark infested waters.
S2.E7 ∙ A Walk Into Hell
In June 1996, a group of 5 teenage scouts and 3 adult guides hiked into the Grand Canyon during a heat wave; the route was an off-trail route in the vicinity of the Nankoweap Trail. As their water runs out and the older members collapse in exhaustion, 3 of the teenagers set out on their own to reach the Colorado River.
S3.E1 ∙ Trapped in the Canyon
When an extreme athlete plunges 60 feet down a canyon onto solid rock in the remote Utah wilderness, she's trapped in the desert with horrific internal injuries. Dying slowly with just her dog for support, she faces the endurance challenge of her life.
S3.E2 ∙ Date from Hell
A couple go on a tour of the San Jacinto Mountains, only to find themselves stranded and alone for 4 days fighting for their lives.
S3.E3 ∙ Nightmare on the Mountain
Drama-doc about a young hunter who manages to survive a savage attack by a grizzly bear in Montana.
S3.E4 ∙ Crushed and Alone
Drama-doc about a Canadian trapper who narrowly escapes death after falling off his quad bike and getting pinned beneath it for four days in the freezing Rockies.
S3.E5 ∙ Boys Adrift
Teenagers Josh and Troy are shark fishing off the South Carolina shore when a riptide sweeps them miles out to sea. Over seven days and nights the boys are at the mercy of the ocean, burning by day, freezing by night.
S3.E6 ∙ Fear in Freefall
Skydiving in Costa Rica goes horribly wrong for Will when freak weather hurls his plane into the sea. He is left for 24 hours in shark infested waters. Sunburn dehydrates him and brings paranoid delusions, but it's the endless night that horrifies him.
S3.E7 ∙ Shattered on Impact
Four men dedicated to protecting wild animals in the heart of Africa are flying over a remote escarpment. The plane crashes, leaving three of them severely injured, at the mercy of the same animals they are trying to save. How long can they survive?
S3.E8 ∙ Lost in the Outback
Theo Rasmulder is a novice treasure hunter. When he finds one gold nugget, he gets carried away and wanders off into the Australian Outback where he survives five days of physical exhaustion and the threat of heart failure.
S3.E9 ∙ Blizzard of Death
A father and son on a hunting expedition in Kyrgyzstan are caught in a blizzard, and the rescue helicopter sent to retrieve them crashes.
S3.E10 ∙ Avalanche of Terror
Ken Jones, a British climber, is caught in an avalanche in the Carpathian Mountains and falls off a 75ft cliff. With a shattered pelvis and broken femur, he must drag himself through the dangerous landscape in a fight for survival.
S4.E1 ∙ A Dad's Worst Nightmare
Stranded and lost in the Outback, a father does all he can to avoid watching his daughter die a slow death in one of the world's most hostile environments.
S4.E2 ∙ Shipwrecked Family
On the final leg of an amazing two year sailing voyage, the Silverwood Family hit some stormy weather 180 miles west of Bora Bora in the South Pacific. It's no big deal, until a broken mast pin and a submerged rocky reef suddenly turns their adventure into a potentially deadly one. As the mast snaps, it falls on dad John, severing his leg. It's up to teenage son Ben, to become the man and help to save his family. He gets the family off the sinking boat, but as they spend a terrifying night on a reef in the middle of the ocean, will rescue get to them before Ben's father dies of blood loss?
S4.E3 ∙ Trapped on a Ledge
Charlie Hench has set himself a big challenge before he turns the big 50 - to fulfil his dream of a late-summer solo hike through the Sierra Nevada Mountains. But he underestimates the challenge ahead. Charlie is at 9,000 feet when an early snowstorm suddenly blows in. The amateur hiker is soon out of his depth, lost in the snow-covered landscape. A missed step on the treacherous boulders and he's crashes over the side of the mountain. Only a ledge, the size of a car bonnet, saves him from falling 500 feet to his death. Charlie is trapped and badly injured, with a shattered wrist and fractured spine. He's alone and there's no way up or down. He knows no-one will even know he's missing for days, but will he survive trapped on the exposed on the side of a cliff?
