Alone Season 13: Alone: World Championship

Ten survivalists representing seven countries touch down along the Richardson Mountains inside Canada's Arctic Circle to launch the first-ever Alone World Championship. Early hours are spent raising shelter, from quick tarp lean-tos to more ambitious cabin builds, while several competitors put early points on the board with small game. Washington state contestant David Young struggles from the start with being away from his wife and two young daughters, and by day three he decides the prize isn't worth missing more of his children's early lives, becoming the season's first tap-out.

Out this episode: David Young (day 3)

• Ten contestants from seven countries (Canada, Australia, Wales/UK, USA, Slovenia, Portugal, New Zealand) begin the first 'Alone: World Championship'
• Several contestants land small game early while building shelters ranging from simple tarp tents to log cabins
• David Young becomes the season's first tap-out on Day 3, citing how much he missed his wife and two young daughters

As the international cast pushes deeper into the opening days, one competitor gets a shot at bringing down a larger animal while others work to shore up fire and food. Alaska contestant Dave Booth, who had already lost his primary fire-starting method on day one, compounds the setback days later by accidentally burning his backup ferro rod in his own fire. Left without a reliable way to make fire, Booth taps out on day four, the season's second exit in as many episodes.

Out this episode: Dave Booth (day 4)

• A contestant gets an opportunity at big game as the group tests early hunting luck
• Dave Booth, having already lost his primary fire source on Day 1, accidentally burns his backup ferro rod in his fire days later
• Booth taps out on Day 4, becoming the season's second contestant to exit

With eight competitors remaining after a rough opening stretch, the group works to settle into longer-term Arctic routines. One contestant finally connects on a big-game opportunity while another cashes in on a well-placed trapline, both boosting food stores ahead of harsher weather. No one taps out this episode, and the remaining eight regroup as the season heads toward its midpoint.

• One contestant successfully connects on a big-game opportunity
• Another contestant benefits from a well-placed trapline, adding to food stores
• No tap-outs this episode; eight of the original ten contestants remain in the game

Winter begins announcing itself across the Richardson Mountains as the remaining survivalists race to finish permanent shelters and protect their food. Andrew Price loses a snared hare to a bear near camp, Nero Buys takes a large beaver and prepares to preserve it, and Aaron Barnard continues an elaborate cabin and chimney build. Poldi Waldmann-Moloney's oversized tipi project drains his remaining energy; physically exhausted and emotionally overwhelmed, he taps out on Day 14.

Out this episode: Poldi Waldmann-Moloney (day 14)

• Andrew Price catches a hare, but a bear enters the area and takes the cached animal
• Nero Buys kills a large beaver and begins preparing the meat and fat for longer-term storage
• Aaron Barnard adds a fireplace and chimney to his permanent cabin while continuing to catch pike
• Poldi Waldmann-Moloney taps out on Day 14 after his ambitious tipi build leaves him exhausted

Seven contestants remain as snow and colder nights narrow every margin. Nero Buys renders roughly five pounds of fat from his beaver, snares two more hares, and releases the second live animal because his food position is temporarily strong. Aaron Barnard loses no food but discovers a lynx following him and builds legal five-strand snares to protect his position. Will Longley briefly faints after an uphill hunt and snare check, then recovers after eating. The episode's defining sequence belongs to Ziga Ogorelec: he arrows a moose near camp on Day 17, patiently tracks it across the water, and recovers the animal on Day 18. No one taps out.

• Ziga Ogorelec shoots a moose near camp on Day 17 and recovers it on Day 18 after a long, patient tracking effort
• Nero Buys renders and stores roughly five pounds of beaver fat, catches two hares, and releases the second live hare
• Aaron Barnard discovers a lynx following him and sets legal five-strand snares
• Will Longley briefly faints after exertion, then eats from his remaining food cache and recovers
• Jacks Genega deploys a gill net and finds a dead beaver while pursuing a live one, but does not use the carcass
• No tap-outs; seven contestants remain

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