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Life Below Zero — Season 7

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

  • E01 On the Edge

    Apr 7, 2016 · 1h

    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.

  • E02 Pride and Power

    Apr 14, 2016 · 1h

    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.

  • E03 Falling Apart

    Apr 21, 2016 · 1h

    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.

  • E04 Deadly Tracks

    Apr 28, 2016 · 1h

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

  • E05 Breaking Through

    May 5, 2016 · 1h

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

  • E06 Shakedown

    May 12, 2016 · 1h

    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.

  • E07 Ghosts of Winter

    May 19, 2016 · 1h

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

  • E08 No Boundaries

    May 26, 2016 · 1h

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

  • E09 Trapped and Hunted

    Jun 2, 2016 · 1h

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

  • E10 Winter Kill

    Jun 9, 2016 · 1h

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

  • E11 Sue Aikens

    Jun 9, 2016 · 1h

    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.

  • E12 Loaded

    Jun 9, 2016 · 1h

    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.

  • E13 The Hailstones

    Jun 16, 2016 · 1h

    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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    E14 No Shortcuts

    Jun 16, 2016 · 1h

    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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    E15 Glenn Villeneuve

    Jun 23, 2016 · 1h

    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.

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