S4.E4 ∙ Crashed in the Rockies
Trainee pilot Justin Kirkbride takes two friends, Tommy and Larry, on a sightseeing tour of the Rocky Mountains, but crashes on a steep, snowy mountainside. Larry breaks his leg, while best friend Tommy is knocked unconscious. Only Justin escapes unscathed. He decides to hike 45 miles down the treacherous mountainside in search of help. As darkness falls he picks up a cell signal and manages to summon a rescue helicopter. He joins the rescue pilots in the search for his two missing friends, but their crash site is hidden by thick pine forest. The search is about to be called off when disaster strikes again - the rescue helicopter clips a tree and smashes into the mountainside. Can Kirkbride escape with his life for the second time in 24 hours? And will his passengers now succumb to their injuries during the freezing night?
S4.E5 ∙ Death in the Sea of Cortez
Lifelong friends Joseph Rangel and Lorenzo Madrid, both in their 50s, sign up for a five-day sport fishing trip in the Sea of Cortez. On their final day of fishing the two Americans and their Mexican guide Pepe are shipwrecked on a remote and hostile desert island. With no sign of a rescue mission and little in the way of food or water the three men are in dire straights. Their only hope of survival is to embark on an epic 12 day journey to the northern tip of the Island where they hope to attract the attention of passing fishermen. But the extreme heat and unforgiving landscape exacts the ultimate toll ... not all of them make it out alive.
S4.E6 ∙ 76 Days Adrift
Steven Callahan departs from El Hierro in the Canary Islands, in Napoleon Solo - a sloop he designed and built himself. He's bound for Antigua as part of the Mini Transat 6.50 single-handed sailing race from Penzance, England. One night a ferocious storm severely damages his boat. He escapes the sinking vessel in an inflatable life-raft, nicknamed Ducky, with a meagre supply of food and water. For 76 days he is adrift in the Atlantic Ocean at the mercy of the currents and winds. During his ordeal he is battered by the elements, attacked by sharks and plagued by constant punctures to his raft. It's an epic story where one man's will to survive is put to the ultimate test.
S4.E7 ∙ Alone in the Amazon
Fresh-faced twenty two year old Brit Benedict Allen embarks on an epic six-month expedition which will take him from the mouth of the Orinoco River to the Mouth of the Amazon River through six hundred miles of uncharted jungle. On the final leg of his journey Benedict meets two gold miners who steal his guides then threaten to kill him. Fearing for his life Benedict is forced to tackle the wilds of the Amazon with only his faithful dog, Cashoe, for company. His inexperience nearly costs him dear when he capsizes his canoe, losing virtually all his provisions. Embarking on the 100 miles journey through dense rainforest to safety Benedict is struck down by Malaria and a severe case of 'jungle madness'. On the verge of starvation he makes the drastic decision to eat the one living thing he can catch - his beloved dog. But will he ever find civilization?
S4.E8 ∙ Vacation Nightmare
Newlyweds Brandon and Brandy Wiley are on a backpacking adventure in Costa Rica, when their 8 - person Cessna crashes in dense tropical rainforest. The pilots and one passenger are killed on impact. Of the five remaining survivors two are seriously injured, including American Michael Packard. With the plane's emergency beacon malfunctioning and the crash site obscured by thick cloud, the chances of rescue appear remote. When darkness falls, the group face poisonous spiders, swarming ants and jungle predators. By morning and with Michael's condition worsening by the hour Brandon and Brandy face a terrible dilemma - do they go in search of help or stay with the two injured men? It's a decision that could ultimately cost lives.
S4.E9 ∙ River of Fear
Running through the majestic splendour of the Grand Canyon the Colorado River offers construction contractor David Whittlesey with just the kind of challenge he craves. He embarks on a 3 week, 280 mile white-water rafting expedition, opting to tackle some of America's most gruelling rapids on his own. Just days away from completing his journey David's raft capsizes, gets stuck and he loses all of his life-saving supplies. As he attempts to scale a cliff face, which is his only way out, he falls and injuries himself. He is trapped, alone and knows that hypothermia could kill him before anyone even knows where he is or that his life is in danger.
