William Larkham Jr.
Happy Valley-Goose Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada · Alone Season 11: Arctic Circle
- Age on show
- 49
- Gear sourced
- 10/10
How far did William get? (tap to reveal)
- Days lasted
- 84
- Placement
- 1st
How William's season ended (reveals the result)
Commercial fisherman, hunter, and trapper who relied on a homemade gill net instead of a bow for food; shares updates on his YouTube channel 'Big Land Trapper.'
Our take on the run
Larkham never tapped. He was declared winner at 84 days as the last person in the field, one day past Timber Cleghorn's voluntary withdrawal at 83, with third place gone at day 80 to starvation and isolation. The bowless bet is the lesson we cite most from this season: he did not carry the tool every winner is supposed to carry, he carried the tool he had spent a working lifetime mastering, and in fish-rich delta water the homemade net plus line combination out-produced what active hunting plausibly would have. Same principle as the franchise's other great specialist wins, different trade. When people ask us whether the standard list is mandatory, this kit is the answer: the standard list is a default, and defaults lose to expertise.
The loadout, examined
No bow. Start there, because almost every deep run in this franchise carries one, and William Larkham Jr. left it out entirely. In its place, a commercial fisherman from Happy Valley-Goose Bay packed his own trade: a homemade gill net backed by a 300 yard fishing kit with 25 hooks, aimed at a Mackenzie Delta teeming with fish, 125 miles north of the Arctic Circle. It is the most complete professional self-portrait in any kit we have examined.
The named gear around the nets is premium and purposeful: a Helko Werk felling axe with a 28 inch handle, a Silky Katanaboy 500, a Killingerblades Big Woody knife, a Bigfoot Bushcraft ferro rod, a titanium 1900 milliliter pot with bail, snare wire split across 20 and 21 gauge stainless, and the headline, a Pajak Radical 16H down bag rated to minus 100 Fahrenheit, the warmest-rated bag on any list in our records. Every item verified, every choice pointed at one plan: settle in, fish passively, and refuse to be cold.
William's loadout, item by item
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Helko Werk Felling Axe (28in handle, 2.5lb head)
Bigfoot Bushcraft ferro rod
category exampleFishing kit (300 yds line, 25 hooks)
Pictured: unspecified assorted hooks + monofilament line
Homemade gill net
Killingerblades Big Woody knife w/ leather sheath
category exampleTitanium 1900ml pot w/ bail handle
Silky Katanaboy 500 folding saw
Pajak Radical 16H sleeping bag (down, -100F rated)
Snare wire (1lb 20 gauge, 1lb 21 gauge stainless)
Compare with the rest of the Season 11 cast or see what every winner carried.