S4.E10 ∙ Hike Into Hell
Twenty five year old nurse Linda Forney and her pet dog Cocoa Gin set off to explore one of the seven natural wonders of the world - the Grand Canyon. On route to a native Indian village she takes a wrong turn and ends up lost, alone and with no food or water. Totally disoriented Linda hikes deeper into the maze of sub-canyons that make up the Grand Canyon. With temperatures exceeding 100 degrees and surrounded by exotic and dangerous wild animals, Linda finds herself in a real fight for survival. After weeks of little water, dehydration and starvation start bring her close to death. Then she finds herself trapped in a canyon, with no way out.
S4.E11 ∙ Killer Crevasse
Mountaineer Jim Davidson and best-friend Mike Price embark on a mountaineering expedition to conquer the snow-shrouded summit of Mount Rainier in Washington State. On the descent disaster strikes when, without warning, Jim plunges into an 80 foot crevasse, pulling Mike down with him. Having survived the fall and an avalanche of snow Jim discovers that partner Mike has not been so lucky. To save his own life, Jim has to figure out a way to scale the sheer frozen walls, injured, without the right gear or a climbing partner. Can Jim overcome his grief and find the courage and skill to attempt the toughest climb of his life?
S4.E12 ∙ Death Climb
While climbing in the French Alps, two friends find themselves trapped on a tiny ledge in a viscous storm.
S4.E13 ∙ A Family's Desert Hell
Just three months into a new relationship, Roger Sargeant, his new girlfriend Shelly and her two young daughters Tiffany (9) and Michaela (5) are on a day trip in the Arizona desert. Things go badly wrong when they get lost and are then forced to abandon their car. In a desperate bid to walk out they become separated. Over two hellish days and nights, Roger and Shelly's family, independently battle to escape soaring summer heat, dehydration, hostile terrain, rattlesnakes and prowling gangs of people smugglers.
S4.E14 ∙ Ocean Disaster
Skipper Steve Conway, safety officer Roger Stone and four student sailors are competing in a 4 day, 600 mile yacht race from Texas to the Gulf of Mexico. But in the dead of night and just 60 miles in, their 38ft yacht, Cynthia Rose, springs a leak and capsizes. What began as a fun-trip has just turned into the men's worst nightmare. Roger and two students are trapped inside the capsized boat, whilst Steve and the other two students have been thrown overboard into freezing shark infested waters. Only five of the six men survive.
S4.E15 ∙ Left for Dead on Everest
50 year-old Australian mountaineer Lincoln Hall attempted to climb Everest in 1984 but didn't reach the summit. Now, 22 years later, he has a second chance. Despite his age, Lincoln fulfils his lifelong dream, but on the descent is struck by a deadly form of altitude sickness known as a cerebral oedema. Unable to climb and suffering from hypothermia, Lincoln is left for dead at 28,000ft. His survival is nothing short of a miracle.
S4.E16 ∙ A Father's Deadly Dilemma
In 2003, David Hunt and his 11-year-old daughter Leia, set off on a snowmobiling adventure in the Quebec back country. Disaster strikes when David's snowmobile hits a snow drift and crash lands into a ravine. Stranded miles from safety with a badly broken leg in sub zero temperatures; David's only chance of survival rests with his daughter Leia. It's the greatest test of her young life and one she can't afford to fail.
S5.E1 ∙ Avalanche!
Five young guys from Bozeman, Montana have got together for a back-country ski trip to celebrate New Year 2005. Sam Kavanagh, Blake Morstad, Jason Thompson, Chris Maki and Matt Schuyler have grown up together. They're close friends and expert skiers. On the final day of their trip they accidentally trigger a huge avalanche. One of the gang is killed and another is left critically injured. Miles from safety, a dream adventure turns into a living hell.
S5.E2 ∙ Blood on the Mountain
British hiker Matt Briggs spends ten days stranded in the mountains of New Zealand's South Island following a crippling fall on a solo trek. With no sign of rescue and his supplies running low, Matt and his canine companion 'Little Dog' must fight horrendous injuries and brutal terrain to save their own lives.
S5.E3 ∙ First Date Nightmare
Experienced climbers Rachel Kelsey and Jeremy Colenso are in the Swiss Alps descending the Piz Badille Mountain when they are caught up in a terrifying electrical storm. Anchored onto the mountain with their metal climbing equipment, Rachel and Jeremy have become human lightning conductors. They have a heart-stopping dilemma - risk it all climbing down through the storm or spend the night on the mountain, where temperatures dip to -20.
S5.E4 ∙ Christmas Horror
Students Sonja Rendell and Marni Sheppeard are on a 3-day hike in Arthur's Pass National Park, staying in picturesque huts and planning to visit thermal mud pools, before returning home for a family Christmas. But when their path is blocked by ice, the girls take a detour. What started as a steep slope quickly becomes a sheer cliff - with Sonja clinging to the rock with just her finger tips. Returning to the trail is no longer an option as the girls fight to survive on a tiny rock ledge in torrential rain and wind. Will Sonja and Marni be able to climb their way to safety?
S5.E5 ∙ Climb Out of Hell
Amateur photographer Jordan Nicurity is exploring a beautiful cove on Hornby Island in British Columbia when he falls 20ft from a cliff, shattering his pelvis and rupturing internal organs. Crippled by injury Jordan faces a life and death struggle only miles from where he lives. For 4 days his will to survive is put to the ultimate test.
S5.E6 ∙ Til Death Do Us Part
In 2009, Tom and Linda Bosworth set off on a short 'jeeping' adventure to a beautiful but remote canyon in New Mexico.. Disaster strikes when their jeep hits a large rock causing it to roll. Stuck in the middle of nowhere, their car broken beyond repair, Tom and Linda are suddenly thrown into a desperate fight for survival.
S6.E1 ∙ Volcano Vacation Hell
Businessman and entrepreneur Dewey Gaedcke decides to check out the spectacular Kilauea Volcano, driving down a secluded local road, before hiking through the dark to a viewing spot. But in the dead of night, becomes disorientated - in the heart of a 330,000-acre national park, covered with deep craters, steaming volcanic vents and crusty lava fields. Dewey is faced with a five day battle to live in this arid, lunar landscape.
S6.E2 ∙ Chasm of death
School teachers and old friends, Ben Gowans, Jason Cox and Clay Craig embark on a 'guy's trip' to the remote wilderness of Utah. Ben has talked his friends into canyoneering through some of the states most beautiful slot canyons. But after taking a wrong turn the friends quickly find that they are in way over their heads. With no way out, Ben decides to climb 60ft up and out of the canyon. As he's nearing the top disaster strikes - the rock he's holding onto snaps and he freefalls back down the canyon. Severely injured and unable to move Ben's life rests in the hands of his friends.
S6.E3 ∙ Dive of Terror
In 2006, ex-Navy diver Rob Hewitt embarks on a short recreational fishing dive off the Kapiti Coast near Wellington, New Zealand. A fun day turns into a living nightmare when he gets caught in a vicious rip current and gets dragged out to sea. Coming face to face with a huge shark and suffering dehydration and exposure Rob is driven to the limit of human endurance.
S6.E4 ∙ Escape from Bear Mountain
In the summer of 2010 Texan Gary Nall and his friend Dave Akers take a trip in Dave's Cessna to the Knick Glacier deep in the Alaskan wilderness. Out of the blue they hit a pocket of turbulence and crash land into the mountainside. Seriously injured and stuck in the middle of bear country the two friends face a fight to survive.
S6.E5 ∙ Lost in the Jungle
A sightseeing tour to Mayan ruins turns deadly when one traveller becomes lost in the dense, unforgving jungle. In temperatures exceeding 100 degrees and with no food or water, one man faces a desperate fight for his life
S6.E6 ∙ Perfect Storm
In October 1991 Lt. Col. Dave Ruvola and his 4 man helicopter rescue crew are called upon to help save a lone yachtsman shipwrecked 250 miles off the New Jersey coast. Their mission is thrown into turmoil by a huge once-in-a lifetime storm. Unable to refuel in mid-air they are forced to ditch into the Atlantic Ocean. Afloat in 90ft seas and 100mph winds they are in for the fight of their lives. Not all of them live to tell the tale.
